Author: tonynova
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“I don’t have a social security number and want to buy health insurance”
I have a free 15 minute OnlineAdviser telephone consultation scheduled this afternoon with a FreedomBenefits.net web site user who wrote “I don’t have a social security number and want to buy health insurance”. Unfortunately, there is still plenty of confusion surrounding this issue so the request is not surprising. I expect that our conversation will clarify:…
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Health insurance for farm workers
National Public Radio ran a story this month that says that half of the U.S. farm work force is undocumented and that many cannot afford health insurance. My state of New Jersey officially puts the estimate at 70% but I suspect that it may actually be higher, at least in my region. The article says of the…
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Uber for tax preparation services
What if preparing your taxes were as simple as ordering a ride on Uber? What if: it could be done from your cell phone a firm price was set in advance prices were indexed to industry averages the tax preparer was screened for professional competency the work was supervised and the return submitted under the PTIN of a reputable…
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Mobile scanning apps for taxes and accounting
If you want to handle taxes or accounting on your smartphone or tablet, you need a mobile scanning app installed on your device. The two most popular apps that are completely free, have no premium upgrade option, include optical character recognition, and are available on all cell phone and tablet computer platforms are: Office Lens…
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The $100 bill is doomed
The U.S. Department of Treasury says that we have a Trillion dollars in circulation in paper $100 bills. We’ve known for a while that much of this is kept outside of the United States and that a large portion of the $100 bills actually in circulation are used for illicit activities including drug trade, human…
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Individual health insurance vs. group health insurance
Individual health insurance or group health insurance: which is better for your small business? Small business employers face a surprisingly difficult choice with the most basic of employee health insurance questions: Should the employer offer group health insurance or allow the employees find their own individual health insurance? This is no longer an inconsequential issue since we now…
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How to help employees pay for individual health insurance
Small business employers often help employees afford the cost of individual health insurance rather than enroll employees in the company’s own health insurance policy. This is often the least expensive way to ensure that employees find the best coverage at the lowest price. For employees this employer involvement is often the best way – sometimes the…
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A simple individual health insurance alternative for small contractors
Help is available to convert employer-paid individual health insurance to the new IRS-permitted payment plans Many small businesses do not offer employee health insurance but want to help employees afford their own individual health insurance. Small contracting businesses are among many who formerly paid for or reimbursed part of the cost of individual employee health insurance.…
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The problem with Justice Scalia
I am surprised to learn this week that a large number of my peers have been blessed with the ability to avoid agonizing over the underlying mechanics of the major issues of law that have misguided our country for much of the last three decades. This explains why some may not be familiar with the…