A further update to the IRS alert. I just heard from a friend that works at the IRS that not only are they adding lots of tax examiners to their small business compliance section but to their personal compliance section as well.
Archive for January, 2009
IRS Alert-Part II
Posted in Uncategorized on January 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
IRS Alert
Posted in Uncategorized on January 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The IRS is on a hiring spree. Under the Bush administration, hiring as well as enforcement has not been a high priority. Well, there’s a new sheriff in town and they’re bringing in lots of reinforcements. They’ll be a lot more auditors on the beat which means they’ll be a lot more tax audits. Small [...]
Hang On!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This post is for small business owners. Some of you are holding your own through this crisis and yet others are hanging on for dear life. Regardless of where you are today, the next two years will be uncharted territory for our country and our economy. Whether you have been in business for 2 years [...]
Green, Frugal & Hip
Posted in Uncategorized on January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well, I never thought it would be hip or trendy to be frugal, but everywhere you turn these days, saving money is in, being frugal is in, conspicuous consumption is out. Our culture is so steeped in consumption and in many cases over consumption that breaking free from this money trap has been a [...]
Thank You, Portland
Posted in Uncategorized on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thanks to all of you that came out to Powell’s bookstore last night and thank you all for the warm welcome. It’s great to see so many people interested in the updated classic Your Money or Your Life again.
And to the wonderful hosts of AM Northwest at KATU in Portland that made me feel right [...]
Financial Wellness
Posted in Uncategorized on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Going around the West Coast for the recent Your Money or Your Life book tour, I’m struck but not surprised how many people are feeling extremely stressed regarding their personal finances. Some people have mentioned they have not been able to open up their recent investment or retirement account statements and others talk about arguing [...]
Wow! What a Magnificent Day!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
January 20, 2009
Inauguration of President Barack Obama
It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are today, but we have just begun. Today we begin in earnest the work of making sure that the world we leave our children is just a little bit better than the one [...]
Give Yourself a Raise in 2009
Posted in Uncategorized on January 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re like most people, that annual raise you were planning on receiving either never appeared or at best you received a 3-4% cost of living increase. These are tricky times in the world of business and just having a good job is enough to be grateful for. That said, how about taking matters into [...]
How Frugal Can you Go?
Posted in Uncategorized on January 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As a friend said to me recently, frugal is the new black. That’s right, being frugal is in, wasting money on things we don’t need is out. By all accounts, this Great Recession we’re all experiencing is going to be with us for a while. The past few recessions we’ve experienced have been relatively short [...]
