If your business needs to issue a 1099 Form to a contractor or vendor, it is time to get a W-9 Form on file for each entity.  The W-9 gathers the information needed to document 1099 eligibility, the taxpayer ID number, and a current mailing address. The 1099 form must be submitted to the taxpayer by [...]

We all are in the business of providing good customer service. We all want to address customer complaints head-on, make it right and diffuse the conflict and potential for bad-mouthing.  But, the recent emails from “alerts@bbb.org” is a scam that is stealing your personal information.

John Vandenhoff continues his exploration of

John Vandenhoff continues his exploration of

If you lend money to a friend, expect to lose the friend and the money. And in North Carolina, if you help a friend buy a house, you could also be committing a class 3 misdemeanor.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (i.e., the Health Care Reform Law or the Health Insurance Reform Law) was passed March 23, 2010. It included a number of tax credits to small employers to defray the costs of providing additional insurance coverage. The Internal Revenue Service issued rules Monday regarding these tax credits. The [...]