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Ask the Economist: Which industries should recover first?


November 13, 2008 by Michael Donnelly
Posted in: Ask the Economist, Benchmarking, Economy, Government, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views

Before I answer that question, I’d like to hear the official announcement that we’re in a recession.

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Ask the Economist: Why isn’t our bank lending?


November 7, 2008 by Michael Donnelly
Posted in: Ask the Economist, Economy, Government, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Management issues

It’s because banks are caught in a squeeze. They have limited resources and few good options for raising more.

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Why you should care what Congress does with small-business health bill


November 4, 2008 by Jared Bilski
Posted in: Government, Healthcare, Latest news & views, Management issues

Healthcare alert! A bill with the potential to drastically change the way small businesses pay for health care coverage will probably go to Congress sometime before year’s end.

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Ask the Economist: What impact will the cuts have?


October 30, 2008 by Michael Donnelly
Posted in: Ask the Economist, Economy, Government, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views

Well, evidently the first impact was to add nearly 1,000 points to the Dow Jones.

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Ask the Economist: Do you support the bailout?


October 3, 2008 by Michael Donnelly
Posted in: Ask the Economist, Economy, Government, Latest news & views

No. And I have nine reasons why Paulson’s $700 billion bailout plan is a bad idea.

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Taking the pain (and time) out of contractor calls


September 18, 2008 by Jennifer Azara
Posted in: Efficiency, Government, IRS, Internal controls, Latest news & views

Employee or independent contractor? It can be a tough decision …with expensive questions if your company makes the wrong one. To make the right classification faster and with less hemming and hawing, try this.

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New ruling forces you to pay people who break the rules


August 22, 2008 by Jennifer Azara
Posted in: Government, Internal controls, Management issues, Special Report

Everybody’s got too much to do these days, and the overtime can add up fast. But you’ll probably want to check your current pay policies and procedures against a new ruling from the Department of Labor. You may owe more than you think.

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IRS keeping close tabs on businesses


August 7, 2008 by Darlene Stahl
Posted in: Cash flow, Government, IRS, Latest news & views, Tax compliance

A recent bill signed by President Bush is going to allow the IRS to snoop into company pockets even more.

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Small businesses not thrilled with the feds


July 24, 2008 by Darlene Stahl
Posted in: Economy, Government, Latest news & views

Curious as to how other companies are feeling about the current government and its future? A recent survey found there’s little to cheer about.

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