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Need demographic information?

By Maesz

Here’s a nifty site. It will reveal all kinds of great, useful demographic information with only the input of a 5 digit zip code. Want to know how many folks have a high school diploma? How about the rate of unemployment? Here it is. Whatever has been reported for a zip code seems to be […]

October 1, 2007 Filed Under: customer service, economic development, entrepreneurship, planning, tools, workforce Tagged With: maesz, review

Need an Employer Identification Number fast?

By Maesz

Check out this new service from the Internal Revenue Service. And it is all online!

September 21, 2007 Filed Under: rural Tagged With: maesz

IRS Rules for Employment Tax Items

By Maesz

Here’s a link to IRS rules concerning employment tax issues and items. The IRS site is actually a treasure trove of useful information all broken down into fairly small blocks. Check it out.

August 22, 2007 Filed Under: finance, resources, tax matters Tagged With: maesz

How long to keep old financial records

By Maesz

As the summer and the year begin to wind down, all business owners need to think about tax time and, therefore, about record keeping. How long should you keep those old bank statements, etc? The IRS has the answer at http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98513,00.html

August 8, 2007 Filed Under: finance Tagged With: maesz

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