I know, most of us are really small biz owners, but when you get to the place you must hire employees, here are the 10 questions you must NEVER ask in an interview. It might also be a good idea to have these with you if you have applied for a job and go to…
Business.gov, the official business link to the U.S. government, has new search features and content to help small business owners find information. Business owners can now access information on starting and managing a business, including licenses, permits and regulatory information, on more than 9,000 state, territory, county, and city government Web sites.
As filing season starts, cyber scammers are trying new tactics to steal personal financial information from taxpayers. One type of e-mail message tells folks that their returns will be audited. The sender purports to be IRS and directs recipients to click on links that give senders access to their computers and their personal data. If…
(1) Use your bank credit card to pay year end deductible expenses; for transactions with a bank credit card, you take the deductionin the year that the item was charged, even if you pay the bill next year.(2) Remember the rules for substantiating charitable contributionsas you do your year-end giving.Starting this year, donors are required…
The IRS mileage rate is going up 2¢, to 50½¢ for 2008. Parking fees and tolls are deductible also, but fuel and repair costs are notas these items are reflected in the standard mileage rate.
The IRS will send you free tax tips. All you need to do is list your email address with them on the IRS website. Since these tips come straight from the IRS, you know there will be nothing even remotely questionable about them. And you can truly “unsubscribe” — they will take you off the…
The high cost of getting out of the contract for your cell phone can be a headache. The best way to wiggle out of your contract is, possibly, to trade it online. Try CelltradeUSA.com or CellSwapper.com .
They are fakes. This latest cyber scam involves e-mails that appear to be from IRS announcing a refund and asking for the recipient’s Social Security number and credit card data to get the money. But the IRS never e-mails filers about refunds. If you receive one of these phony notices, don’t bite. Forward it to…
Glad you dropped in to the rural and small town business blog, established in 2006.
We want you to feel at home, so please take our guided tour.
Meet our authors on the About page.
Have something to say? You can give us a holler on the contact form.
Want to search our past articles? Catch up with the latest stories? Browse through the categories? All the good stuff is on the Front Page.
We partner with campaigns and organizations that we think best benefit rural small businesses.
Copyright © 2006–2026 Becky McCray • Site by Webdancers