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Senate and Obama Disagree on Tax Divedends

Senate Democrats’ written proposal seeks to extend expiring income tax cuts for one year. Ninety-eight percent of households would receive the extension, while those earning $200,000 individually and $250,000 for married couples wouldn’t. Further, the Senate proposes setting the top tax rate on dividends at 23.8 percent versus President Barack Obama’s budget of 20 percentage

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How Businesses Can Cut Costs

Want to boost your profits today by cutting costs? You could hire cost-cutting consultants to help you, or even better, do it yourself and save even more money. Here are some quick tips to get you started.

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Online Shopping is Going to Become More Expensive

A new bill in Congress proposes online businesses start collecting sales tax, no matter where a consumer logs in to shop. Technically consumers, who shop online, should be reporting sales tax from web purchases on their tax returns. But many don’t. Now states are backing this bill in order to fix holes in their budgets.

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The Bar Is Raised for Kid Menus

“Kids are different today than they were a decade ago,” said Bonnie Riggs, restaurant analyst for consumer market research firm The NPD Group, in a May report. “They want to grow up fast and don’t want to be thought of as kids. Moms are also more concerned with the foods that their kids are eating.

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Want Your Employees to Step Up? Don’t Micromanage Them

Most people want to work hard to please both their employer. One of the best ways to empower and motivate employees is not to have all decisions and work orders, no matter how small, pass through you. In other words, you are sending a message that says, “I don’t trust you, your skills or your

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