This is the second in a series of posts about re-opening after the pandemic. Here’s the first one.
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A little too informal
So, I admit it. Once we were quarantined, I stopped wearing normal business clothes.
When a home office is not a home office
I’ve had a slew of folks argue with me that their business has no office but the one in their home. If their business is unincorporated (and if your net income is $ 25K or higher- shame on you for being unincorporated) or a disregarded LLC, I agree that they have the ability to claim part of their home’s expenses for business purposes, using Form 8829.
The First Tuesday in November.
Voting counts. It certainly is VERY important if you live in the Commonwealth of Virginia or New Jersey. Almost all our state and local office positions are up for grabs. Washington state is having a special election that can change who is in control of the legislative body.
Face Time
I used to love to travel. Before 9-11. Before we were required to check in a month before the plane leaves and twiddle our thumbs waiting to board- and then finding our flight delayed yet another hour or so.
Many happy returns?
You now that old adage, “the bigger they are, the harder they fall”? Well, you can bet that the IRS believes that is true. Because, with their cuts in funding, the IRS has decided that the rich and the small business owner are the best targets for their audits.
A 3D Update, Part 2
Yesterday, in part 1 (of this 5+ part update), I reviewed how new software and printers will make 3D printing available at home and in the office. Places like Staples will make it possible for more complicated designs to be produced, as well. Which means it’s time to sit back, grab a glass of wine (or two or three) and consider what all this technology is going to do to our companies.
Yes, you are a professional- but are you MY professional?
There’s an old joke about which professions make the worst business managers and leaders. I won’t bother to say which one it is, though… But, if you are a professional (lawyer, doctor, accountant), then you know that joke (fact). And, you know you need to make your business stronger and more profitable.
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Really! Being kept in the dark may be useful!
Maybe this is why we come up with our best ideas when we sleep? It seems that we are more creative when the lights are turned down low- very low.
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Going Paperless- Part II
So, we’ve gone paperless- almost. We’ve got our computer, printer, and scanner. But, now we have to address the software we need to accomplish our goal.