Tag Archives: Maryland

Prop 29 is again DOA

November 16, 2022 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 4 Comments

Whew!

Just like American voters realized what was at stake in the 2022 elections for the Senate, the House, and the State offices (let’s hear it for voter sanity), the voters in California also recognized the folly that the SEIU_UHW (Service Employees International Union- United Healthcare Workers West) was trying to impose on dialysis providers. For the third time in 5 years, the voters rejected the proposition proffered by the union to pressure Fresenius and DaVita to negotiate with the unions by a margin of more than 2 to 1.

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Economy, Technology

Pandemic Surprises

June 11, 2020 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 11 Comments

I know many of you have been reading my series on “We’re all startups now” (that started on Monday), thinking only businesses have been affected by the pandemic. Oh, sure, the pandemic just made you work from home- or, worse yet, left you furloughed.. But, you thought that’s about the total affect on your life from the pandemic.

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Business Management, Taxes

Beware the Tax Man?

February 6, 2020 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 2 Comments

I admit it. We don’t’ really operate in South Dakota. (I even hated dealing with that state when I was the CFO of a wine distribution company.) Or New Mexico or West Virginia (although we do have clients in those states.)

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Economy, Medicine

Rate increases coming soon…

May 8, 2018 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 2 Comments

As I said last week, the PPACA (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare) program is alive and almost well. That doesn’t mean that folks aren’t going to be ticked off at changes that will occur soon.

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Every little bit helps…

May 20, 2015 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.

Good news!!!!!! (I love reporting good news!)

If you live in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York (certain locations), or Indiana- or you have business entities that operate in those states- you are about to save a chunk of change. You see these states impose surcharges on their residents that are officially taxes for the county or city of residence. (I remember the first time a client yelled at me saying their Maryland taxes were only $ 5000, why did they have to send in $ 7000? It’s because their county had an additional surtax, one that was paid to the state.)

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Business Management, Just Because

A College Cheer (only if you are from the Bronx)

December 2, 2011 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 6 Comments

I have ranted and raved against sports on campus- not because I believe our students are not entitled to such diversions, but because the money and power these programs have accumulated are poisoning academia. (We already have petty bourgeoisie battles over tenure; the sports battles, on the other hand, are far from petty.)

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