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| November 25, 2009 |
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| Pending legislation spurs analysis of tax increase scenarios for high income taxpayers |
 The Senate health care reform bill, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, now on the floor for debate, contains a provision for a .5 percent surtax on earned income of high income taxpayers, the first time a revenue raiser has been considered by the Senate that did not connect directly to health care. Deloitte Tax LLP has prepared scenarios that illustrate the potential impact of this surtax and the additional taxes likely to result from Obama's budget proposals on the tax liabilities of high income individuals. |
| Public beta available for Office 2010 Professional |
| The test edition of Microsoft's next version of its Office suite is now available for anyone to access for free. If you're hesitant to install the beta version Office 2010 on any of your computers, consider trying the Office Web Apps technical preview instead. |
| Treasury inspector says Hope Credit gave away hundreds of millions improperly |
| The federal Hope Credit is intended to make the first two years of college universally available. A recent examination by the Treasury Inspector General determined that the regulations are not effective to ensure the credit is claimed properly. |
| Preparing Form 706: The Federal Estate Tax Return - CCH Audio Seminar |
 This convenient and timely two-hour audio seminar on Thursday, December 3 addresses the preparation of Form 706, the U.S. Federal Estate Tax Return. Presented by noted estates and trusts practitioner, author and educator, Steven G. Siegel, J.D., LL.M., this session will provide an overview of the basic concepts and issues of estate taxation, and then give you a helpful line-by-line analysis of what must be done to accurately complete the Form 706.
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| From Dancing with the Stars to waltzing with the IRS |
 Is Dancing with the Stars becoming a favorite target of the Internal Revenue Service? First it was racecar driver Helio Castroneves, who with partner Julianne Hough, won the DWTS competition in 2007. Now it is 21 year old pop star, Aaron Carter, brother of Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter. |
| Holiday tipping in a lean year. Who? How much? And… do you have to? |
| Leaner budget this year? This is the time of year when you normally tip certain people in your life that you might not tip the rest of the year. But do you know what is customary? If you habitually over-tip to keep from under-tipping, this might be the year to find out how much is enough. |
| Beware Black Friday: Retailer tricks to avoid |
| Before you get too excited about Black Friday sales – in store or online -- read the fine print. Retailers use terms like "doorbuster deals," but often the fine print deflates the bargain, so read well before you stand in line for hours. The fine print may say "minimum two per store," "no rainchecks," "limited quantities," or "while supplies last." |
| Rochester students move on to Global Innovation Competition |
| Two teams of University of Rochester students are moving on to a global competition after submitting winning videos to solve a problem: How to save money and make it fun at the same time. |
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| Understanding an Entity and Its Environment |
| As it has been for decades, the auditor's understanding of an entity and its environment is the basis for risk assessment and designing auditing procedures that respond to identified risks. SAS No.109 hasn't changed that purpose. |
| Give Them the Royal Treatment! |
| A few years ago I was visiting a CPA firm in Chicago that did two things I found intriguing. The first was that when I sat down in their lobby the receptionist handed me a small, printed menu that offered “bottled water, soft drinks, coffee and tea.” |
| New Pension Disclosures - an Update to FAS 132R |
| This FSP applies to employers that are subject to the pension plan disclosure requirements of Statement 132R. |
| Using social media to market medical devices |
| Last summer, Robert DeSimone of MediComm Consultants, Inc., a colleague from the Medical Development Group, mentioned that several of his clients had inquired about social media. |
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