How OSHA Can Affect Your Business

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was established within the Department of Labor and authorized to regulate health and safety conditions for all employers. (Similar state agencies may augment or supplant OSHA.) OSHA was created to: Encourage you and...

Steps to Choosing a Charity

Before you open your checkbook, volunteer your time or even open that mail from another charity, you need to clarify your values: What’s important to you? Your neighborhood? Region? The nation? The globe? Do you want to support a large or small charity, a new or...

Depreciation: Is It Right for You?

Depreciation of tangible property — buildings, machinery, vehicles, furniture and equipment, even cell phones — as well as intangible property, such as patents, copyrights and computer software, in some situations, is allowed by the IRS and can be used to offset...

How to Challenge Property Taxes

Has your property tax bill increased significantly? Do you think you may have grounds for an appeal, particularly if the increase seems out of line with overall appreciation in your area? Property tax rules and policies are local, but in general, you have 90 days...