Sole Proprietor Articles

1). Safe Harbor Plans-a Retirement Triple Play By : Lawrence Groves
Max out your 401k contributions and defer taxes with this little known 401k plan design.
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2). Maintaining a Professional Image for Your Home-Based Business By : Kristi Gambling
Most of us can easily list off 5 professional, and consequently unprofessional, business experiences we’ve had recently. Our interaction with these businesses may have been in the form of an email, a retail shopping experience, or a telephone conversation. In several cases, the deciding factor between a professional and an unprofessional experience may have been something so small, so simple, yet so significant.
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3). Starting A Business: Sole Proprietor Or Corporation? By : Kris Bickell
When starting a business, it is important to consider the potential tax and legal issues. Most people choose a "sole proprietor" as their business type when starting out. Starting your business as a sole proprietor does not require any special paperwork from the IRS. Which is exactly why most people start out this way. Being a sole proprietor means that you and the business are one and the same.
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6). Small Business Structure- the Canadian Way By : Eve
I was approached by a client the other day with a question I couldn’t immediately answer. He has a small construction business and was looking for a partner so he could win bigger contracts, and he wondered how he should go about doing that. I had to tell him I couldn’t give him advice on structuring a small business because I’m not a lawyer or an accountant, but I knew I could give him information, so I started to research.
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7). The Different Types of Start-up Businesses By : John Edmond
When creating a start-up business, there seems to be a million different things that have to be taken into consideration. Finding money, perfecting a service, product or line, making important connections, and other tasks create a bewildering array of decisions that need to be made.
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8). IRS Attacks 401k Part-time Employee Exclusions and Your Determination Letter is useless….. By : Lawrence Groves
The IRS is attacking 401k plans that exclude part-time, temporary, and seasonal (A.K.A. “part-time”) employees. Can You Protect Your Exclusion?
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10). Make 2006 Your Most Profitable Year Ever: 5 Crucial Steps for Every Entrepreneur By : Germaine A. Hoston
Many of us maintain the tradition of making New Year's resolutions for our personal lives. The New Year has just as special significance for our businesses too. Whether you're an experienced business owner or are just starting out (or thinking about starting a business), there are 5 crucial steps you need to take at the beginning of the year to assure the 2006 is your most prosperous year ever.
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11). Wells Fargo 401K Plans Robbed -- Thousands $ Missing By : Lawrence Groves
According to a Minnesota TV station, a Wells Fargo 401(k) plan operations manager has been accused of robbing 401k plan accounts. The 401k Operations Manager, who oversaw the 401k daily fund operations, allegedly disbursed money from dormant 401k accounts to fictitious names he created. He then had the checks sent to his own office and deposited the funds into his own account, HOW THE 401K ACCOUNTS WERE ROBBED Point-by-point, this retirement operations manager eluded what should have been Well’s Fargo’s own financial and procedural controls.
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12). Top Five Challenges for Home Business Owners By : Krista Goering
A recent poll revealed the top five challenges sole proprietors face running a small business by themselves: Inability to focus on generating new business, spreading time across multiple projects or roles, limited resources, running the business more efficiently, and not having enough time to focus on their own passions. Krista Goering has solutions for all five problems.
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