Taxes are painful, but there may be ways for businesses to beat the taxman. Overlooked Deductions You should take every single write-off you are due…what’s available may surprise you. Here’s a classic example: Small companies frequently miscategorize the cost of business-trip hotel stays as entertainment (50% deductible) rather than lodging (100%). The feds are only [...]
Feb
29
5 Tax Tips for Small Businesses
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Feb
25
Wayne Spilove Loves Philadelphia
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It is obvious that Mr. Spilove loves Philadelphia. Wayne is not only a long time resident of Philadelphia, he has has been an active civic leader in the City of Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for more than thirty-five years. Under Wayne Spilove‘s leadership, an extensive $100 million restoration project of Philadelphia’s City Hall [...]
Feb
19
Animal Cruelty At KFC
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KFC suppliers cram birds into huge waste-filled factories, breed and drug them to grow so large that they can’t even walk, and often break their wings and legs. At slaughter, the birds’ throats are slit and they are dropped into tanks of scalding-hot water—often while they are still conscious. It would be illegal for KFC [...]
Feb
14
Schuylkill Products’ Ex-Executive Pleads Guilty To Fraud
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A former Schuylkill Products Inc. vice president pleaded guilty Wednesday in Harrisburg federal court to conspiring to defraud the U.S. government. Dennis F. Campbell, 59, of Orwigsburg, faces up to five years in prison after admitting his part in what prosecutors say was a 14-year plan that allowed Cressona-based Schuylkill Products Inc. to pocket $121 [...]
Feb
11
Yahoo Isn’t Throwing In The Towel Yet…
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Today Yahoo! Inc. rejected Microsoft Corp.’s bid of $44.6 billion saying the it “substantially undervalues” Yahoo. To Yahoo! Inc.’s co-founder, Jerry Yang, it comes down to pride and not money. Yang has made it through the dot-com bust, it’s failure in challenging EBay Inc. in the online auction business, and it’s challenge to Google in [...]
Feb
6
Wayne Spilove Saves The Reading Terminal Market
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I have always had a love for architecture, and the preservation of historic character of buildings. One of my favorite cities is Philadelphia. The City of Philadelphia features outstanding examples of every important style and period of architecture. I like the 19th century structures found in the Rittenhouse Square area, on the southwest side of [...]
