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Entries Tagged as 'Advice'

Cox Pension Stuff

September 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Palm Beach Post’ers: You have till 9/30 to get your pension papers filed. One of the forms must be notarized; keep that in mind.
You can, we’re told, ignore the early deadline date on the orange sheet   (“change your deductible or choices” form) on the medical benefits form — turn it in whenever and your choices will [...]

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Freelancing now? Incorporate yourself

August 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Are you going to freelance now? Good advice: Create your own business and incorporate it. It can be a one-person deal or if you decide you want to hire your buddies, you can make it a traditionally structured company with officers and partners.
We’re trying to get a tax attorney or some other expert to do [...]

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Buyouters: Time to Leverage Up and Get Loans (Maybe)

August 14th, 2008 · No Comments

New Project? Start Thinking About Financing
If you’re in the lump sum buyout boat, now may be a good time to think about getting a loan for your next project.
Most banks are going to want to see a couple years of tax returns when you apply for a loan. If 2007 is going to be a [...]

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Get HIPAA

July 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Before you leave the company and go to a new employer, ask HR about a HIPAA Certificate for your insurance company. This has to do with moving all your records — including those of an existing, covered condition — with you to a new employer’s insurance company.  It means in most cases, they can’t deny coverage for something [...]

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What Next? Starting an Online Newspaper

July 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Your buyout paperwork is in, you’ve spoken to your financial planner, you’re stealing office supplies like a madman, collecting clips while you can still can do your own pulls and you’re counting down to August 12 (or August 31 or September 26). Sooner or later, the shock/thrill will wear down and ‘what next’ is going [...]

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