It’s almost the end of summer. Time for a last minute trip? We always talk about making our money work for us, so Seth Kugel offers a detailed list of suggestions for getting a hotel room at the absolute, best price. Through these seven simple steps, he assures that you’ll end up with a four-star experience at a two-star price.
nyti.ms/1nsVkuT (7 Steps to a Cheaper Hotel Room)
Pop-culture has led us to believe that we are entitled to well paying, enjoyable jobs in a fun office environment with quirky co-workers and a boss who appreciates our every talent. What happens when our jobs are far from this fairytale? Turns out, we can take steps to make our employment work for us and possibly even make ourselves better humans in the process. nyti.ms/1o5f9N8
“If you’re just out there fishing for new customers, Facebook is by far the most efficient channel,” said Bob Buch, chief executive of SocialWire, a San Francisco company that helps retailers market on Facebook.
What do you think? Have you used Facebook as part of your marketing strategy? Does it work? From the numbers, it appears lots of individuals and companies think so.
What happens when you can’t plan for work? Thought only doctors had “on-call” hours, well think again. It’s a rapidly spreading practice in the retail world among others and the government is now having a say, as more and more people struggle to “work” their jobs into their lives.
But can they do your taxes?
Some entrepreneurs say algorithms aren’t biased by commissions or complex fee structures.
Ken Krause, who teaches business and marketing at Fitzgerald High School in Warren, Mich., regularly asks his students whether they’d take $100 now or wait one full year to double their money and receive $200.
The IRS has finally announced an official start date for the 2014 filing season: It will start accepting returns on Jan. 31. This date is 10 days later than the originally planned starting date of Jan. 21. “The late January opening gives us enough time to get things right with our programming, testing, and systems validation,” said Acting IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel in a press release. This process involves programming, testing, and deploying the more than 50 IRS systems that are needed to handle nearly 150 million tax returns.
Read more: Journal of Accountancy
Although I am not promoting AutomatedSocialNetworking3.0 (ASN), Yodel telemarketers were so rude to me today that I found this ASN YouTube video about Yodel. Here you go:
Candy maker, Kirk Vashaw, of Spangler Candy Company, the maker of Dum Dums lollipops states that he could pay no taxes (zero tax rate!) and have no regulations and would still not be able to compete with foreign producers of candy because of the Farm Bill’s price supports for sugar. This price support costs the company $15,000 per day. Hear Zoe Chace’s report for Planet Money. Read the Farm Bill.
