Question: Does anyone have an effective, politically correct method of getting people
to clear their own copier jams? Not a day goes by that I don't find someone...
Question: I work for a company that is owned by a very religious person. He has decided to
start a "chaplain's program," which consists of a minister coming into the...
Issue: How to stop employees from disclosing confidential data, or jumping to a competitor and stealing your employees. Benefit: You can stop defectors from raiding...
Q: My daughter is switching jobs in a few weeks. She's accumulated about $20,000 in her 401(k) plan. Does her employer have to automatically roll the money into a Roth...
Do you run a business through two or more related companies? These days, it's not unusual for people to own multiple operations. But you could be inadvertently paying...
Sooner or later, you may decide to sell off your S corporation and retire. If you run a family shop, you may plan to sell your stock to younger family members who are...
Question: I'm an executive assistant to the president & CEO
who, in his 23 years of business, never really had an assistant before. He's
mentioned once or twice that...
Question: I work in an office where traditionally worker birthdays have been celebrated
with a potluck lunch. My position is responsible for organizing the...
Question: I recently completed my graduate degree in business and have
been working as an executive assistant at my current company for almost 4 years.
I have been...
Question: I am changing roles and will be supporting new managers. I
am looking for a form to keep track of manager preferences (travel, meals, how
to handle meeting...
Question: “We have several rental properties, and I track payments, late
charges, customer information, etc., on an Excel spreadsheet. Included
on the...
Issue: Should you provide notice about commission-formula changes that could alter employees' pay? Risk: If you rework pay formulas behind employees' backs, you could...
Standardized replies save you time but can cost you good will. Create templates and common paragraphs that you can pop into an e-mail or letter, then easily...
You never want your tax return to stick out like a sore thumb at the IRS. That's why it's good to know whether your deductions fall within the national averages.
If you took out a home-equity loan last year and injected the resulting cash into your pass-through business (sole proprietorship, S corps, partnership or LLC), you can...
Q: In a recent item in your newsletter, you said that sole proprietors, partners and LLC members can use the per-diem method for reimbursing meals and incidental...
Q: I received shares of Prudential stock a few years ago because I had converted a group policy to a personal policy. If I sell the shares now, do I have to pay tax on...
