 Greetings!
The New Year has thrown us some serious weather curves! Torrential rains in the west, freezing temperatures in Texas and (my personal favorite) several feet of snow across the midwest and the east, have made it hard for your employees to get to work, much less relocate. We can't do much about mother nature, but we will continue to keep you abreast of anything new to enhance your relocation IQ!
Stay warm, Susan |
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Looks Like a Puzzle, Seems Like a Puzzle, but its NOT a Puzzle...It's a QR Code!
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What's a QR code you ask? A QR or quick response code turns URL's, vCards or any kind of text into a jumble of pixels that you can scan onto your smartphone instantaneously (some phones are definitely faster than others!). Initially used for tracking manufacturing parts, today there are many possible applications. Some Realtors use them on their signage to link buyers to home specific websites. Conference goers share them on their business cards; much easier than manually inputting the contact information. The applications seem limitless.
QR codes will be popping up many places soon! Take a few minutes to set up your phone now:
- Search the web on your phone for a QR Reader - follow the instructions applicable to your phone.
- Install the Reader.
- Once the scanner is installed on your phone, point it at the QR code above and link to the website.
- And, that's it!
If you want to make your own QR codes, visit http://goqr.me/ and click on one of the tabs. Enter your information. Download and save to your computer. |
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The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act of 2010 was signed into Federal Law Effective December 17th |
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The new law:
- Reduces the employee's share of Social Security tax for 2011 from 6.2% to 4.2%. The Social Security cap remains $106,800.
- DOES NOT reduce the employer's share of Social Security tax for 2011.
- Extends the income tax rates for two years for everyone.
- Temporarily extends the 10% bracket.
- Temporarily extends the 25%, 28%, 33% and 35% tax brackets through 2012.
- Keeps the 15% top rate for capital gains and qualified dividends for 2011 and 2012.
- Temporarily repeals the personal exemption phase-out.
- Temporarily repeals the itemized deduction limitation.
- Temporarily extends the current modified child tax credit. The amount stays at $1,000 per child and may be refundable.
- Increased the alternative minimum tax (AMT) exemption amounts for two years:
- 2010 $47,450 (individuals) $72,450 (married filing jointly)
- 2011 $48,485 (individuals) $74,450 (married filing jointly)
And, per IRS Notice 2010-88 the 2011 mileage rates are:
- Business Standard Mileage Rate: 51 cents per mile
- Moving/Medical Standard Mileage Rate: 19 cents per mile
- Charitable Standard Mileage Rate: 14 cents per mile
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Susan Bender
NRI Relocation
847-465-5502
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| | Pass The Word! | NRI is confident that we can wow new customers with the same personal service we provide to you and your employees. We invite you to tell others about us so that they, too, can experience the difference.
They will find what other NRI clients have found -- that no other relocation company will give them the time, attention and VIP treatment that NRI does. Employee relocation is a people business and we put our people to the test daily to create a positive experience for our clients and their employees.
Please pass the word, and let NRI show them how it's done - when you trust a company that cares about your employees as much as you do.
We guarantee -- They will appreciate NRI's white glove service as much as you do!
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