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IRS Section 179
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You still have to pay your taxes, but this may save you some money!
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Start a Survey company for under $2K per month!
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Greetings!
Can
you believe we are almost at the end of another year? It seems just yesterday we celebrated the New
Year, and here we are just weeks away from another one! This year has seen a lot of changes for us
and for many of our clients and friends.
With the changes in the economy we have seen many people buckle down and
cut back, but the positive side of that are the new companies that we see being
formed. Since CDS is a new company, it
is great to see those who were presented the opportunity grab it and run with it
and we wish you well. For those of you
considering going out on your own, you might be interested in the promotion we
are running right now that should help you grab that opportunity and build
something new (see the promotion section at the bottom).
CDS
has had a few changes this year as well.
For those who knew, we moved to a new office here in Austin this summer
and have also expanded our reach. With
team members and representatives now in the Midwest and the Northwest we plan
to slowly and deliberately grow our business keeping sight on our core values
and goals. We plan to grow and not lose
sight of the reason this company started in the first place, providing the best
products and services to our clients.
Starting
with just one offering we have grown to be able to offer such products as AutoDESK, Altus GPS, and are now
proud to represent Nikon, TDS and SECO. Damon and I are in Las Vegas at AutoDESK University this week, and upon my return I plan to begin working more with TDS. All of this as part of our
commitment to stay current on the products we offer you so we can be your number
one resource in this industry.
Before I forget, if
you have not taken advantage of The IRS Section 179 Tax Savings you only have a
few weeks left. Business owners who
acquire equipment and software for their business usually prefer to expense the
cost in a single tax year, rather than depreciate a little at a time over a
number of years. This deduction is known by its section in the tax code, a Section
179 deduction. Under Section 179,
businesses that spend less than $800,000 a year on qualified equipment, can accelerate
depreciation expense up to $250,000 in 2008. The rules are designed for
small companies, so the $250,000 deduction phases out dollar for dollar when a
business purchases more than $800,000 in equipment and software in one year. For complete details, or changes to the tax
incentives, please visit www.irs.gov or contact the IRS helpline at: 800-829-4933
So let me close this month and this year by saying thank you,
and wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas, a Happy Holiday Season and prosperity and good health in
the New Year.
Sincerely,
Paul Carlson
"As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December's bad
weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are
worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same." Donald E.
Westlake
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Tech Report  How do you create points in the field using SurvCE?
 Loaded Question? There are several ways to create points in any program and SurvCE is no exception to this. The first thing to identify is what you are trying to accomplish. Are you trying to create a point halfway between two other points? Are you trying to create points every 50' along a line? The video in this months submission will demonstrate a few quick ways to calculate points in the field using SurvCE. Click here to read the rest of this story.
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Autodesk News Autodesk University is December 2-5 in Las Vegas Nevada. CDS will be attending and we promise to bring back all sorts of goodies for next year.
Beginning November 3, 2008 through January 16, 2009, Autodesk has made arrangements to offer qualified end-user customers in the United States and Canada, financing consisting of deferred payments for 60 days, plus 0% financing for twelve months (14 month total term). For more details click here.
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Carlson News
Both simple to learn and to use, Carlson Grade Supervisor v1.0 is designed
specifically for site supervisors, inspectors and grade checkers. It offers
affordable and easy-to-use software for day-to-day surface and grade management
tasks, providing all the tools needed for complete grade management without the
complexity. Read more.
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© 2008 Carlson Desktop Solutions. All rights reserved. All trademarks are property of their respective owners.
The information in this letter, along with any Materials (including, without limitation, white papers, press releases, data sheets, product descriptions and FAQs) is the copyrighted work of CDS and/or its suppliers and is protected under U.S. and worldwide copyright laws and treaty provisions. CDS grants you permission to copy such Materials so long as each copy (i) is solely for informational, non-commercial use in support of CDS products or services and is not modified or revised in any manner (ii) plainly displays all copyright and other proprietary notices, and in the same form and manner as on the original. The CDS or partners' trademarks, trade names, service marks, logos and all related products or service names, design marks, or slogans are the properties of CDS and of its partners which CDS is granted the license to use and may not be used in any way without prior written approval from CDS or the owners.
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