The Biggest Security Vulnerability
 Microsoft releases a Security Intelligence Report twice a year. This report covers all areas of information technology security issues gathered for six months of the year. The author of the following article analyzes the data in the report and identifies the most important threats and which threats are just hype. Read more... |
Payroll Tax Holiday Extended for all of 2012
 On February 22, President Obama signed the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act. The new law extends the employee-side payroll tax holiday, giving wage earners and self-employed individuals 12 months of reduced payroll taxes of 2012. Read more... |
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Coming Soon: Greater Tax-Wise Retirement Options
 Retired employees often start taking benefits by age 65 and, under the minimum distribution rules, must begin taking distributions from their retirement plans when they reach age 70 1/2. The government has become concerned that taxpayers who normally retire at age 65 will outlive their retirement benefits. Read more... |
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How Do I Guard Against Taxpayer Identity Theft?
 The number of tax return-related identity theft incidents has almost doubled in the past three years to well over half a million reported during 2011, according to a recent report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. Identity theft in in the context of tax administration generally involves the fradulent use of someone else's identity in order to claim a tax refund. Read more... |
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