New EEOC Publication Addresses Thorny ADA Issues
What happens when an employee with a mental disability misbehaves in the workplace? If the mental disability causes the employee to misbehave and violate workplace conduct rules, can the employer discipline the employee? The EEOC has tackled this thorny ADA question, and many others, in a new publication titled: ”The Americans With Disabilities Act: Applying […]
Mechanic’s Lien Requirements
Contractors will find this article which summarizes the requirements and deadlines for mechanic’s liens very useful. There are three basic requirements to preserve, maintain, and enforce mechanic’s lien rights for California projects. Following is an outline of those three requirements. Requirement Number 1: Preserving your lien rights by serving a California 20-day preliminary notice The […]
QuickBooks Tip – Hide Transactions Button in the Bank Reconciliation Window
Another overlooked feature in the bank reconciliation module of QuickBooksTM is the “Hide transactions after the statement’s end date” box in the upper right hand corner of the bank reconciliation screen. So, why would you click that button? To save you from having to search through transactions not relevant to your current month reconciliation. Often […]
September is Self-Improvement month.
What better way to celebrate this holiday than making a commitment to improve your organizing or time management skills? After all, if you continue to do what you’ve done, you’ll continue to get what you’ve gotten. Here are your productivity tips for this month: 1. Make the decision to change. It doesn’t have to be […]
August Productivity Tip
The first week of August is ‘Simplify Your Life’ week. There are lots of articles out there on the subject of work-life balance. There’s even more talk about it. Recent survey results uncovered the fact that many employees don’t even think it exists. So what percentage of us really achieve it? If your goal is […]
Introducing Your Advisors
Consider this. Each of us has somewhere between 12,000 to 50,000 thoughts a day. More than you thought, huh? Some of them help you get what you want and some get in the way of what you want or what you are shooting for. And these results all began with just one thought. If you […]
Finding Your Niche
Large companies often leave smaller market segments unserviced since they don’t represent, for them, a sufficiently profitable target. A small business can capitalize on these unmet needs by developing a product or service that fills the gap. You can think of a niche market as a narrowly defined group of potential customers. A niche market […]
Make Bank Reconcilations Easier Using the “Undo Last Reconciliation” Feature
Last month I focused on the “Locate Discrepancies” button that is part of the Bank Reconciliation feature in QuickBooksTM. Like the “Locate Discrepancies” button, another overlooked, but very helpful part of the Bank Reconciliation feature in QuickBooksTM is the “Undo Last Reconciliation” button. This button is located right next to the “Locate Discrepancies” button that […]
The IRS Increases Mileage Rates Due to Gas Prices
On June 23rd the Internal Revenue Service announced an increase in the standard mileage rates for the final six months of 2008. The rate will increase to 58.5 cents a mile for all business miles driven from July 1, 2008, through Dec. 31, 2008. This is an increase of eight (8) cents from the 50.5 […]
July Productivity Tip
The first week of July is ‘Take Charge of Change’ week. The hazy, lazy days of summer and vacations are upon us. This time of year you may not be spending much time thinking about your to-do list, cluttered workspaces or procrastination challenges, but you could be contemplating how to take charge..and gain more time […]