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Choosing a Retirement Plan
Employment Tax Pubs
Farmer's Tax Guide (Pub 225)
IRA's (Pub 590)
Medical & Dental Expenses (Pub 502)
Retirement Plans (Pub 560)
Small Business Tax Guide (Pub 225)
Tax-Exempt Status (Pub 557)
Travel & Car Expenses (Pub 463)
Your Federal Income Tax (Pub 17)
Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce
Pyramid Studios Jewelry Design
Maine Department of Labor (Unemployment Tax)
Social Security Administration
FAME Energy Conservation Loans
Individual Residential Energy Efficiency Tax Credit
Computerized accounting systems like Quickbooks allow you entry of transactions into an automated system to provide a variety of information.
Simple accounting packages can be very powerful tools to assist in understanding the results of business operations. After the entry of the basic
transactions, the data is available in a number of reports (e.g., cash disbursements register, income statement, balance sheet.) These
systems help “non-accountants” automatically produce standard financial statements without much technical accounting background.
Accountants are better able to assist clients that keep their books in a computerized system and tax preparation is streamlined.
Ei Printing of Portland, Maine has reasonably priced checks, deposit slips and Quickbooks supplies with good customer service and fast turnaround. Here you can also order Tax Forms such as 1099's and W-2's.
Use Energy Star rated light bulbs & fixtures. Try compact flourescents.
Buy recycled paper and other office supplies (www.thegreenoffice.com)
Turn off computers & monitors when not in use
Go paperless. (Scanners such as my Fujitsu ScanSnap convert documents to pdfs with the touch of one button.)
Create a healthy office environment by using nontoxic cleaning products and buying furnishings free of volatile organic compounds (VOCS) that won't give off gas-toxic chemicals.