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Whistleblower Protection Extended to Cover More Businesses

According to the United States Supreme Court, the whistleblower protection also applies to the subcontractors of publicly traded companies. These accounting firms, law firms, investment advisers and other similar businesses that are working for the public companies. The three dissenting justices say that the rule could give protection even to household employees like babysitters. The […]

Intel’s Move into Wearable Market

At an Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Intel made public their big move into wearable market for smartwatches, earbuds that monitor heart rate, and smart headsets. It is a major attempt by Intel because smartphone market is dominated by Qualcomm and Samsung Electronics. Intel has built this tiny computer using Quark technology makes it […]

2014 Tax Season Starts on January 13

The Internal Revenue Service announced that they will accept the 2013 business tax returns on January 13, 2014. This applies for both electronic-filled and paper-filled. Business returns include any return that posts on the IRS Business Master File (BMF). These BMF returns include a variety of income tax and information returns such as: Federal form […]

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