This scenario is becoming more common every year: Digital nomads are roaming the world, seeing the sights, visiting friends and earning a decent income through their web-based businesses and activities. They might be renting apartments as they roam. They may be living on their boats or RVs; there are many possibilities. However, the footloose and […]
While the drama between mobster Al Capone and G-Man Elliot Ness have made for great television and movie drama over the years, it was garden-variety tax evasion convictions that put Capone behind bars. The relationship between the IRS and illegal activities has a long and glorious history and a new chapter is being played out […]
One of the tragic upshots of the Great Recession and the not-so-great recovery has been a big increase in teen unemployment. It’s not easy for kids to find jobs today, even when they’re looking for part time or summer employment. Not only does this deny them income, it keeps them from learning some of the […]
The smiles in Texas must be stretching from Stetson to Stetson. The San Antonio Spurs made mincemeat of Miami and their state gets an “A+” rating in the third annual Thumbtack and Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation survey of small business friendliness. Other “A+”-rated states in the survey are Idaho, Utah and Virginia. Colorado, Oklahoma, Tennessee […]
Is anyone shocked to discover that consumers opt to do business with the seller offering the lower net price when they are shopping for a particular item? If that was the only thing a recent Ohio State survey found, it wouldn’t be news. But this particular research was looking at the impact of sales tax […]