You’re done with the taxes for another year. Time to dump the all the receipts and paperwork associated with preparing the return, you think. Not so fast, cautions the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants. You might need some of that documentation if you get audited; without it, tax benefits that you claimed could be disallowed. “The IRS generally has three years after you file your federal return in to commence an examination of that return,” said Robert Lynn, a MNCPA member with Charles M. Bartley, CPA, Ltd. “The m Readm Full Article…
The gap between public sector and private sector pay has risen despite the Government’s pay restraints, according to thinktank Policy Exchange.
Analysis from Policy Exchange found that typical public sector workers received 35% more per hour than private sector employees last year.
The thinktank said that the growing pay gap was also apparent when differences in the composition of the workforce were taken into account. When age, experience and qualifications were considered, all of which can impact on pay, public sector workers were found to earn 8.8% more per hour than private sector employees, roughly double the 4.3% difference found two years earlier.
Policy Exchange director Neil O’Brien commented: “Public sector pay has got hugely out of control.
Book Review: “As One” by Mehrdad Baghai & James Quigley Printer friendly
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As One opens with a dedication to people all over the world from all walks of life who labor tirelessly to enable groups of people to work “as one” in pursuit of noble goals. The book’s authors, Mehrdad Beghai and Deloitte CEO James Quigley, believe that the future of civilized society depends on the success of the leaders of those groups. With
London commuters will face two separate weeks of disruption in May and June after tube drivers announced planned dates to strike over the sacking of two workers.
The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union announced that its members who work as London Underground drivers will stage three 24-hour walkouts during the week beginning 16 May and a further three during the week starting 13 June.< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
RMT members voted 2-1 in favour of strike action over the sacking of a Northern Line driver, Eamon Lynch, and a Bakerloo Line driver, Arwyn Thomas.
“I find it peculiar when people come into an interview and they have no questions for me. You’re going to make a big bet on your future and you have no questions about where you’re going? ” NY Times May, 1, 2011
–Lars Bjork, CEO of QlikTech, a data software company