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Tax Planning for Freelancers: 5 Strategic Moves To Make Now To Avoid Tax Pain Next Year

Allwork

independence is a good excuse for a summer cookout, it should also be a reminder of the importance of taxes — if you take a long enough break from pool time to consider the actual history of the holiday that is. While celebrating U.S. Part of that process starts with taking notes on how you work, for how many hours, and from where.

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How to overcome the downsides of contract work

Page Personnel

You don’t get paid during public holidays Paid holiday leave is a highlight of fulltime employment. The amount of leave you get as a full-time employee differs from company to company, and whether you must work during holidays will also depends on company culture. RELATED: 7 smart ways to add value as a contractor 2.

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What You Can Learn About Making Decisions From a Baseball Umpire

Success

A crowd of 6,286 fans—mostly young families and high school kids on cheap dates—file in slowly, lining up for all-you-can-eat hot dogs and peanuts, grabbing local craft beer or making their way toward the lazy river just beyond the right field fence. A grueling experience There are no vacations or holidays once the season starts.

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Is it that time of the year already?

Laughing all the Way to Work

In some organizations raises are tied to how well you do and it is also a record that is kept on your personnel file. Normally, I put something about needing to get my filing system up to date, but I think I may have missed the point when I have done that. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.

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Small Business world News Round-up - 2009/10/27

The Small Business Blog

Businesses plan low-key parties this season : With the start of the holiday season weeks away, many small business owners are planning holiday parties for employees and clients despite the still wobbly economy. Here’s how to tell if your salary is sound. “That is something we are not so good at in the city.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

Success

Plus, he earned an annual salary roughly $4,000 higher than Jennifer’s for the same work in an entry-level lab position. In 2015, New York City began officially observing two Muslim holidays —the “first large metropolis in America” to recognize Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. universities revealed their hidden biases. John scored a 4.

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The Realities of Job Hunting As A High Level Executive Assistant

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Although your title is Executive Assistant, in reality, your job hunt will reflect that of an executive in years of experience, salary, and specialty. They will revisit their files and notes and reach out to you as jobs become available. The higher up you go on the ladder of admin roles, the longer your job hunt will take.