Business & Finance - 18 July 2007

I do graphic design and have a recent DUI, there is Graphic design job available with the NM lottery which you have to pass a back round check, would my DUI prevent me from getting that job. It does not envlove driving, just design and I have no crimnal record.

2007-07-18 07:58:24 · 6 answers · asked by roo157 2 in Law & Legal

I stopped paying my credit card in college (yes, I was young and stupid) and when I wanted to pay it the fees were so high I couldn't. It ended up in a collection agency which i have paid only 100 bucks so far because I am unemployed at the moment. Now they are threatening to have a judgement placed against me. I only owe like 600 bucks though. Is my credit completely ruined? I am worried. I do want to pay my debt, it is just imposssible right now. I am paying all my loans on time and my other credit card on time.

2007-07-18 07:57:59 · 21 answers · asked by Halee 1 in Credit

i met a street artist in LA i think it was and he was earning equivalent to about £100 a day cash in hand jsut from drawing. would this guy have to pay tax on this or would no one have a clue he was earning so much. just wondered

2007-07-18 07:57:44 · 8 answers · asked by uuhyufcrersx 2 in United Kingdom

2007-07-18 07:52:17 · 5 answers · asked by Reserved 6 in Other - Business & Finance

I am 20. The general age for retirement is 65. The average lifespan of an American is up to 85 to 95ish...

And please don't say it depends on (xyz) i am looking for an average amount.

2007-07-18 07:48:30 · 5 answers · asked by Jez 4 in Personal Finance

I'm sitting here trying to work and there are some co-workers out in the hall supposedly talking business. If they had a contest to pick the one whose dolein' out the most bull%$#@ they'd have a hard time pickin' a winner! Can't they see thru each other?

2007-07-18 07:46:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anglcake 5 in Other - Careers & Employment

I've heard that if I have a 30 year mortgage, making the extra payment can take close to 10 years off the mortgage.

2007-07-18 07:45:50 · 10 answers · asked by knightsprincess66 1 in Credit

Someone told me that the gas you buy at a marina is tax deductable, due to the large markup of delivery fees, etc? Is there any truth in that?

2007-07-18 07:43:33 · 3 answers · asked by Jon C 1 in United States

2007-07-18 07:42:07 · 9 answers · asked by tobcol 5 in Law & Legal

I thought that you gave a letter of resignation when you leave a job right away. A two week notice is telling the job you are leaving in two weeks.

Are they the same? or different?

For instance if I got a job that wanted me to start two weeks from today, but I wanted to leave the company sooner than two weeks, which letter would I use?

How about if the job asked me to start Monday, what letter shoudl I use?

2007-07-18 07:41:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Careers & Employment

I purchased a condo in May. 2 bed, 2 bath, 1018 square feet, ground floor, 1 uncovered parking space.

I had a Brinks security system installed.

The builder is now offering garages for $17k and I'm considering purchasing one. I wanted a carport, but those sold quickly.

Additionally, I want to install hardwoods in the dining room (currently carpeted).

The condo is brand new and has all the fancy stuff (ceramic tile countertops and entryway, stainless steel appliances, etc). But MOST of the condos came that way and I'm trying to make mine stand out for when I'm ready to sell.

Please tell me what you think or if you have more suggestions.

Thank you.

2007-07-18 07:40:49 · 7 answers · asked by LifesAMystery 3 in Renting & Real Estate

Im moving from Texas to Chicago for anyone who knows whats the first thing I do....

2007-07-18 07:38:44 · 2 answers · asked by Clementine 2 in Other - Careers & Employment

I heard that overweight people have a more difficult time finding jobs. Is that true? I know that it also depends on your knowledge and education, but I'm just curious. If two people had the same education, knowledge, personality, etc. ...would they choose the better looking one or the not so great looking one? And why?

Thanks!

2007-07-18 07:38:29 · 12 answers · asked by Virginia 3 in Other - Careers & Employment

I recently bought a home outside the United States and I have a mortgage with a bank in the foreign country. Can I get tax benefits for the mortgage loan I have.

Thanks

2007-07-18 07:38:16 · 3 answers · asked by Ram 2 in United States

If I buy a Laptop computer for work can I right it off? Is it worth it? how much money does it get me? I am a sales rep and really would need it to be organized. Also on the same note, what about a blackberry? same questions.

2007-07-18 07:32:57 · 5 answers · asked by Buck 3 in United States

i want to avoid custom charges and seller saying that he will export to my home address thru USPS courier service and no custom charges will be applicable . How do i beleive him ? He is saying that the pordct will be shipped as a gift and a low value product . will this work ? Whats the guarantee that custom charges will be discounted in this way ?
How do i avoid custom charges and tax ?

2007-07-18 07:32:30 · 6 answers · asked by Rishabh 4 in India

Our LLC is structured as profit sharing only at the end of each calendar year and no "guaranteed payments" to member-manager whatsoever. Are members obligated to pay estimated income tax every quarter eventhough we don't receive any income distribution yet? Is it needed for the LLC to create Quarterly Income Statement and the members will pay "estimated tax" based on those figures?

Please help. Thanks.

2007-07-18 07:28:48 · 1 answers · asked by Hinoktok 2 in United States

im going for an interview at a grocery store tomorrow, and i was wondering, what kind of questions are usually asked in job interviews?

2007-07-18 07:28:19 · 2 answers · asked by dan l 1 in Food Service

For a wait staff position in a diner, club or/ and bar Is it likely that they may not call them since these are all out of state?Also what do you do If you were not in NY legally, is there a way to verify this, even if you were born in the united states and have a social security # etc...
The people in New York may give a rude impression and even though they liked me may convey it New York style and that may lead them to think I was a horrible employee in California terms?

2007-07-18 07:26:15 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Careers & Employment

2007-07-18 07:22:04 · 7 answers · asked by c_a_aufdencamp 1 in Credit

I have heard that investing some of your paycheck into a 401K will actually make you're take-home pay more because of the tax break. Lets say i make 2000 a paycheck minus taxes... so about 1400 a paycheck (assuming taxes are 30%)...if i invest 6% of my 2000 before taxes into a 401K, will that percentage of a tax break actually put more money in my paycheck after taxes and the 401K are taken out rather than just getting taxed on the whole 30%?

2007-07-18 07:17:32 · 5 answers · asked by rushfreak01 2 in United States

should i roll over my 401k to my new job 401k and roll it over as an IRA and start a new 401k?

2007-07-18 07:15:37 · 3 answers · asked by photo 1 in Personal Finance

2007-07-18 07:13:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Personal Finance

The property is leased from a mobile home park, but they don't own the mobile home. They also have refused to give an application to a non resident in order to reside there.

2007-07-18 07:12:11 · 10 answers · asked by scorpionsunblack2 1 in Renting & Real Estate

Can anyone recommend a good bank that offers an IRA Roth?
I would like to open an account and have no idea where to start.

Thanks!

2007-07-18 07:08:26 · 2 answers · asked by Claudia 2 in Personal Finance

2007-07-18 07:01:37 · 12 answers · asked by 6th Finger 2 in Personal Finance

Is it crazy to take the IRS to court claiming you don't legally have to pay income taxes? One guy did, and won
By Loresha Wilson

A Shreveport attorney who has challenged the government for years on the legality of filing federal income taxes has been acquitted on charges he failed to file returns.

A federal jury unanimously found Tommy Cryer not guilty this week on two misdemeanor counts of failure to file.

And according to Cryer, the prosecution dismissed two felony charges of tax evasion prior to trial.

Attempts by The Times on Thursday to reach U.S. Attorney Donald Washington or Bill Flanagan, first assistant U.S. attorney, were not successful. Calls made to the two were not immediately returned.

"The court could not find a law that makes me liable or makes my revenues taxable," Cryer said. "The Supreme Court has ruled that the government cannot impose an income tax on anything but the profits and gains. When you work for someone you give your service and labor in exchange for money, so everything you make is not profit or gain. You put something into it."

Cryer was indicted last year on two counts of tax evasion. The indictment alleged he evaded payment of $73,000 in income tax to the Internal Revenue Service during 2000 and 2001.

Cryer created a trust listing himself as the trustee, and received payments of dividends, interest and stock income to that trust, according to the indictment. He also was accused of concealing his receipt of the sources of income from the IRS by failing to file a tax return on behalf of that trust.

"I determined that my personal earnings were not 100 percent profits, some were income," Cryer said. "I refuse to file, I refuse to pay unless they can show me I have a lawful reason to pay."

"What I earned was my own personal labor. I am giving something in exchange. I'm giving my property and I don't belong to anyone else."

Cryer says he stopped filing returns more than 10 years ago after he investigated claims that income tax was a sham. He contends the law doesn't actually tax personal earning.

2007-07-18 07:01:02 · 7 answers · asked by Beauty&Brains 4 in United States

Tenant has now moved and handed possession back over to me the owner. She refuses to return the key for she wants to come and get her belongings out. She has now been gone for 40 days. How much longer do I have to hold her belongings, I am ready to clean out the home and put it up for sale. Should I send her notice. I can't allow her back into the home I am changing locks today.

2007-07-18 07:00:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Renting & Real Estate

Any advice/experience from people who have or had an ING savings account?

2007-07-18 06:58:54 · 6 answers · asked by pumpkin 2 in Personal Finance

After I put a stop payment on a check the bank let it go through, resulting in 7 overdraft fees!!! Now they refuse to credit me the overdrafts.

I have climbed the ladder to the point that they won't return my calls
Where can I go


The bank by the way is National City and it's not the first time this has happened

2007-07-18 06:57:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Business & Finance