Business & Finance - 12 December 2007

Why now a days are houses built so close together, like in Florida? I understand that the owner of the land wants as many houses as possible on their land to make more money, but my question is:
We are trying to put a garage on our house, and the town will not allow us to do it because it will leave only about 12-15feet between our house and next door.
Yet, in this same town, within 2miles, houses that are newly built have only 10 feet between them.
Codes should be the same all around.

Can I fight this???

2007-12-12 02:45:29 · 3 answers · asked by Mom of 2 great boys 7 in Renting & Real Estate

I'm moving at the end of February to Las Vegas. I've moved several times before, and I always seem to forget something. I have a job waiting so that's not an issue. I figure I'll just need rent money, food money, and about $250 in safety money. I don't have any bills to pay except my cell phone, but my job will cover that. Am I forgetting anything? Any other suggestions I should use?

2007-12-12 02:42:44 · 3 answers · asked by Derek B 1 in Personal Finance

I am purchasing a home and have recieved a large $ gift for my down payment. Does anyone know how this will effect my taxes this year? I have a gift receipt. Does the donor pay the taxes or do I? If I pay them, how do they factor that into my taxes?

2007-12-12 02:42:40 · 5 answers · asked by Pet Owner 2 in United States

2007-12-12 02:41:37 · 8 answers · asked by elisag9816 2 in Credit

It's the first time I'll be doing my taxes, but it's a little more confusing than that. I'm currently not speaking with my father, who claimed me last year even though I was living on my own. Financially he has me on his health insurance, but that's the only dependency I have on him. I've moved in with my mother, who hasn't been in my life since I was younger and now she is taking care of some of my financial needs.

My question is.. is it better for me to file as independent, or dependent?

2007-12-12 02:36:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in United States

I have a Roth IRA that I've already established and will be contributing the max amount allowed. I would like for my wife to do the same. However, earlier in the year she made contributions to a tradtional IRA (through an automated account she had already established, but has since been stopped). Let's say she contributed $500. Do I have to "convert" that into a Roth and pay taxes on it, or can I simply contribute $3500 into a Roth and leave the $500 in the regular IRA?

2007-12-12 02:33:00 · 3 answers · asked by kylometers 1 in United States

2007-12-12 02:30:39 · 8 answers · asked by arbee 1 in Credit

Is there a degree requirement to be a chiropractic assistant? I'm asking because of a want ad in the paper and the only requirments it lists are good people person, multi-tasker.
I want to apply but im not sure if I need schooling or not,

2007-12-12 02:29:00 · 2 answers · asked by nettie0228 2 in Health Care

I remember when I was talking to a realtor about a new home, she mentioned something about only having to pay property taxes on the land for the first year since it's new construction. Is this true?

2007-12-12 02:27:05 · 11 answers · asked by BW 1 in Renting & Real Estate

the price you are willing to pay untill maturity, can someone help, or give me the required formulas??

2007-12-12 02:25:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Business & Finance

Is it true that who ever bought a house with 5 year interest only loan and now is adjustable, that the government can give them a fix rate. How would I find it out?

2007-12-12 02:25:20 · 2 answers · asked by gary d 1 in Renting & Real Estate

My employer has asked me to sign a non-compete agreement that was not part of my initial hiring procedure more than a year ago. After consulting with a lawyer I decided that it was too restrictive and not worth the stock they were offering as a carrot. Now they've said I'm not eligible for promotions or bonuses that I've earned because of my refusal to sign.

Is this policy legal? Thanks!

2007-12-12 02:24:45 · 3 answers · asked by Sazerac 1 in Law & Legal

I am currently pregnant and due to have my baby in Feb 2008 can i carry my baby without a social security number.

2007-12-12 02:19:37 · 10 answers · asked by twin2smile 1 in Other - Taxes

I earn $120 per refferal. How much should I give them? Commission.

2007-12-12 02:16:24 · 2 answers · asked by Steve J 1 in Personal Finance

Tax Question! This year I worked as a preschool teacher for a few months. While filling out my W4s I was unsure of whether I am "exempt" or not. Last year I was a waitress and made around 12,000 for the year.
I am single, and I have no children.
I do own a house with my boyfriend, but last year he filed the house under just him because he has a higher income and we are not married.

My question is: Number 7 on my W4 says "I claime exemption from withholding for 2007, and I certify that I meet both of the following conditions for exemption.. If you meet both exemptions write "exempt" here"

Am i exempt? I don't even know what that means? lol.

2007-12-12 02:15:59 · 6 answers · asked by ab 2 in United States

Forced Vacation

I was wondering if it’s legal for a company to shut down say for the time between Christmas and new years and to force its employees to spend vacation days for that time. Basically come January 2nd I will be back in the office and will have lost three days off of my accrued vacation days. Oh and if you don’t have any vacation days left them you lose pay.

I think it’s a crappy thing to do but I’m more interested in knowing if it’s even legal for them to do it. I live and work in Massachusetts.

2007-12-12 02:11:06 · 5 answers · asked by ithinkimnutz 2 in Law & Legal

i want to make a money transfer from other country but i dont know what can i do to make this money transfer

2007-12-12 02:09:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Personal Finance

Sallie mae student loan: what is difference capitalized interest & accrued interest?

my capitalized interest is 1,941.50

and my accured interest is $78.42 (it went up in 2 days, weird?)

what does this mean? (this was my first original question--that was answered)

i was told it meant: When Sallie Mae 'capitalizes' your interest, it means they have taken the interest that has accrued on your loan and adds it to the principal of the loan.

MY QUESTION NOW: should pay the accured interest so it wont be captialized, right?

2007-12-12 02:08:33 · 1 answers · asked by happypants 3 in Personal Finance

2007-12-12 02:06:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Small Business

I want to know wheather there is need for a good product to be advertised before it could be well sold?

2007-12-12 02:05:55 · 6 answers · asked by daniel olugbenga 1 in Other - Advertising & Marketing

2007-12-12 02:02:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Personal Finance

Doesn't the sharp rise of the stock market today, within opening minutes today, after a precipitous decline yesterday, decisively demonstrate that it's not based on any rational factors? Isn't all the explanations and prognostications by the so-called "experts" nothing more than blowing steam? Can anyone claim to know more about how the market's going to perform than anyone else (i.e. the manager of a huge Fidelity Fund compared to a dart throwing monkey)?

2007-12-12 01:59:34 · 5 answers · asked by Stephen L 6 in Investing

what is this page all about ?
i am a little confused..

do i need to fill in all this information

what happens if i don't put the information that i am working at 2 jobs ( quite honestly i dn't want to tell my full time emplyer this )

what should I do ??

2007-12-12 01:45:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in United States

2007-12-12 01:42:36 · 2 answers · asked by J. 1 in Investing

I called Jackson Hewitt who told me that there is no need to file taxes for my deceased father if the only income he received for the year was his Social Security. My husband reminded me last night that early in the year my father had withdrawn $10,000 from an investment account and that would be considered taxable income. But isn't the rule that if your income is less than 12k a year you don't file taxes? Sooooo.... Am I suppose to file a return for him or not?

2007-12-12 01:41:44 · 6 answers · asked by ChrisbeesMama 1 in United States

Can any one anser these questions they are related to business and admin

How regular maintenance of equipment can help to minimise waste
How to use technology and other methods to work more efficiently
How to select sources of materials and equipment that provide best value for money

2007-12-12 01:41:17 · 3 answers · asked by Carlie W 2 in Other - Business & Finance

2007-12-12 01:27:38 · 1 answers · asked by Richie 2 in Corporations

-To become a successful business person
-To invest in the market to make about 1k and invest that to make about a million
-Invest in the million and own multiple businesses
-Buy and Sell my businesses
-Take the risk and multiply my income by 10x (from the 1st Milion)
-With my 10million (normal rate interest on that is like 600k a year i think) put that in a bank and let that grow
-Hopefully my capitol can grow at the rate of over a half of a million a year steadily (600k a year)
-and in due time i will have multiple millions
(and maybe, MAYBE, i can reach 100mil after like 40 years, 'im not counting on it at all, its just a MAYBE')

im not sure if this is feasible because i think that i have an extremely slight case of megalomania.

2007-12-12 01:22:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Investing

how do people who do things on the internet make money eg the man who invented google. how is he so rich i dont understand. i dont pay to use google so how did he make the money from it

2007-12-12 01:22:30 · 2 answers · asked by londonhorsepink 1 in Personal Finance

When a company takes you on after passing interviews etc, are they obliged to give you a contract before you start the job? And, if you've been there some weeks and they still haven't given you a contract, are they breaking the law and can they then just terminate your position and get rid after 12 weeks?

2007-12-12 01:08:34 · 9 answers · asked by Angelfish 6 in Law & Legal