May 2024

The Inflation Reduction Act made several changes to Medicare Part D (Medicare’s prescription drug program).

The main function of all the activities at Seagull Technologies Inc is to education the small business community.  Here is an example of just hiring someone to take care of some of your business functions and not knowing if they are doing it right can cost you big time:

Congress passed a law requiring the IRS to use private collection agencies (PCA). These agencies assist the IRS in collecting certain overdue tax accounts.  So, if you are approached, how to you know it is legit and not a scam?  Read on...

They will place your account with a PCA for collection of your unpaid tax liability because you met one of the following criteria:

During the 2024 tax season, a series of tax scams and inaccurate social media advice led thousands of taxpayers to file inflated refund claims.

These scams centered around the Fuel Tax Credit, the Sick and Family Leave Credit and household employment taxes. The IRS has seen thousands of dubious claims come in where it appears taxpayers are claiming credits for which they are not eligible, leading to refunds being delayed and the need for taxpayers to show they have legitimate documentation to support these claims.

On March 11, 2024, the new rules that the U.S. Department of Labor created to clarify the classifications between independent contractors and employees went into effect. Many employers and freelance contractors have wanted a better distinction between what constitutes the difference and this document is the final rule on that issue.

I get it…

You’ve been lied to before.

There are a ton of video builders out there that claim to be so “easy to use”…

You’d think you could close your eyes, hit a few keys, and pump out oscar winning videos that print cash.

But they lied to you.

So you just end up paying a freelancer 1000’s of $ to do it for you…

*sigh*

Which is why I was skeptical when I first heard about CreateStudio…

It’s supposedly the “#1 animated 3D video builder” on the market right now…

The one thing any webmaster wants to deal with is spam and security issues.  And when you run several websites like to do, it can really be time consuming unless you have the best protection for your systems. And as far as I'm concerned, you can do no better than what the folks at CleanTalk do to take care of that for me.

It's the season for tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding and devastating winds.  So, I thought it would be a good time to review the rules for taking money out of your retirement accounts to get you through the storms.