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Small Business Revenue Declines for the Sixth Consecutive Month: What’s (Potentially) Good About That? | Intuit Small Business Blog : 'via Blog this'

QuickBooks Online Goes Global Posted By  Annie Pilon  On September 27, 2012 @ 4:00 pm In  Finance   Accounting software for small businesses has traditionally been focused on all things local – local tax laws, local taxes, local accounting standards, and more. That’s why it can be difficult for many small businesses to go global or cross over borders,  especially without taking the time to grow first   [1] . Norton's comment : As a Quickbooks ProAdvisor, I am very excited to see that my services can help small businesses both locally and globally.  The Online versions can save clients money and time while allowing me to respond more quickly to their requests.

Majority of corporations avoid federal income taxes - study - Aug. 12, 2008 : "NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Nearly two-thirds of U.S. companies and 68% of foreign corporations do not pay federal income taxes, according to a congressional report released Tuesday...." Norton's comment: If corps. were the engine that created the most jobs, then this might be worth it; however, it is SMALL BUSINESS that creates the jobs AND PAY TAXES AND SUFFER UNDER COMPLEX REPORTING REGULATIONS! Regulation is NOT a bed word. It is those designed to be complicated to provide escape holes for corporate interests and to sustain legal fees / business that I object to! Currently, our system does NOT function as a democracy, does NOT benefit the populace or the voters. It serves the corporate interests that are contrary to benefiting the middle class that has always driven economic growth. The Middle Class is DEAD. When do we have the funeral? Shall we wait until the whole economic system...

The Limits of Monetary Policy: ‘Monetary Policy Responsibility Cannot Substitute for Government Irresponsibility’ | The Big Picture : "That reason has nothing to do with monetary policy. It has everything to do with the taxation and fiscal and regulatory policies of the states. The cost of capital does not explain the different economic performances of the states; the cost of doing business has everything to do with those differences. However well-meaning tax and regulatory initiatives in the laggard states may have been when they were conceived and levied, they have had unintended consequences that have led to economic underperformance and job destruction."