Minding Her Own Business: The Self-Employed Woman's Guide to Taxes and Recordkeeping

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This easy-to-read and understand book is invaluable for women (and men) who are already in business or just starting to be self-employed, and who are trying to learn exactly what tax responsibilities they have.

Not just a tax-season book, but a year round guide, Minding Her Own Business provides complete tax and recordkeeping information for self-employed people and independent contractors. Readers will learn about the different business entities (sole-proprietor, LLC, corporation, partnership), what the tax differences are between being an employee and a self-employed person, which business expenses are deductible and what proof the IRS expects to see, how to reduce your chances of being audited, whether you need to make quarterly estimated tax payments (and how to calculate the amount to send), how to deduct a home office (or should you?), whether you can deduct your business vehicle (and what records you need), how to choose a tax preparer or a bookkeeper, what taxes self-employed people pay, which tax forms are filed by sole proprietors, whether it's a good idea to prepare your own return using a tax preparation program, how to set up a simple record keeping system, and much much more.

This recently published 4th edition of Minding Her Own Business contains the general information you'll need to prepare your own 2004 tax return (or to get ready your materials for your preparer) and also for doing your 2005 tax planning.

Unlike some tax books, Minding Her Own Business is not an academic book. It is not written in legal language. It was written by a tax preparer (enrolled agent) who has been preparing tax returns for self employed people for more than 25 years. She has prepared over 8,000 tax returns and currently has 400 tax clients with whom she uses this information every day! The author has also been teaching small business tax seminars throughout the country for more than 20 years so she has a very good idea of what questions self-employed people have about taxes. You'll find those questions (and the answers) inside Minding Her Own Business.

Terry Savage in the Chicago Sun-Times wrote about Minding Her Own Business, 'If you have your own business or are thinking about starting one, you need this book.'

Paul Tulenko in The Atlanta Business Chronicle wrote: 'Clearly written and superbly easy to use. One of the best I've seen on the essentials of keeping books and paying taxes.'

Anna Marks, publisher of Bay Area BusinessWoman wrote "Women business owners should not be without this book. It's like having a tax professional by your side at all times."

Small business columnist Jane Applegate wrote, "Minding Her Own Business is a great addition to anyone's business library. Zobel has the ability to explain financial issues in a clear and understandable manner."

Customer Reviews:

Excellent resource for small business owners.......2007-07-13

This book is the best I have read when it comes to breaking down financial information needed to run your own business. I used this book in every step of my business setup.

Great book.......2007-03-15

Highly recommended. Everything is described very simple and clear. And oh, boy, when it comes to taxes, there is a reason we hire someone to prepare the documents. Now I know so much, I am going to do it myself this year.

Great book to add to your library.......2005-09-30

I found this book easy to read and understand. Each of the topics were described in just enough detail - enough to give you the essentials needed to keep your books, yet not so much that you got lost in irrelevant details. I read it in one day. Sure to be referenced for years to come.

The monetary basics every business owner has to know.......2005-04-06

Now in an updated fourth edition, Minding Her Own Business is a guide to taxes and financial records written especially for self-employed women, but highly recommended for entrepreneurs everywhere regardless of gender. Written in plain and simple terms, Minding Her Own Business covers licenses and permits, bank accounts and credit cards, records the IRS expects one to have, ledger books and recordkeeping systems, 1099 Forms, identifying deductible expenses, filling tax forms and much more. A thorough overview of the monetary basics every business owner has to know.

One of my 'Top Ten Books' for entrepreneurial women........2005-03-15

One of my 'Top Ten Books' I list in the resources of all my books for self-employed and entrepreneurial women " Priscilla Y. Huff, 101 Best Home-Based Businesses for Women, 3rd. ed.

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Migration is a key process in the population dynamics of many insects, including some of the most damaging pests. This book reviews current understanding of the ecological, behavioral, physiological, and genetic bases of insect migration. The first part describes migration systems in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and America, with an emphasis on the role of regional weather and climate. Secondly, is a consideration of insects' adaptation to migration; it covers aerodynamics and energetics, the integration of migration in insect life cycles, environmental and genetic regulation of migratory potential, and the evolutionary implications of habitat heterogeneity and variability. The book then addresses the application of this knowledge to operational pest forecasting.

Insect Migration: Tracking Resources through Space and Time

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Insect Migration: Tracking Resources through Space and Time
V. A. Drake
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MV5WAK

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Review of Lacrosse for Dummies

For indoor lacrosse only!

Boys Only Need Apply

Great Box Lax book

Great Book!

Lacrosse for Dummies
Jim Hinkson
Manufacturer: For Dummies
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1894413490

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Lacrosse is a sport with a rich heritage, and is played in many parts of the world. It contains the physical hitting of football, the speed and quickness of hockey, and the passing and shooting ability of basketball. Anybody can play this game, from the little guy who has speed and quickness to the big guy who has strength and power. Make no mistake; once you have thrown a lacrosse ball with a lacrosse stick, the game has got you!

Lacrosse For Dummies is for anyone interested in lacrosse, from the “peanut” player (four or five years old) to the old-timer, from the new fan to the fanatic, from the beginning coach to the experienced coach, from the parent who’s a novice to the parent who has been through the “wars” of lacrosse. Whatever your association to the sport, this book is an interesting and exciting read.

Lacrosse For Dummies covers what you need to know to get the most out of this exciting sport, whether you’re a fan, coach, player, or parent of a player. From the fundamen tals of passing and catching to equipping yourself for the game, this book has everything you ever wanted to know about lacrosse, but were afraid to ask. Lacrosse For Dummies opens with the basics of the game, and familiarizes you with such things as the ball and the stick, the position of the players on the field, the equipment used, and the way the game is played. The other parts of the book illustrate how you should watch the game for maximum enjoyment, how you can become a better player, and how you can become a better coach.

This book also explores:

The fundamentals of playing lacrosse
The rules of the game
How to develop offensive and defensive skills
Preparing yourself for a game

Lacrosse has had a hectic history of ups and downs, probably more than any other sport, but it is still the most exciting sport around. Lacrosse For Dummies can show you how to enjoy this game from any perspective—fan, coach, or player.

Customer Reviews:

Review of Lacrosse for Dummies.......2007-04-20

This book is not about lacrosse played on grass fields. It is about indoor "box" lacrosse.

I'm sure it's a fine box lacrosse book, and some drills would cross over, but you need to be clear that this book is not about "normal" lacrosse.

I also bought "Lacrosse Technique and Tradition" by Hopkins Coach Dave Pietramala. That one is great.

For indoor lacrosse only!.......2007-03-29

This book is NOT for US field lacrosse, boys or girls. Indoor Canadian...i suspect it is great, but I have no clue.

Boys Only Need Apply.......2006-02-20

If you're coaching boys lacrosse, this is the book for you. However, if you're interested in girls or women's lacrosse, don't waste your money here. There's only a few pages on girls rules and even those are skimpy and practically useless.

Great Box Lax book.......2004-02-02

It is a great book. The only thing though, it should of had some colour pictures and from what I can see the cover has a WLA (Western Lacrosse Association) goal net and there isn't that weird green flooring there is in the NLL on the cover.

Go Vancouver Ravens!!!

Great Book!.......2003-11-12

As a fan of box (indoor) lacrosse, this book helped me to understand the rules of the game when I was still new to the sport. With the growing rate of intrest of box lax in the US and new teams poping up all over the country I think this will be a good thing for the players as well as the NLL(National Lacrosse League). Go Wings!

Coaching Lacrosse For Dummies (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies))

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Coaching Lacrosse For Dummies (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies))
National Alliance for Youth Sports
Manufacturer: For Dummies
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0470226994

Book Description

Coaching Lacrosse For Dummies helps parents or other adults coach young players successfully, both by focusing on the fundamentals of play and basic strategies, as well as by making the team experience pleasant and educational for the young players. It teaches the fundamentals of lacrosse and contains the proper progressions to help players master and apply their skills on the court. This book features a number of the sport’s best drills, maximizing both the rate and quality of learning to help players and coaches get the most out of each practice session, as well as the rule and requirement differences between boys’ and girls’ leagues.

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Perfect for weekend getaways, each In Your Pocket guidebook is divided into four sections. The Background sets the stage with information on region's history, culture and geography. The Exploring section details "must see" sights, classified according to Michelin's renowned star-rating system. A helpful calendar of holidays, shopping, entertainment, and nightlife suggestions as well as important hotel and restaurant information is described in Enjoying Your Visit. The A-Z Factfinder is a reference section, packed with useful information on what travelers need to know when visiting a destination.

Customer Reviews:

Michelin, for those that want ONLY the best..........2000-06-27

The greatest annoyance with foreign travel is most often confusion and inefficiency.

If you could easily whisk from point A to point B, make decisions on what to do next with great ease, lodge and dine ONLY in those places that leave you with the feeling of having been somewhere and experienced something truly unique and delighful... your trip abroad would be simply delightful, nothing else.

I'm telling you, if you want to eliminate the fuss, the missed opportunities, and the wasted time, and the frustration, get yourself a Michelin guide to WHEREVER you are going... particularly those places with a penchant for confusion (read: Naples!)

The Michelin guide practically reads your mind... just flip the page and it tells you EXACTLY what you wanted to know... where best to go, how best to get there, what best to eat and where best to sleep.

Michelin guide is simply the best.

It's 100% efficient. It's 100% quality. And, most importantly, it makes one's vacation 100% success!

Highly recommended.

-John Perri

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One Real Thing Review.......2004-04-24

Melanie is saddened when another holiday comes. Her father will be drinking and her mother will still be buried in Iowa. She brightens up, though, when her favorite Junior Explorer (Amy) spends the holiday with her. Meanwhile, things with Jesse are going weird.

Ben has never kissed anyone before. He decides to try it--but on who?

Leah is preparing herself for possibly the most embarrassing moment of her life--the finals of the modeling contest in California.

Still waters run deep.......2000-08-25

I'm a 12 year old reader from CA. I have read all the Clearwater Crossing books, and this is my favorite. The Melanie/Jesse thing is driving me nuts. Does she love him? Does he love her? At the end, I was almost screaming at Melanie for being so dense. The Ben thing was a little undeveloped, but very interesting. After all, if you don't like the person you're kissing, than the kiss is worth nothing at all. As for Melanie and Jesse, if they're ever going to have a serious relationship, they both need to acknowledgde their feelings, not deny them, and learn to trust each other. I hope this review helped you!

EXCELLENT.......2000-04-04

I thought that this book was really good. The book was so life like. Not like some books where they try to make it life like but no one can ever relate to them. This is practically a dictation of the average teens life. I loved this book and if you have enjoyed other clearwater crossing books in the past you're guarenteed to love this one.

wonderful.......1999-04-16

Yet another wonderful book for adolescents. Being thirteen, I love to read stories that reflect all of the things Ms. Roberts includes. She has a very real approach to the world, and the topics she writes about I can really relate to. This book was very good, but overall I think I'm just a huge fan of the series. Looking forward to #9, and I recommend Clearwater Crossing to everyone!

Decent but not the best book in the series.......1999-04-04

I thought that in this installment of Clearwater Crossing, Roberts lacked development of characters. It wasn't as meaningful as any of the other books in the series. It left every conflict it brought up completely unresolved, and I prefer to have more resolutions. Although I understand that to continue the series, she must leave some conflicts unresolved, I felt this time she left far too many problems unsolved.

One Thing Led to h Next: The Real History of TTs

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One Thing Led to h Next: The Real History of TTs

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The secret identity of Sam Mullins: no one believes in superheroes. Or do they? Megan's not so sure. But new kid Sam Mullins may just be the real thing.(Fiction)(Fictional ... Work): An article from: Girls' Life

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The secret identity of Sam Mullins: no one believes in superheroes. Or do they? Megan's not so sure. But new kid Sam Mullins may just be the real thing.(Fiction)(Fictional ... Work): An article from: Girls' Life
Sarah Grace McCandless
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Binding: Digital
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Release Date: 2005-08-01

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This digital document is an article from Girls' Life, published by Monarch Avalon, Inc. on August 1, 2004. The length of the article is 3018 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The secret identity of Sam Mullins: no one believes in superheroes. Or do they? Megan's not so sure. But new kid Sam Mullins may just be the real thing.(Fiction)(Fictional Work)
Author: Sarah Grace McCandless
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Date: August 1, 2004
Publisher: Monarch Avalon, Inc.
Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Page: 88(4)

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The one real thing
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One thing led to the next: The real history of TTYs

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Planning a successful retirement: Some things to think about in planning for "the best years of one's life"

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Planning a successful retirement: Some things to think about in planning for "the best years of one's life"
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