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2001
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2008
May
Don't
Let Your Teen Get Caught in a Credit Crunch (5/26/08)
Teaching
Children Money Smarts (5/19/08)
Planning
an Affordable Family Vacation (5/12/08)
How
to Avoid Scams When Searching for Scholarships (5/5/08)
April
Protecting
Your Child Against Identity Theft (4/28/08)
Medical
Identity Theft: Don't be a Victim (4/21/08)
Smart
Tips for Managing Your Debt (4/14/08)
Five
Ways to Save on Energy Costs (4/7/08)
March
Savvy
Steps in Shopping for a Mortgage (3/31/08)
Tips
for First-Time Home Buyers (3/24/08)
Tax
Tips for Members of the Military (3/17/08)
Best
Ways to Spend Your Tax Refund (3/10/08)
Answers
to Frequently Asked Tax Time Questions (3/3/08)
February
Five
Signs Your Finances are in Trouble (2/25/08)
Financial
Advice for the "Sandwich Generation” (2/18/08)
Understanding
Medicare Advantage Plans (2/11/08)
How
to Minimize Your Health Care Costs (2/4/08)
January
Tax-Smart
Retirement Planning (1/28/08)
Tax-Deductable
Donations: What You Need to Know (1/21/08)
Sure-Fire
Steps to Achieve Your Financial Goals (1/14/08)
Keep
Your Financial Resolutions This Year (1/7/08)
2007
December
For
Peace of Mind, Create an Emergency Fund (12/24/07)
Identity
Theft: Don't Let it Happen to You! (12/17/07)
Long-Term
Care Insurance: What You Need to Know (12/10/07)
Money-Wise
Gifts for the Holidays (12/3/07)
November
Don't
Let Thieves and Con Artists Ruin Your Holidays (11/26/07)
Programs
That Will Make Your Employees Thankful (11/19/07)
Tax
Tips for Veterans and Members of the Military (11/12/07)
Avoid
Overspending During the Holidays (11/5/07)
October
Don't
Let Mischief Strike Your Company: Five Steps to Prevent Fraud
in Your Business (10/29/07)
Give
Your Business an it Checkup (10/22/07)
Donating
Property Can Provide Tax Relief (10/15/07)
Financial
Planning For Single Parents (10/8/07)
Seven
Ways to Take Control of Your 2007 Tax Bill (10/1/07)
September
Is
Your Home Adequately Insured? (9/25/07)
The
Ins and Outs of 529 Plans (9/17/07)
Great
Last-Minute College Financing Ideas (9/10/07)
Five
Ways to Earn Employee Loyalty (9/3/07)
August
Cash
Flow Tips to Keep Your Business in the Black (8/28/07)
How
to Deal With Bad Business Debts (8/20/07)
What
You Need to do Before Your Sell Your Business (8/13/07)
How
to Overcome Start-Up Business Hurdles (8/6/07)
July
Eight
Retirement Savings Mistakes to Avoid (7/30/07)
How
Much Do You Need to Retire? (7/23/07)
Insuring
Your Home-Based Business (7/16/07)
Understanding
the Home Office Deduction Can Lower Your Tax Bill (7/9/07)
Savings
Strategies for Any Stage in Your Life (7/2/07)
April
Are
your 2007 estimated taxes on track? (4/16/07)
Don't
overlook these investment and tax-related deductions (4/9/07)
Pension
Protection Act Includes New Rules for Charitable Giving(4/2/07)
March
CPAs
Point Out Convenience of Tax Payment Options (3/26/07)
Don't
Miss These Valuable Tax Deductions (3/19/07)
Employee
Business Expenses (3/12/07)
Kiddie
Tax Changes and Other Child Related Changes(3/5/07)
February
Standard
Deduction or Itemizing: Which is Right For You? (2/26/07)
Tips
and Taxes:: What You Need to Know (2/19/07)
Tax
Check: Is Your Status Accurate? (2/12/07)
Health
Savings Accounts: What You Need To Know (2/5/07)
January
Long
Term Care Insurance: What to Ask Before You Buy (1/29/07)
Life
Insurance Facts (1/22/07)
Disability
Insurance: How to Taylor the Policy to Your Needs (1/15/07)
Make
Retirement Saving a Goal for 2007 (1/8/07)
Ring
in the New Year With These Financial Resolutions (1/1/07)
2006
December
Start
Off the Year Right: Review Your Asset Allocation (12/26/06)
How
the Gift Tax Affects Large Gifts (12/18/06)
Business
Gift-Giving: What's Deductable and What's Not? (12/11/06)
How
to Stay Out of Debt This Holiday Season (12/4/06)
November
SEPS
Help Business Owners Boost Retirement Savings (11/27/06)
Seven
Facts You Need to Know About Keogh Plans (11/20/06)
Don't
Overlook the Four Key Benefits of Both IRAs (11/13/06)
How
Much Do You Know About U.S. Savings Bonds? (11/6/06)
October
Gain
Control of Your Finances in Five Easy Steps (10/30/06)
Investment
101: Teaching Teens to Invest (10/23/06)
A
Half Dozen Year-End Tax Tips for Small Business Owners (10/16/06)
Tax
Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act: What You Need to Know
(10/9/06)
Does
Your Business Need a Document Management System? (10/2/06)
September
Protect
Your Finances: How to Avoid Investment Scams (9/25/06)
How
to Benefit From Flexible Spending Accounts (9/18/06)
Save
Fuel and Taxes WIth New Hybrid Vehicles (9/11/06)
How
to Select the Right Investments for the Right Goals (9/4/06)
August
Understanding
Estate Taxes and How They Can Affect You (8/28/06)
Estate
Planning Terms You Need to Know (8/21/06)
Back
to School Basics: How to Qualify for the Hope and Lifetime Learning
Credits (8/14/06)
Vacation
Homes Come With Tax Benefits (8/7/06)
July
Disaster
Preparation Can Save Your Business (7/31/06)
How
to Cretae an Ethical Culture in Any Size Business (7/24/06)
Five
Advantages to Incorporating Your Business (7/17/06)
Every
Family Business Needs a Succession Plan (7/10/06)
Hiring
Your Children is Good Business (7/3/06)
June
Life's
Financial Emergencies: Six Ways to Prepare (6/26/06)
Tax
Planing for Newlyweds (6/19/06)
Financial
Tips: CPAs’ Gift to College Graduates (6/12/06)
Hiring
a Summer Household Helper? Better Brush Up on Employment Taxes
(6/5/06)
May
How
to Make Your Retirement Nest Egg Last (5/29/06)
Key
2006 Tax Breaks Make Saving for Retirement Sweeter (5/22/06)
Reverse
Mortgages: The Pros and Cons of Cashing In (5/15/06)
The
Financial Side of Buying Your First Home (5/8/06)
Homeownership:
The Tax Implications of Trading Down (5/1/06)
April
Time
is Running Out for Medicare Part D Enrollment (4/24/06)
Have
You Overpaid Your Taxes? Tweak Your W-4 (4/17/06)
FAQS
About Tax Audits (4/10/06)
Automatic
Tax-Filing Extension is Good News for Procrastinators (4/3/06)
March
Deductable
Investment-Related Expenses (3/27/06)
Tax
Breaks That Help When Disaster Strikes (3/20/06)
No
Sweat Tax-Filing Tips (3/13/06)
Tax
Breaks Get Better With 2006 Inflation Adjustments (3/6/06)
February
Deductible
Medical Expenses You Can't Afford to Overlook (2/28/06)
Understanding
the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (2/21/06)
Ask
the Right Questions to Claim Business Travel Deductions (2/14/06)
Business
Entertainmet: What's Deductable and What's Not (2/7/06)
January
Bank
Smart: Follow These Banking Basics (1/30/06)
Ten
Smart Ways to Avoid Identity Theft (1/23/06)
How
to Raise Your Credit Score (1/16/06)
Life's
Financial Emergencies: What You Can do to Prepare (1/9/06)
New
Year, New Financial Records: What to Keep and For How Long (1/2/06)
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of Page
2005
December
Managing
Post-Holiday Debt in Seven Easy Steps (12/26/05)
When
Baby Makes Three: Financial Planning for New Parents (12/19/05)
Section
529 College Savings Plans and Their Impact on Financial Aid (12/12/05)
Understanding
Coverdell Education Savings Accounts (12/5/05)
November
Organizing
Your Finances Wheb Your Spouse Dies (11/28/05)
Aging
Parents: Asking the Tough Questions (11/21/05)
Time
to Sign Up for Medicare Drug Benefit (11/14/05)
Planning
for the Possibility of Incapacity (11/7/05)
October
The
Risks and Rewards of Investing in Mutual Funds (10/31/05)
Investing
Internationally: How, Why, and What to Watch Out For (10/24/05)
Understanding
How Dividends are Taxed (10/17/05)
How
to Help Your Child Become Stock Market Savvy (10/10/05)
CPAS
Outline Basic Rules for Investors (10/3/05)
September
Franchises
for Would-be Entrepreneurs (9/26/05)
What
Every Business Owner Needs to Know About Cash Flow (9/19/05)
Accounting
Quiz for Prospective Business Owners (9/12/05)
Ten
Easy Ways to Save Money in Your Business (9/5/05)
August
Retirement
Planning Checklist for 30-Somethings (8/29/05)
Take
Charge of Your 401(K) Plan (8/22/05)
Insurance
Guidelines for Soon-to-be-Retirees (8/15/05)
Seven
Ways to Boost Your Retirement Wealth (8/8/05)
Plan
Now to Ensure a Secure Retirement (8/1/05)
July
Key
Steps in Setting Up a 401(K) Plan For Your Employees (7/25/05)
Get
The Insurance Coverage You Need to Protect Your Business And Your
Future (7/18/05)
CoverDell
Account or 529 Plan: A Side-By-Side Comparison (7/11/05)
College
Students: Tips For Managing Credit (7/4/05)
June
Summertime
Advice for Managing Your Taxes (6/27/05)
Tax
Planning for the Self-Employed (6/20/05)
Financial
Management for Grads: What They Don't Teach You in College (6/13/05)
An
Income Tax“To Do” List for Newlyweds (6/6/05)
May
Understanding
the Value of LIfe Insurance (5/30/05)
Smart
Shoppers Guide to Auto Insurance (5/23/05)
Protect
Your Assets With Personal Liability Insurance (5/16/05)
Seven
Ways to Lower Your Homeowners Insurance Costs
(5/9/05)
Five
Key Steps to Homeowners (5/2/05)
April
Here's
How to Use Your Tax Refund Wisely (4/25/05)
FAQS
About Amending Your Tax Return (4/18/05)
Tax
Audit Triggers to Watch Out For (4/11/05)
Expensing
Deduction: Boon For Small Business Owners (4/4/05)
March
Don't
Be an April Fool This Tax Season (3/28/05)
Keep
More of What You Earn:: Small Business Tax Checklist (3/21/05)
Tax
Breaks for Homeowners (3/14/05)
Save
Time and Money With E-File (3/7/05)
February
Child
and Dependent Care Credit Eases Burden of Working Families (2/28/05)
Why
You Can't Afford to Overlook Tax Credits (2/21/05)
Get
Educated on the Student Loan Interest (2/14/05)
Tuition
and Fees Deduction:Who Qualifies and How? (2/7/05)
January
Tax
Quiz: How Much Tax Help Do you Need? (1/31/05)
How
to Weather a Financial Setback (1/24/05)
Uncle
Sam Can Make Some Birthdays More or Less Taxing (1/17/05)
What
You Don't Know Can Hurt You: Be Sure to Understand All Credit
Card Terms (1/10/05)
Get
Smart About Savings in 2005 (1/3/05)\
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of Page
2004
December
Eight
Key Questions to Help You Manage Your Retirement Portfolio
(12/27/04)
Online
Banking: Should You or Shouldn't You? (12/20/04)
Checking
and Correcting Your Credit Report (12/13/04)
Tax
Benefits of Charitable Giving (12/6/04)
November
Understanding
the Risks of Debit Cards (11/29/04)
How
Safe is Your Money: FAQs About Insurance (11/22/04)
Job
Hunting Costs: What You Can and Can't Deduct (11/15/04)
Making
the Most of Severance Pay (11/8/04)
Tax
Breaks Available for Those Who Serve Their Country (11/1/04)
October
Ten
Steps to Safeguard Your Computer (10/25/04)
How
to Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft (10/18/04)
Protect
Customers' Data With a Privacy Policy (10/11/04)
Fraud
Prevention Steps for Small Businesses (10/4/04)
September
Borrowing
Wisely for College (9/27/04)
Get
Educated on Section 529 College Savings Plans (9/20/04)
Beginner's
Guide to Self-Employment Taxes (9/13/04)
Do
You Have What it Takes to Make the Entrepreneurial Leap? (9/6/04)
August
Health
Insurance Options for the Self-Employed (8/30/04)
How
Personal Liability Insurance Can Protect You (8/23/04)
Is
Your Homeowner's Insurance Up to Date (8/16/04)
Why
You Need Disability Insurance (8/9/04)
Assessing
Life Insurance Policies (8/2/04)
July
It
Checklist for Small Businesses (7/26/04)
Disaster
Recovery Planning for Small Businesses (7/19/04)
Financial
Planning: Recovering After Disaster Hits (7/12/04)
Ten
Worst Credit Card Mistakes (7/5/04)
June
Planning
to Sell Your Business? CPAs Answer Your Questions (6/28/04)
Mid-Year
Tax Savings Checklist for Small Business Owners (6/21/04)
What
You Need to Know About Establishing Credit (6/14/04)
College
Craduate: How to Get Debt Under Control (6/7/04)
May
Pros
and Cons of Borrowing Against Your Home (5/31/04)
The
Tax Advantages of Owning a Vacation Home (5/24/04)
Insuring
Your Home-Based Business (5/17/04)
The
Tax Implications of Selling Your Home (5/10/04)
Must-Ask
Mortgage Questions (5/3/04)
April
The
Tax Challenges of Hiring Household Employees (4/26/04)
Independent
Contractor or Employee? How to Tell the Difference
(4/19/04)
Get
More From Your Job With These Qualified Transportaion Fringle
Benefits (4/12/04)
Test
Your Tax Knowledge: How Will You Fare This April?
(4/5/04)
March
Tax
Deductions for Those Who Don't Itemize (3/29/04)
Answers
to Taxpayers' Questions About E-Filing (3/22/04)
Deducting
Business Car Expenses (3/15/04)
Business
Meals and Entertainment Expenses: What You Can and Can't Deduct
(3/8/04)
How
to Make the Most of the IRS Web Site (3/1/04)
February
Avoiding
an IRS Audit (2/23/04)
Ten
Tax Deductions Small Business Owners Can't Afford to Overlook
(2/16/04)
Make
the Most of Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (2/9/04)
Flexible
Spending Accounts: A Good Idea Gets Better (2/2/04)
January
Get
Educated on Education Tax Credits and the Tuition Deduction (1/26/04)
A
CPA’S Guide to Smart Recordkeeping (1/19/04)
Rev
Up Your Retirement Savings in 2004 (1/12/04)
Resolutions
to Take Charge of Your Financial Life (1/5/04)
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of Page
2003
December
Ten
Exercises for Archieving Fiscal Fitness in 2004 (12/29/03)
The
Tax Benefits of Donating Property (12/22/03)
Family
Foundations Can Help Maximize Charitable Giving (12/15/03)
A
CPA’S Guide to Holiday Gift Giving (12/8/03)
Ten
Tax Tasks for December (12/1/03)
November
When
and Why You Should Update Your Will (11/24/03)
An
Estate Planning Checklist Everyone Can Use (11/17/03)
A
CPA’s Primer on Reading the Financial Pages (11/10/03)
Uuderstanding
the Tax Implications of Fringe Benefits (11/3/03)
October
Starting
Over : Eight Steps for Rebuilding Your Finances (10/27/03)
When
Disaster Strikes: How to Deal With Property Loss (10/20/03)
Planning
for the Unexpected: What Homeowners Insurance Covers (10/13/03)
Private
Mortgage Insurance: Who Benefits? (10/6/03)
September
Get
Up to Speed on Section 529 Plans (9/29/03)
Bridging
the College Savings Gap With Financial Aid (9/22/03)
Important
Lessons For Those Who Failed to Save for College (9/15/03)
Freshman
Finance 101: Money Management Skills for College Students (9/8/03)
The
Tax Benefits of Hiring Your Children (9/1/03)
August
Grow
Row Your Business With an Effective Marketing Plan (8/25/03)
Effective
Collection Policies Can Help Keep Your Business in Business (8/18/03)
Build
Customer Confidence With and Internet Privacy Policy (8/11/03)
A
Code of Ethics for Your Business (8/4/03)
July
Check
Your Credit Report (7/21/03)
Teach
Your Teenager How to Manage a Summer Salary (7/14/03)
Tax
Implications of Combining Business and Vacation Travel
(7/7/03)
June
Want
to Secure Your Child's Future? Put Your Faith in a Trust (6/30/03)
Do's
and Don'ts for Managing Your 401(k) Plan (6/23/03)
Smart
Ways to Use the Equity in Your Home (6/16/03)
When
You're Out of Work: Health Care Coverage Alternatives and Advice
(6/9/03)
Six
Life Insurance Myth-Busters (6/2/03)
May
Motivating
Employees in Difficult Times (5/26/03)
A
Simple Retirement Plan Fix for Small Businesses (5/19/03)
Succession
Plans Keep Family Businesses in Business (5/12/03)
Put
Your Business on the Right Track With Cash Flow Strategies (5/5/03)
April
Smart
Ways to Put Your Tax Refund to Work (4/28/03)
Are
You Having Too Much Tax Withheld? (4/21/03)
Lasy
Minute Tax Return Checklist (4/14/03)
Tax
Tales to Keep You Out of Trouble With Uncle Sam (4/7/03)
March
The“Why”
and “How To” of Filing Taxes Electronically (3/31/03)
Dont'
be an IRS Audit Target:: Avoid Waving Red Flags (3/24/03)
Tax
Breaks for People with Disabilities (3/17/03)
Families
Can Benefit From Child and Dependent Care Credit (3/10/03)
Earned
Income Tax Credit Gives Relief to Lower-Income Workers (3/3/03)
February
Qualified
Dependents Can Save You Tax Dollars (2/24/03)
Filing
as Head of Household Can Lower Your Tax Bill (2/17/03)
Get
Smart: Earn Tax Credits for Education (2/10/03)
To
Itemize or Not to Itemize: What you Need to Know to Make the Right
Decision (2/03/03)
January
Get
Tax Smart in 2003:It's all About Planning (1/27/03)
Build
Your Savings in 2003 With Ten Simple Strategies (1/20/03)
When
it Comes to Tax Returns, Khow What You're Signing (1/13/03)
Surviving
Divorce: How to Protect Yourself Financially (1/06/03)
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of Page
2002
| The
following series of articles on financial statements were
written by Foundation Accounting Education Trustees President
Nancy Newman-Limata, CPA and were published in the New
York Post.
June
2, 2002 - Stock Options: An Important Part of Employee
Compensation (By Nancy Newman-Limata, CPA, FAE Trustees
President)
May
26, 2002 - Proforma - Disregard Proforma Results (By
Nancy Newman-Limata, CPA, FAE Trustees President)
May
12, 2002 - Read Financials Backward for Real Scoop
(By Nancy Newman-Limata, CPA, FAE Trustees President)
May
5, 2002 - Financial Statements Hold a Trove of Data
(By Nancy Newman-Limata, CPA, FAE Trustees President)
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December
When
You Must Borrow, Borrow Wisely (12/30/02)
Tax
Breaks Can Help Some Businesses This Holiday Season (10/23/02)
Smart
Holiday Gifts for Kids (12/16/02)
Avoid
Seasonal Splurging: Five Simple Tips for Managing Holiday Spending
(12/9/02)
The
Benefits of Donating Stock and Assets (12/2/02)
November
Reducing
Two Incomes to One: A Lesson in Cutting Back (11/25/02)
Volunteers:
Don't Pass Up the Opportunity to Deduct Out-of-Pocket Expenses
(11/18/02)
Make
it Official: Structuring Loans to Family Members (11/11/02)
To
the Rescue: An Emergency Fund Can Help Plug the Gap (11/4/02)
October
Building
Your Nest Egg With a SEP (10/28/02)
Keogh
Plans: 40 Years Old and Still Going Strong (10/21/02)
Why
a Roth Ira Sshould be Part of Your Savings Strategy (10/14/02)
Make
Your Paycheck go Further with Flexible Spending Accounts (10/07/02)
September
Succession
Planning: A will for your family business (9/30/02)
Seven
Ways to Achieve Greater Performance From Employees (9/23/02)
Should
You Incorporate your Business? (9/16/02)
First-Time
Financing: Advice for Small Businesses (9/9/02)
A
Tax Break Small Businesses Don't Have to Labor For: The welfare
to Work Tax Credit (9/2/02)
August
Insurance
Check-Up for College Bound Students (8/26/02)
Financial
Aid FAQs: How to Make College a Reality (8/19/02)
College
Students and Credit Cards: What They Don't Know Can Hurt Them
(8/12/02)
Investing
ABC: Teaching Your Kids About Stocks (8/5/02)
July
Every
Good Financial Plan Needs Life Insurance (7/22/02)
Five
Solid Reasons for Investing in Bonds (7/15/02)
Understanding
Mutual Funds (7/8/02)
Do
You Need Professional Financial Advice (7/1/02)
June
Smart
Ways to Cut the Cost of Long-Term Care Insurance (6/24/02)
Employers
of Household Help Have Chores Too: Taxes (6/17/02)
Vacation
Homes Can Bring Relaxation and Tax Relief (6/10/02)
After
the Honeymoon: Insurance Advice for Newlyweds (6/3/02)
May
A
Web Site Checkup for Small Businesses (5/27/02)
Moving
to E-Commerce: The First Steps (5/20/02)
September
11 Events Show Need for Small Business Insurance (5/13/02)
Smart
Tips for Starting a New Business (5/6/02)
April
Don't
Give Up On Your 401(K) (4/19/02)
Asset
Allocation: The Key to Long-Term Investment Performance (4/12/02)
March
What
You Need to Know About Filing Your Taxes Electronically (3/25/02)
This May Be Your Year for Claiming Miscellaneous Itemized Deductions
(3/18/02)
Disability:
The Risk Many Forget to Insure (3/11/02)
Tax
Breaks for Independent Contractors (3/4/02)
February
Tax
Relief Available for Victims of Disasters (2/25/02)
Tax
Breaks for Supporting Elederly Parents (2/18/02)
Education
Tax Breaks You Can't Afford to Miss (2/11/02)
IRA
Options: Choose the Right One For You (2/4/02)
January
Section
529 College Savings Plans Offer Numerous Advantages (1/28/02)
A
Frugal New You in 2002 (1/21/02)
Top
Warning Signs That Your Business is in Trouble (1/14/02)
Put
Your Future in Order With a Financial Plan (1/7/02)
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of Page
2001
August
Health
Insurance Options for Employees in Transition (8/10/01)
How to Choose and Use a CPA (8/3/01)
July
Insurance
Needs of Start Up Companies (7/27/01)
Give
Yourself an Insurance Checkup (7/20/01)
June
New
Rules Simplify IRA Calculations and Planning (6/29/01)
Should
You Open A Roth IRA?(6/22/01)
Refinancing
Your Mortgage: Should You or Shouldn't You?(6/15/01)
Couples
Quiz: What's Your Financial Compatibility?(6/11/01)
Locate
Savings Bonds and Interest Payments on Treasury Hunt Web
Site (6/01/01)
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