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Question: How can I make a template to work for my business expenses, rather than buying a new program?

I want quicken home and business but don’t really want to fork over the $100 right now for it, so does anyone know of a free site that I can use, or have a template from excel that I can use to start recording and keeping track of purchases and expenses for the time being? If you need my email, please let me know. Thanks!

Answer: Yes, Quickbooks is the best solution.

MicroStrategy Announces Fourth Quarter 2010 Financial Results

MicroStrategy® Incorporated , a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced financial results for the three-month period ended December 31, 2010 .

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A.M. Best Special Report: Underwriting and Investments Drive Improvement in Operating Results

OLDWICK, N.J.—-The U.S. property/casualty industry posted a larger profit in the first nine months of 2009 than for the same period of 2008, driven by improved underwriting results and continued recovery in the investment markets.

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Question: I recently became self-employed. How do I estimate my taxes for quarterly payments?

I work as an independent consultant providing advisory services. My pay is gross with no deductions for advisory services to my clients in my consulting business.

Specific questions are:
1) Where do I remit the employer/employee portion of Social Security and Medicare?
2) What forms do I use? 1040ES seems to lack worksheets for deducting expenses for self-employed persons.

Answer: 1. you include ss and medicare with you estimate. Just add it in.

2. Use Schedule C to arrive at what you expect your gross to be. It includes places to subtract expenses. Use Schedule SE for SS and medi. You can down load the forms from the IRS site. Don't forget to deduct your medical insurance and contributions to your retirement accounts. Both are fully deductible.

http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/lists/0,,id=97817,00.html

PTC To Release Mathcad® 15.0

NEEDHAM, Mass.----PTC , The Product Development Company®, today announced Mathcad® 15.0, the latest release of PTC® engineering calculation software. Mathcad 15.0 delivers enhanced capabilities to help customers solve their most pressing engineering calculation needs and improve the documentation of calculations throughout the product development process.

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