Tax basis on Prudential stock giveaway

• January 26, 2004

Q: I received shares of Prudential stock a few years ago because I had converted a group policy to a personal policy. If I sell the shares now, do I have to pay tax on...

Switch your Savings Bond allegiance from EE to HH now

• January 12, 2004

Check your stockpile of Series EE Savings Bonds. Time is running short on a great tax-deferral strategy.

Cut company borrowing costs by issuing ‘stock warrants’

• December 15, 2003

With interest rates near historic lows, your company may want to take advantage of the low cost of capital by issuing debt.

Clear 3 hurdles to deduct losses passed through your LLC

• December 01, 2003

If your company creates a side business, you'll definitely want to consider structuring it as a limited liability company (LLC) owned by you.

Don’t mandate direct deposit of employees’ pay

• December 01, 2003

Issue: Some state rules seem to clash with federal rules over whether you can require employees to accept pay via direct deposit. Risk: By following your state law, in...

How to promptly distribute meeting minutes

• September 01, 2001

Prepare minutes of a meeting soon after it ends so that attendees receive them within 24 hours.

I’m going to write you up …

• August 01, 1999

Laura learned that one of her employees had said, “Laura is really screwing us. She’s a liar. Let’s go over her head.”

Handling an obstructionist

• December 01, 1998

You know you’ve got a great team when employees act selflessly to make others look good. If they spread credit around and coach each other to improve, then...