IRS sitting on $1.1 billion in unclaimed refunds IRS Press Release — Refunds totaling more than $1.1 billion may be waiting for nearly 1.1 million people who did not file a federal income tax return for 2007, the Internal Revenue Service announced today. However, to collect the money, a return […]

Free movie websites offer hidden problems By Oregon Better Business Bureau It might be tempting to download “free” movies and music on computers; but with virus risks and copyright infringements flourishing on the Internet, Better Business Bureau reminds it’s not always safe. “Illegally pirated entertainment puts consumers and their computers […]

Walden votes to kill 1099 tax reporting law Congressman Greg Walden Press Release, WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House of Representatives today voted overwhelmingly by a 314-112 margin to scrap a widely-panned new tax-reporting burden that more than 175 small business organizations have asked Congress to repeal. Buried deep in section […]

Bill to centralize business registration, help small business owners, has first hearing in Senate Committee Senate Majority Office Press Release, SALEM – Oregon’s Secretary of State Kate Brown and Senate leaders testified in support of Senate Bill 6 during a hearing of the Senate Business, Economic Development, and Transportation Committee […]

$25,000 Fine for Broadcast of Telephone Conversations Without Permission Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Oregon law firm Just two weeks after rejecting a claim that the FCC’s rule against the broadcast of a telephone conversation without permission was unconstitutional, the Commission’s Enforcement Bureau made clear that it would not hesitate to […]

Legislature tackles milk expressing laws in the workplace By J.L. Wilson Associated Oregon Industries Oregon’s largest business advocate 2/17/2010 — The most significant employment-related issue of the past week was a legislative vetting of HB 2038, which conforms Oregon’s expression of milk in the workplace law to new federal mandates […]

Oregonians flock to Washington to avoid tax bite By Oregon Tax News, Despite the decline in home sales, Clark County attracted 22 percent more out-of-town residents in 2010 than in 2009. Real estate experts believe the absence of income tax and low home prices contributed to the influx of new […]

Recession forcing workers to show up on time as survey shows improved punctuality in the workplace, — Hiring Managers Share Most Outrageous Tardiness Excuses Career Builders Survey, CHICAGO, February 23, 2011 – Since the recession began, more workers are starting their work day on time. A new CareerBuilder survey reveals […]

Ad Watch: Below is the text from a full page ad being put out by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to help expand free trade in American at a time when many free trade agreements are stalled. When it comes to trade, foreign exporters have all the aces. American companies […]

Portability of Unused Estate Tax Exemption under TRA 2010 By Ater Wynne LLP, Oregon law firm In December, 2010, the Tax Relief Act of 2010 (TRA) was signed into law. While TRA extends many of the so-called Bush tax cuts, it introduces new concepts into the gift and estate tax […]