August 28, 2009
  Architecture Firms Can Get Research and Development Tax Credits
When architects hear that their design activities may qualify for federal and/or state research and development tax credits, their first reaction is often to presume that it sounds too good to be true. They have trouble believing it because they simply consider much of their design and development activities to be "routine," far from rising to the level of anything that would revolutionize the industry. This is a costly misconception.

kiplinger connection
Cyber Crime • The Economy • Scrap Metal
Cyber Crime: Even small businesses have to guard against this scourge.
The Economy: Slow growth in consumer spending spells a slow recovery.
Scrap Metal: With copper prices tripled this decade, theft is a major problem.

 

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