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Corporate executives and Joe Six-Packs aren’t the only ones who face scrutiny and life-changing audits from the IRS. So does America’s Royal Family — our celebrities.

Employees at College of the Canyons were recognized for their contributions to the college at an awards luncheon held today, Wednesday, May 8, 2008.  The luncheon was held with the “twist” that board members, administrators and managers served college “classified” employees a catered meal with an Academy Awards theme.

May 15, 2008 marked a very wonderful day for Ali Rezaie, owner of Prince of Jewelers as they celebrated their re-grand opening with the Chamber of Commerce. 

With the changes in the real estate market many owners are choosing to rent their current homes instead of selling them.  For this reason, we receive calls daily asking why owners should hire property managers to manage their homes.  The first reason is obvious-owners are moving out of the area.  It is difficult to manage a home if you do not live in the area.  Making yourself available for showing the property and emergency calls on a moment’s notice is impossible.  

Let us look at what provides meaning for you.  Are you able to be as effective as you need to be in relation to the continually changing business environment?  What deliberate processes are you involved in, in order to meet the changing needs of the market, your business and your employees?

Oliver Ariztoy has been named district manager for Wells Fargo’s Santa Clarita Valley market in the San Fernando Valley Community Bank.  Ariztoy replaces Kevin Dunbar, who was recently promoted to another role within the company.  Ariztoy will oversee more than 160 team members at 12 Wells Fargo bank branches in the communities of Santa Clarita, Castaic and Stevenson Ranch – including the Golden Valley Ranch de novo in Canyon Ranch scheduled to open later this year.

If you could have saved half of what you’ve lost in the last six months, would it have been worth one percent to have not lost it?  From what I’ve been told, from those who had investments elsewhere, losses ranged from seven percent to as much as 12 percent.  That’s a lot of money!  So, did you or your advisor pull you back to a sheltered position?  Did your plan administrator or company rep send out an email recommending you pull back on your 401(k)?  Probably Not!

A personal injury lawsuit derives from any incident where an individual suffers fatal, physical and/or emotional injuries.  Examples include car accidents, slip and falls, construction site accidents, dog bites, burn injuries, food poisoning or using defective products.

A very interesting thing happened to an elephant out in the wild that has a lesson hidden in it for businesses.

Buying a home vs. renting is a big decision that takes careful consideration, but the rewards of home ownership are great.  For many years, purchasing real estate has been considered an extremely profitable investment.  It is an achievement that offers a sense of pride, financial stability and potential tax advantages.

Through charitable gift giving, you can show appreciation to charities you admire while receiving tax savings and other benefits.  To help you start thinking about developing a strategy, here is some general information about philanthropic gift giving.

The tax deadline is come and gone, but to remind readers how easy it is to get in tax trouble, here’s the IRS’s annual Dirty Dozen list.

It’s become an annual tradition for the IRS and it isn’t tax day.  It’s the Dirty Dozen.  Every year, auditors and investigators at the IRS compile the most frequently employed scams peddled to American taxpayers as ways to avoid income tax.  Fall victim to one, and you can find yourself in a tax world of trouble:

In most job searches, a couple of things typically occur:

1. You’ll be asked for your compensation history.

2. You’ll be asked for your resume.

In the past, retirees typically relied on their employers to provide pensions during retirement.  Along with social security and personal savings, employer sponsored defined benefit plans helped ensure retirees a decent quality of life during a retirement that was expected to last between ten and twenty years.

EQ, or Emotional Quotient, is a measurement of emotional intelligence.  Emotional intelligence refers to one’s ability to succeed in coping with life’s daily demands as well as effectively managing oneself and relating to others.

March 12 marked the Santa Clarita kickoff for Tony Strickland’s bid for a seat in the California Senate.  Tony is running on the Republican ticket for the seat of Senator Tom McClintock, who is being termed out.

Industries rise and fall according to somewhat predictable business cycles.  History is full of technologies and concepts that were once state of the art and now have disappeared or diminished from the modern economy like the dodo bird!  The current economy is obviously an example of the struggling credit industry and its ramifications on the housing market and more.  Of course, credit and housing will cycle back, but it’s not well predicted as to just how quickly.  Some industries become archaic and never return.

On Wednesday February 27, Remo, Inc. won top recycling honors from the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB).