Archive for April, 2009

Sales Tax Audits Are no Picnic

Monday, April 13th, 2009

The IRS doesn’t send birthday cards. When they invite you to a party, it’s an invitation to headaches and worry. Nobody meets the news of an IRS tax audit with a smile.
Yet IRS tax audits are a reality, especially for high-income earners, the self-employed or those who claim a large number of deductions. Keep in […]

Machines Help Hands on Engineers

Monday, April 13th, 2009

All engineers know that hands-on design is much easier than CAD conceptualization. Building a prototype and reverse engineering is often a much smarter way to design as well, since the prototype can be seen to work and then designed retroactively. But reverse engineering requires precision that is uncommon to human faculties, and for contoured, complex, […]