
Finding what you're looking for on the internet can be
quite a daunting task. We've made it a little easier by selecting a few of
our favorite sites.
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Business Forms Links
W4
Use this form to determine employee's federal income tax withholding.
This form requires Adobe PDF Reader. If you do not have it, you may
download
it here.
I9 (NEW
on 2009)
All employees must complete this form at time of hire for the Immigration
and Naturalization Service.
This form requires Adobe PDF Reader. If you do not have it, you may
download
it here.
SS4
Application for Business Federal Identification
Number (only necessary if incorporated or if you have or anticipate hiring
employees)
This form requires Adobe PDF Reader. If you do not have it, you may
download it here.SS4 Instructions This form requires Adobe PDF Reader. If you do not have it, you may
download
it here.
- SS5
- Application for new, replacement or correction to Social Security
number
- This form requires Adobe PDF Reader. If you do not have it, you may
download
it here.
- W10
- Dependent Care Provider's Identification & Certification.
- This form requires Adobe PDF Reader. If you do not have it, you may
download
it here.
- W9
- Request for taxpayer Identification number & Certification.
- This form requires Adobe PDF Reader. If you do not have it, you may
download
it here.
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Oregon
Name Search Portal
- Be sure to check to be sure your New Business Name is available at the
Oregon Secretary of State website.
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- Oregon Employer's
Registration
- Application for Oregon Business Identification Number.
- This form requires Adobe PDF Reader. If you do not have it, you may
download
it here.
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Oregon Combined Employers Electronic Funds Transfer Application
- Application for all Oregon Employers to easily process payroll tax
requirements online. This form requires Adobe PDF Reader. If you do not have it, you may
download
it here.
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Washington Employment Department
- Application for Washington Business Identification Number is
easily processed online here!
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- Federal EFTPS Enrollment
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BOLI Employment Posters (FREE)
- Stay on top of your employer requirements to keep employment posters
in clear view of all employees. Penalties are enforceable if these are
not present.
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- Financial Links
Microsoft
MoneyCentral
MoneyCentral is the best source for all your personal finance needs. Get
quotes, stock research, portfolio tracking, news, and online bill payment.
Keep informed and on track with a broad range of personal finance topics.
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Small Business Administration
- Small businesses are the engine for economic growth in America and
represent a powerful vehicle for opportunity.
CBS
MarketWatch
This investment supersite provides links to stock quotes, IRA information,
financial news, mutual funds, stock recommendations, investment message
boards and much more.
Travelex
The largest airport foreign exchange, foreign currency, currency exchange,
Bureau de change and foreign money provider. Providing competitive exchange
rates, travelers checks and online currency converters.
Wall Street
Journal Great source of financial news
Current Exchange Rates This link will help you chart
the dollar against any foreign currency
Mortgage, Bank, Lending, and Interest Rates
This site will give you the most up-to-date information on constantly
fluctuating rates
Money
Magazine Check stock
quotes, and track the day's financial news
Government Links
The Internal
Revenue Service
Downloadable tax forms and publications as well as a lot of great tax
advice.
Social Security
Administration
Learn how the Social Security Administration can help with your retirement,
Medicare, disability, survivorship and other benefit questions.
U.S. Small Business
Administration
You don't need an MBA to use the SBA. This site outlines everything in plain
English. The SBA site contains a wealth of information for entrepreneurs and
small business owners.
U.S. Department of
Commerce
A thorough overview of the Commerce Department and the organizations under
its banner
Federal
Consumer Information Center
Not only a catalog of free and low-cost federal publications of consumer
interest, but also a wealth of information on other subjects such as product
recalls, the latest scams and frauds, and more.
Office of Child Support Enforcement
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
is a federal agency funding state, territory, local, and tribal
organizations to provide family assistance (welfare), child support, child
care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children
and families.
Consumer Advice Links
Consumer
World
Before you purchase a product or service, spend a few minutes at Consumer
World and save yourself the agony of buyer remorse. Research rates and
comparison shop until you drop, for everything - cars, travel, credit cards
and much more.
ABC's
of Real Estate
Ad-free, in depth, step-by-step tutorials on buying, selling, and mortgaging
your home. The site includes a comprehensive glossary of Real Estate
terminology. A must visit site for homeowners or prospective home buyers!
AutoAdvice Car
Buyers Guide
This site, while not ad free, has first rate advice to car buyers. It is
sponsored by a company that provides quotes on cars. Nevertheless it is the
best source of information we've been able to find on the net for car buyers
and is written in plain English, including buy vs. lease, shopping around,
negotiating, top ten mistakes made by car buyers, sneaky stuff to look out
for, and more.
Internet Resource Links
E-Bay
The buy and sell all of the internet auctions, trades, and commerce.
Accounts start with $10 of credit!
Priceline
Name your price on airplane tickets, cars, mortgages, hotel rooms, and home
equity loans!
Ensuring Fair
Insurance Rates
Quotesmith Corp.'s site provides instant rates from 375 companies in the
following areas: auto, medial, Medicare supplement, life (no physical exam
required), and term life. Current fixed and annuity rates are also
available.
News, Newspapers, And Magazines
CNN.com
CNN.com is the best place for up to the minute news. Superb coverage of
major world events as well as a link to local news.
New York Times
An eight page digest of the New York Times presenting the highlights of the
front-page articles, the top foreign, national and business news, sports,
results, the daily crossword puzzle, and a selection of editorials and
commentaries.
The Newspaper
Association of America
The Newspaper Association of America provides a large list of U.S. magazines
with Web sites. Some contain the full content and back issues of the
publication and others are little more than advertising brochures. Most
contain information to help and appraiser looking for locational background.
Pathfinder
Site
A site created by Time Warner with access to many newspapers, bulletin
boards, chat sessions and other media material. This site is in a constant
state of radical revision. Time, Time Daily, People, People Daily, Life,
Nightly News, Money Daily, Asia week and National Review online.
Money Magazine
Money Magazine online edition is a outstanding resource for tax, real
estate, insurance and retirement information.
Software Links
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QuickBooks
Save up to 20% on premium business accounting software (QuickBooks, Quicken,
Turbo Tax, Forms and Business Supplies) when you buy from us.
- 20% off suggested retail price of QuickBooks Simple Start
- 15% off suggested retail price of QuickBooks Pro, QuickBooks Pro 6.0
for Mac, and QuickBooks Point of Sale Solution for Retailers (bundles),
Point of Sale Hardware
- 20% off suggested retail price of all QuickBooks Premier
- Editions 2006, including industry-specific solutions for Accountants,
Contractors, Nonprofits, Retailers, Manufacturers & Wholesalers,
Professional Service2s Firms, and more!
- 15% off suggested retail price of QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions
- 20% off suggested retail price of QuickBooks Point of Sale
- Software for Retailers, and all 5-User Value Packs of QuickBooks Pro
and Premier Editions!
- 20% off QuickBooks Online Edition subscriptions (1st year) Offer not
valid with Free Trial Version
- 20% off Customer Manager
- 20% off Learning QuickBooks for Windows
- 20% off Merchant Services Credit Card Processing Kit and Invoice
Manager
- 10% off entire purchase of QuickBooks and Quicken Checks/Forms
FREE SHIPPING on all orders (except orders including QuickBooks
Point of Sale Solution for Retailers)
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Tucows The Internet leader in software downloads and reviews. Software for every
user, Windows, Macintosh, PDAs, Unix, Linux and more.
C/Net Software This is a huge search engine giving access to hundreds of thousands of
programs plus demos, drivers, upgrades and patches.
Download.com A C/Net affiliated site offering shareware and freeware programs to
download, including software, music, and games.
Ad-Aware A download.com 5 star resource, Ad-Aware has the ability to scan your RAM,
registry, hard drives, and external storage devices for known data-mining,
advertising, and tracking components, usually referred to as spy ware.
Ad-aware SE can easily clean your system, allowing you to maintain a higher
degree of privacy while you surf the Web. Be warned that ad-aware may
disable your file sharing software.
FilesharingPlace.com The legality of sharing files is questionable, regardless of what the
distributors of file sharing applications tell you. Also, many file sharing
programs, including the most popular, often include additional applications
bundled with the software's installer file. Third-party applications bundled with these programs may record your surfing
habits, deliver advertising, collect private information, or modify your
system settings. This site will give you the complete scoop on your
alternatives in peer to peer (p2p) file sharing for personal use as well as
utilities that will help remove invasive spy ware that you may have
inadvertently installed on your machine.
Ardamax Keylogger Ardamax Keylogger Lite is a free keystroke recorder that captures user's
activity and saves it to a log file. The log file can be viewed as a text or
web page. Use this tool to find out what is happening on your computer while
you are away, maintain a backup of your typed data automatically or use it
to monitor your kids. Also you can use it as a monitoring device for
detecting unauthorized access.
Naomi Content Filtering Naomi is an Internet content filtering program, intended for families and
parents in particular. It constantly monitors all Internet connections for
inappropriate materials, and immediately closes down the browser if
encountered. The programs considerations include obscene or violent
contents; pornography in the form of images or texts, as well as sites that
popularize drugs, gambling, terrorism, hate propaganda and more.
Education Links
SavingForCollege.com
Learn how to best save for your children's college education. Find out how
529 Plans and Coverdell Education Savings Accounts can help you save wisely.
U.S. News' College Center
A vast storehouse of information on higher learning. Take the College
Personality Quiz, view the rankings of America's best colleges, compare
several schools with customizable side-by-side comparisons, and that's just
the beginning.
National Council of Higher Education
Based in Washington, DC, the National Council of Higher Education Loan
Programs, Inc. (NCHELP) represents a nationwide network of guaranty
agencies, secondary markets, lenders, loan servicers, collectors, schools
and other organizations involved in the administration of the Federal Family
Education Loan Program (FFELP). Since its founding, NCHELP has represented
its members on public policy and regulatory issues with the legislative and
executive branches of the federal government.
Just For Fun
Industry Player
This is a free massive online gaming experience with more than 3500 players
world wide. This is real competition with real business people, so be
prepared for some real challenges. You start with $10 million to invest in
up 5 companies.
Select from 150 products and begin production. A holding's rate of capital
growth depends entirely on how well a player manages borrowings, product
prices, profit margins, production of stock, up-sizing capacity and
liquidation to buy into more expensive licenses, as the Holding progresses
up the "High Score Rankings". Trades are in real time and can be with other
players or the billions of virtual consumers.
Investopedia Stock Market Simulation Game
Sign up free and $100,000 of virtual cash is placed in your account. Build
your portfolio with any stock that trades on a major North American
exchange. Your account simulates all aspects of investing with an online
brokerage and tracks what happens to your investments.
Continue to test investment strategies and learn advanced trading techniques
such as short selling, trading with margin, and buying options. You can even
create your own groups and challenge your friends.
Gazillionaire
Try the free shareware version of Gazillionaire, the award-winning game of
business strategy. Become a mogul or tycoon in this out-of-this-world
economic simulation game and build a financial empire. Yahoo! Computer Life
Magazine declares: "If you've dreamed of becoming an extra-terrestrial
Trump, Gazillionaire is the answer to your greedy little prayers."
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