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Business Forms LinksW4
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
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. SS4Application 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
- The Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) is one of the most successful federal government programs undertaken in recent years. Application for EFTPS is mandatory in 2008 and is easily processed online here!
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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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- Personal Income Tax Organizer
- Download your own FREE Personal Income Tax Organizer here!
- This form requires Adobe PDF Reader. If you do not have it, you may download it here.
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Excel and Document LinksBusiness Plan for an Established Business (Doc)
Use this form to establish a business plan for an established business - normally necessary to obtain bank financing.
This form requires Microsoft Word or your computer's operating system text editor.
Business Structure Selector (Excel)
Use this spreadsheet to more accurately discover the correct business formation structure for your industry and/or income potential. Please contact Debi to assist with the budget and application.
This form requires Microsoft Excel 2003. - Home Office Deductions (Excel)
- Use this spreadsheet for your home office deductions. Should be utilized for all forms of business that qualifies for a Home Office.
- This form requires Microsoft Excel 2003.
Name your new business (Word)
Read this informative document on how to best name your new business entity. This forms requires Microsoft Word or your computer's operating system text editor. - Start-Up Capital Estimate (Excel)
- Use this spreadsheet to assist in estimating all start-up costs
- This form requires Microsoft Excel.
- Start Up Costs Descriptions (Word)
- Descriptive document concerning start-up costs.
- This forms requires Microsoft Word or your computer's operating system text editor.
- Year End Tax Planner (Excel)
- Use this spreadsheet to assist in planning for your year end tax planning.
- This form requires Microsoft Excel.
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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.- 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 cheques 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 LinksThe 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 The Best Search Engine - Metacrawler
Named the search engine of search engines. Metacrawler provides fast and efficient searching on multiple search engines like Yahoo, Alta Vista, Excite, and more.
HotMail
Free e-mail accounts from Microsoft.
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.
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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 FunIndustry 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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