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From: "icon store" <icon.store@canrem.com>
Subject: consumer products
Reply-To: "icon store" <icon.store@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: misc
Date: 16 Nov 92 16:15:15 EST

Hi,

RE: Getting your product to the market:

We are a sales/marketing company located in Canada that works with
inventors of consumer related products. Our objective is to provide
expertise in areas of manufacturing, packaging and sales. Our major
thrust is in the marketing/sales of new products ie. getting product on
the shelves. We are not an Invention Submission Company.

If you have a product that is market ready or in some stage of
completion but need help in getting it to the market, we would like to
hear from you.

Please contact Jim Barton, V.P. Marketing & Sales, The Paladin Group.
1-800-461-5668.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks,
Jim Lundy
Icon.Store@canrem.uucp
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From: eebrown@ocf.berkeley.edu (Edward Earl Brown)
Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
Subject: FPA Singature Loan-by-mail Program
Date: 20 Nov 1992 06:25:04 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley Open Computing Facility
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: sandstorm.berkeley.edu


I recently got this ad about a loan by mail program, which would allow
me to help people find loans.  I was wondering if anyone has any 
experience with this company or knows anything about this program.

Thanks in advance,

Edward Brown
Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
From: danr@ais.org (Daniel Romanchik)
Subject: Re: Business Angels?
Organization: UMCC
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 19:39:48 GMT

In article <92321.212125ASODL@ASUACAD.BITNET> <ASODL@ASUACAD.BITNET> writes:
>There comes a point in the life and development of an idea, a dream, a passion,
>and plan where ther just is no substitute for capital!
>
>We are warriors and a general with unique and viable talents.  We have trained
>long and hard for a battle which is currently taking place.  We are in need of
>fuel to help us forge to the front.
>
   Since you folks are warriors, you should get the book, _Guerilla
Financing_ by Blechman and Levinson.  It may not be the best book on
the subject, but it's got a lot of good ideas.

Dan
Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
From: rhw@att.com (Robert Wentworth)
Subject: Help locating order-processing software for DOS?
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 05:57:47 GMT

[First a general question, then a specific question.]

GENERAL QUESTION

Could anyone suggest a source of inexpensive MSDOS business software?

(I've looked through the SIMTEL20 archives, for example, and found no
business shareware whatsoever.)

The main thing we're looking for is an order-handling program for a small
mail-order plant nursery business.  (Should keep track of orders, print
packing lists, invoices, etc.)

Of secondary interest would be programs for things like payroll, inventory
control, and perhaps general accounting.

The price target is: well below $1000 (below $500?).  Except for a $100
product which we can't locate, software packages that do what we want sell
for on the order of $10,000. Way, way above what this very small business
can afford.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.



SPECIFIC QUESTION

As to the product that we can't locate, I'm trying to track down a company
called

	The MicroTyme Network, Inc.

which makes an "order-fulfillment" software product called

	"Easy Order"

The company that used to market "Easy Order" for MicroTyme no longer does
business with them.  Says they used to be in San Diego, but perhaps have
since moved to Atlanta.  We haven't been able to locate this company in
either place (though if it's a small company, we could have missed them).  A
relative of mine desperately wants a copy of "Easy Order" (which is the only
inexpensive mailorder order-processing product he has heard of).

If you have any pointers on how to contact this company or where to find
a copy of this product, please let me know.

Please respond by E-mail as I don't read this newsgroup very often.

Thanks in advance,

Robert Wentworth
rhw@hoh-1.att.com
(908)888-7195
Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
From: freshair@iastate.edu (James W Gregory)
Subject: need info - personal shopping service
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 13:20:20 GMT

I operate a part-time bicycle-powered grocery delivery service.  I'm
looking for info on people and businesses that deliver groceries and
run errands for people--their primary client base, marketing
strategies, payment methods, etc.  Please reply by E-mail, as I don't
read this group often.

Thanx.

-Jim
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From: reb@punch.EBay.Sun.COM (Bob Brown)
Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
Subject: Re: Money Making scheme
Date: 19 Nov 92 12:12:14
Organization: Systar Technologies, Inc.
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In-reply-to: fritz@fc.sde.hp.com's message of Thu, 19 Nov 1992 18:59:30 GMT

>>>>> fritz@fc.sde.hp.com (Gary Fritz) writes:

fritz> Even writing your own book, it's no cakewalk.  I tried doing
fritz> that a few years ago.  You can bankrupt yourself advertising,
fritz> and still not pull any orders.

Really?! Great-- what was the book about.

I found writing the book was not a major challenge, though it did take
quite a bit of discipline to sit down and write and re-write each day.

My biggest difficulty was writing a good ad, testing it, rewriting it,
comparing it, rewriting it, getting advice, rewriting it..... And
still, some publications would make money and others wouldn't.
Targeting your audiene is so important in direct advertising and
direct mail.

Joe Karbo (_Lazy Man's Way to Riches_) originally wrote a full page Ad
and then wrote his book after it pulled tons of orders. (Of course
that is now illegal but.... it stress the importance of a good ad.)


bob

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Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
From: hutch@bellman.lanl.gov (John Hutchinson)
Subject: Re: voicemail/fax card for computer
Reply-To: hutch@bellman.lanl.gov
Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 23:46:26 GMT

As a followup, you can order the BigmOuth pc card from Computer Direct for
$200 with paid shipping.  If you order it from Talking Technologies, you will
have to pay the full retail at $249, I think.

Computer Direct's number is 800-289-9473 and Talking Technologies number is
510-522-3800.
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Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
From: hutch@bellman.lanl.gov (John Hutchinson)
Subject: Re: How to sell a MS-window software?
Reply-To: hutch@bellman.lanl.gov
Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 20:32:10 GMT

In article 722256323@gsusgi1.gsu.edu, regmad@gsusgi2.gsu.edu (Michael de Kraker) writes:

>	Has your friend considered making his program available
>	in the public domain. I personally have tw program offerings
>	out and find it a great way to generate sales.

Michael, I'm sure you meant SHAREWARE here and not PUBLIC DOMAIN, right?
Shareware software may be legally copied and distributed but the author still
retains all copyrights and depends on the honesty of the user to remit a
shareware "registration" fee, if one is requested.  Public domain software
is just that... open to the public for distribution, use and modification.

But then, I'm sure you KNOW all this.  :)

BTW, I'd be interested in learning more about your "shareware" offerings and
what your experience has been in registrations.  Email me, please?

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From: "hilary miller" <hilary.miller@execnet.com>
Newsgroups: misc.taxes
Subject: investment tax credit
Date: 19 Nov 92 11:37:40 EST
Reply-To: "hilary miller" <hilary.miller@execnet.com>
Distribution: misc
Organization: Executive Networks Information


Mark Toms, in a message to All on 11-17-92 at 4:11pm, said:

MT>|  I am considering purchasing some equipment for use in my
   |business.  Should I consider buying it in 1993 as opposed to 1992
   |for tax reasons?  In other words, will there be an invenstment
   |tax credit for purchases in 1993?
   |_________________________________________________________________

               Anything that defers deductions into 1993 and ac-
               celerates income into 1992 should be seriously
               considered.  While an ITC is under discussion, it
               may only be available for "incremental" invest-
               ment.  It does not seem to me that it could hurt
               you to wait and see.


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From: arends@Metaphor.COM (Dale M. Arends)
Newsgroups: misc.taxes
Subject: Re: MacInTax?
Keywords: Taxes
Date: 16 Nov 92 22:58:28 GMT
Reply-To: arends@Metaphor.COM (Dale M. Arends)
Followup-To: misc.taxes
Organization: m4

In article <BxonJv.DBu@news.iastate.edu>, TW.A51@isumvs.iastate.edu (Jim Berg) writes:
|> I am looking for opinions on MacInTax, the tax prep software for the
|> Macintosh.  If you have used it... do you like it?  are you going to
|> use it again? Etc....
|> 
|> I welcome all replies
|> 
|> Jim
|> x1berg@exnet.iastate.edu


I have used MacInTax since it first became available.  I have not had any
problems with it and it has been easily up to handling my fairly simple 
taxes.  I intend to continue with it until it fails my expectations.  In
fact, I am on hold with them to order my upgrade as I type this.

Dale
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Any opinions expressed herein are my own and not those of my employer.  They
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From: WYAROSH%SNYESCVA.BITNET@SHSU.edu
Newsgroups: misc.taxes
Subject: acct. business
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 13:06 EDT
Organization: Fedtax-L<==>Misc.Taxes Gateway
X-Gateway-Source-Info: Mailing List

Greetings


     I have just discovered this media, Fedtax-l, and really
enjoy reading the question and answer format.  Hopefully, one of
you can answer a question for me.
     Soon, I will graduate college with a Bachelors Degree in
Business Management.  After taking and enjoying a fair share of
the accounting and finance courses, I was thinking of purchasing
a small business accounting and tax franchise..  The business
itself is unestablished and I would purchase the franchise
directly from the company.

My question is: Should I do this?

     Presently, the county in N.Y. where I would have this
business has a city and surrounding village population of 100,000
with an added rural population of 1,000,000.  The county already
has 15 other businesses doing accounting services.  Syracuse, a
city an hour away, has a pop. that doubles this area, and they
have 70 business doing accounting service.
     I have no business connections and even though I am 40 years
old, I have no other human capital other than my degree.
     Is this a business I should stay away from?  May be I should
go to work for a company.  Help me decide.

Yarosh
Xref: sparky misc.taxes:3573 comp.os.msdos.apps:5586 comp.os.ms-windows.apps:4908
From: lhcompt@cs.umd.edu (Lawrence H. Compton)
Newsgroups: misc.taxes,comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: Term program for windows
Date: 16 Nov 92 05:07:15 GMT
Followup-To: misc.taxes
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742

In article <1992Nov10.232936.17546@news2.cis.umn.edu> bloc0017@student.tc.umn.edu (The DuDe) writes:
>
>	Does anyone out there have a term program for windows that has lots of
>protocols, good dial directory, and if at all possible supports or does
>it's own MNP 5 protocol.  The MNP is not a must but the other two options
>are and if anyone knows where I can get a program that does this please let
>me know.
>

ME TOO!! If anyone has any suggestions please let me know as well.

							Larry
 

Newsgroups: misc.taxes
From: ganek@apollo.hp.com (Dan Ganek)
Subject: Education Tax Deduction
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 16:45:35 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Corporation, Chelmsford, MA

I need some tax filing advice.

My wife is going back to school to get an MBA.
She quit her management job and is a full-time 
student.  This will take about 2 years. 

My casual reading of the tax rules suggest that
her education costs are fully tax deductible.
First, her profession for the last 5 years was management 
and an MBA is obviously a degree in the same profession.
She had no formal training in management (she was
a technical person before switching to management), thus
an MBA is training directly related to skills improvement 
and career advancement.  Since she was a successful manager
for 5 years the degree can not be considered a prerequisite
or a requirement for her career.  
           
We both made a good chunk of money this year and a 
large education deduction would be helpful. I plannning 
on deducting tuition, books, and a NeXT computer and SW;
i.e. about $20-25k. I can already hear the bells ringing 
and see the red lights flashing in Andover, MA :-)

Some questions:
1) Is my assessment of the rules reasonable? Or,is there
   some rule that is going to explicitly disallow the 
   deduction?

2) How much flack will we get and when will we get it?
   I don't plan on sending in any supporting evidence 
   but I will, of course, keep all receipts. etc. for
   what seems to be the inevitible audit. 

3) Should I nickel and dime the IRS, i.e. deduct every 
   possible expense such as commuting and parking expenses?    
   Or, should I keep it simple and deduct just the tuition? 

/dan ganek
ganek@apollo.hp.com
From: Chris Allison <CHRIS%MIAMIU.BITNET@SHSU.edu>
Newsgroups: misc.taxes
Subject: Re: How is state tax liability figured?
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 92 21:18:03 EST
Organization: Fedtax-L<==>Misc.Taxes Gateway
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                  -----  Chris Allison
  Miami University
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  Oxford OH. 45056          Usenet  : Chris@miamiu.acs.muohio.edu
Newsgroups: misc.taxes
From: anthony@src.umd.edu (Anthony LaVigna)
Subject: Deductability of Refinancing Rentals
Originator: anthony@alumni.src.umd.edu
Organization: College of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 18:06:28 GMT

We recently refinanced our rental property to take
advantage of the low interest rates.  What charges
(legal fees, recording taxes, appraisal, etc..)
are deductable in this year as business expenses
and what charges are amortized?  

Tony
Newsgroups: misc.taxes
Subject: Re: acct. business
From: gary@cdthq.UUCP (Gary Heston)
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 18:27:29 CST
Organization: Garys' Home for Obsolete Computers

WYAROSH%SNYESCVA.BITNET@SHSU.edu writes:

> Greetings
> 
> 
>      I have just discovered this media, Fedtax-l, and really
> enjoy reading the question and answer format.  Hopefully, one of
> you can answer a question for me.
>      Soon, I will graduate college with a Bachelors Degree in
> Business Management.  After taking and enjoying a fair share of
> the accounting and finance courses, I was thinking of purchasing
> a small business accounting and tax franchise..  The business
> itself is unestablished and I would purchase the franchise
> directly from the company.
> 
> My question is: Should I do this?

Have you talked to any of the other franchise owners? What do they
have to say about the franchising company? How close to groupings
of customers would your office be (i.e., is there a cluster of
businesses that you'd be sited close to)? Have you done a market
study of any kind to ensure that you'd have enough business to 
be successful? Do you have the funds to last two years or so to get
your business established?

Without knowing the name of the company, it's hard to pass judgement
on it. You might want to consider working at one of the franchises
in Syracuse for a year or two to make sure you want to be in this
business, and to get a good feel for how an office must be run.

Gary Heston, at home....
gary@cdthq.uucp
Newsgroups: misc.taxes
From: eddc@opus.lerc.nasa.gov (Dave Carek)
Subject: Medicade and gifts
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center [Cleveland, Ohio]
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 00:06:51 GMT


Not sure this is the proper group for this but .....

Say an elder has a home which was appraised at $50,000 and sells it to
a grandchild for $30,000.  The money from the sale of the home and an
additional $10,000 in the elder's savings will provide funds to pay for
the elder's nursing home care for about another year.  After this money
is spent, the elder should be eligable for Medicade benefits (or maybe
not).  Will Medicade consider the difference between the appraised
price and the sale price to be a gift?  If so, this brings a few
questions to mind:

How far can the Medicade folks go back to try to reclaim gift money?
Would the new home owner be responsible for paying the difference?  
How would Medicade determine the home's value if an appraisal was never done?  
Could the County property tax appraisal be used as the value of the home?  
Could the sale price of the home be reduced by the amount of
real-estate commission (since that cost would be avoided)?


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From: rdyreng@logdis1.oo.aflc.af.mil (Russell I. Dyreng;OO-ALC/LILE-1)
Newsgroups: misc.taxes
Subject: Re: Deductability of Refinancing Rentals
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 08:52:26 -0700
Organization: Fedtax-L<==>Misc.Taxes Gateway
X-Gateway-Source-Info: Mailing List

In your message of 20 Nov 1992 at 1219 MST, you write:
> We recently refinanced our rental property to take
> advantage of the low interest rates.  What charges
> (legal fees, recording taxes, appraisal, etc..)
> are deductable in this year as business expenses
> and what charges are amortized?
>
> Tony
>
I refinanced a rental property back in 1988.  All fees paid at closing
are deductible in the current year.

Russ
Newsgroups: misc.taxes
From: J056600@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM
Subject: Newly married with tax questions...
Organization: Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc.
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 16:43:28 GMT

   I'm a California resident who married a woman from Pennsylvania earlier
this year.  She had about $7,000 in earned PA income before she moved.  She
had another $4,000 earned here.  I have been in CA all year and will earn
around $45,000.  I'm not sure how to handle this for tax purposes.  We'd like
to file jointly on our federal return.  However, would we then also have to
file jointly on her PA return?  I don't feel like having the entire $56,000
subject to PA taxation when only $7K was earned there.  How would this tax be
calculated?  How should we file (federal, CA, and PA).  I've always done my
taxes quite easily in the past, but now I'm confused.

Tim Irvin
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Newsgroups: misc.taxes,comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: MCMASTER@LSTC2VM.stortek.com (Jim McMaster)
Subject: Re: Term program for windows
Organization: StorageTek SW Engineering
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 16:35:06 GMT

In article <Bxq760.Lvr@acsu.buffalo.edu>
v053qhyx@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Jeremy A Berger) writes:
 
>In article <1992Nov11.010219.20902@utkux1.utk.edu>, harp@martha.utcc.utk.edu (harp) writes...
>>In article <1992Nov10.232936.17546@news2.cis.umn.edu> bloc0017@student.tc.umn.edu (The DuDe) writes:
>>>      Does anyone out there have a term program for windows that has lots of
>>>protocols, good dial directory, and if at all possible supports or does
>>>it's own MNP 5 protocol.  The MNP is not a must but the other two options
>>>are and if anyone knows where I can get a program that does this please let
>>>me know.
>>>
>>>      Thanks,
>>>--
>>>
>>>
>>>The DuDe
>>>bloc0017@student.tc.umn.edu
>>
>>
>>I use Procomm Plus for Windows version 1.01.  It supports a variety of
>>terminal emulations, just about every transfer protocol you can imagine,
>>scripting, a nice dialing directory, and support for quite a few modems.  I
>>cannot guarantee it supports MNP 5, but since this is a modem independent
>>ability, it probably does.
>>
>>Sean Harp
>>University of Tennessee
>
>
>I've been using Crosstalk for windows, Its excellant, supports more protocals
>then I new existed.. Its vt220 is great.. its file transfer is fantastic
>    Jeremy
>University At Buffalo
 
Could you please remove this discussion from "misc.taxes"?
 
Jim McMaster
From: grenier@aludra.usc.edu (Adrian Grenier)
Newsgroups: misc.taxes
Subject: Question about certain state sales taxes
Date: 23 Nov 1992 11:09:28 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: aludra.usc.edu

I would simply like to know what the sales tax rates are for the following 
states:
	Texas
	Wisconsin
	Washington
	New York

If you know any or all of these, please send direct e-mail to:
							grenier@aludra.usc.edu

		thanx - adrian
From: "hilary miller" <hilary.miller@execnet.com>
Newsgroups: misc.taxes
Subject: deductability of refi
Date: 23 Nov 92 16:25:46 EST
Reply-To: "hilary miller" <hilary.miller@execnet.com>
Distribution: misc
Organization: Executive Networks Information


Anthony Lavigna, in a message to All on 11-21-92 at 8:16pm, said:

AL>|We recently refinanced our rental property to take
   |advantage of the low interest rates.  What charges
   |(legal fees, recording taxes, appraisal, etc..)
   |are deductable in this year as business expenses
   |and what charges are amortized?
   |__________________________________________________

          None of the charges you list is deductible currently.


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