The Obama administration is exploring a temporary tax cut for employers on their payroll tax obligations.

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Borgida & Company recently held a seminar at their Manchester office on Health Reform.  Presented by John Carew and Carrie Balicki of Ovation Benefits, the informative evening highlighted the small business tax credit, grandfathered plans, and timeline of changes.  Tom Scanlon, CPA  was happy to bring this timely information to clients and friends.  
 

Guest Post by Bill T. Daniels, Certified Mortgage Coach

The Federal Reserve's purchases of mortgage-backed securities kept interest rates near historic lows for much of last year.  But within a week of the program's expiration, rates for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages jumped from 5.04 percent to 5.31.  Now many analysts are predicting rates will likely rise as high as 6 percent by early next year.  Here are five other housing trends to watch: more…

Guest Post by Jeff Daniels, Branch Manager, Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc.

You don’t have to be in the real estate industry to know we are in a tough market. Government is making changes to compliance in the lending industry that is slowing down the process.  more…