Accounting

January 10, 2013 

On his way into the Vistakon manufacturing plant in Jacksonville, Florida Governor Rick Scott went past heavy equipment operators building a new parking lot for the expanding campus.

January 9, 2013 

Anyone with a fear of flying should consider this before boarding their next flight: Last year, there was roughly one fatal airliner crash for every 2.5 million flights. Indeed, 2012 was the safest year for air travel since the dawn of the jet age in 1945, according to recently released data from the Aviation Safety…

January 8, 2013 

A Kannapolis, N.C., man has been charged with four felony counts involving financial card theft and fraud.

January 8, 2013 

The final defendant in a massive mortgage fraud scheme learned her fate Monday morning. Angie Cachu, 45, was sentenced by Kern County (CA) Superior Court Judge Colette M. Humphrey to a year in jail and five years’ felony probation. Her attorney, Joe Whittington, had asked if Cachu could just be sentenced to six months in...…

January 8, 2013 

A former bank auditor has agreed to plead guilty in federal court to embezzling $100,000 and faces time in prison, according to court records. West Allis, Wisconsin, accountant Denise A. Lewandowski signed a plea agreement late last month admitting she stole from her employer, Securant Bank & Trust in Milwaukee. She is set to appear...…

January 8, 2013 

Mr. Justice was a former sheriff's deputy.

January 4, 2013 

The IRS has announced a revision to its voluntary classification settlement program (VCSP) that provides partial relief from federal employment taxes for eligible taxpayers who agree to prospectively treat workers as employees.

Jim Buttonow

January 3, 2013 

If you're dreaming of starting a business this year or want to expand an existing one, the U.S. Small Business Administration wants to help.

January 3, 2013 

As of Monday, Maine has adopted a new standard for who can be considered an independent contractor for Workers’ Compensation, unemployment insurance and other purposes. Until this week, the Maine Department of Labor, the Maine Workers’ Compensation Board and Maine Revenue Services each had different standards for who can be considered an independent contractor. This...…

December 31, 2012 

The mismatch between existing and future jobs in Maine, and the workers willing and able to do them, applies across many fields, from hospitality to advanced manufacturing.

December 28, 2012 

The FDIC has authorized directors-and-officers lawsuits involving 42 defendants in December in connection with bank failures, according to a summary last updated by the federal agency Dec. 13.

December 26, 2012 

When Joseph Fields deployed to Iraq for the third time with the Kentucky Army National Guard in 2008, he and his wife, Heather, had big plans for their recently purchased 7-acre farm just outside Berea.