Listing of important tax information
Here are facts to help in filing 2013 income tax returns:Tax filing deadlineApril 15 is a Tuesday this year. Don’t forget this applies to Ohio taxes and municipal taxes, too. Filing extensionYou can...
View ArticleNew income deduction for Ohio small businesses
There’s a new small-business income deduction for the 2013 tax year available for Ohio taxes.Beginning with the 2013 tax year, an individual taxpayer filing the IT 1040 is allowed a deduction amounting...
View ArticleSome tax facts and figures
Numbers to know when filing your 2013 tax returns, according to the Internal Revenue Service:PERSONAL EXEMPTION:• Each personal or dependent exemption is worth $3,900.PHASEOUT OF PERSONAL EXEMPTION AND...
View ArticleDo you have tax questions? Here’s some common questions and answers
Editor’s note: The following questions and answers on tax subjects were compiled by Internal Revenue Service spokeswoman Jennifer Jenkins from the IRS website and edited by Beacon Journal business...
View ArticleLab tech observes evolution of Akron General for half its history
For more than half the 100-year life of Akron General Medical Center, Nancy Irby was there to see the hospital change and grow.When Irby, 75, of Clinton, joined the hospital’s lab after graduating from...
View ArticleAkron General seeks partner to celebrate another century
As Akron General celebrates its 100th anniversary this week, the health system is continuing to look for a partner to thrive for another century.In a recent interview, Akron General Health System...
View ArticleHealth Bulletin Board: Study tackles question of football helmet benefits
Think football helmets protect players’ brains against hits from all angles?Think again.A study released Monday found that the most commonly used helmets might offer little protection from hits to the...
View ArticleFirstMerit closing branch in Merriman Valley area of Akron, also one in Wooster
FirstMerit Bank will close its Merriman Road branch in the Merriman Valley area of Akron this summer, along with 25 other branches bankwide.Bank officials had said during the fourth-quarter earnings...
View ArticleTexas company plans $468 million pipeline to ship Utica shale natural gas to...
A Texas company wants to build a 76-mile pipeline extension to help move natural gas from the Utica and Marcellus shales to the Gulf Coast.Texas Eastern Transmission LP said in a federal filing that it...
View ArticleTrain accidents stir worries about transporting crude oil
BILLINGS, MONT.: At least 10 times since 2008, freight trains hauling oil across North America have derailed and spilled significant quantities of crude, with most of the accidents touching off fires...
View ArticleGap in concrete wall found at Ohio nuclear plant
OAK HARBOR: Workers at a nuclear plant along Lake Erie found a gap within the concrete of a protective wall while the plant was shut down to replace two steam generators, its operator said.Officials at...
View ArticleComputer whizzes brainstorm for cash at hackathons
SAN JOSE, CALIF.: It used to be that “hacking” was just a type of crime, a computer break-in. But today, the term is also part of a growing — and perfectly legal — mainstay of the tech sector.Computer...
View ArticleAnti-fracking activists plan rally outside Kasich’s speech venue Monday in...
Anti-fracking activists are planning a rally Monday tied to Gov. John Kasich’s State of the State address in Medina.Demonstrators from across Ohio intend to gather at 5 p.m. at the main entrance to...
View ArticleKasich’s office reportedly involved in 2012 Ohio report to promote fracking...
Environmental groups released a document Monday they say indicates that Gov. John Kasich’s office was involved in drafting a 2012 state plan to promote hydraulic fracturing in Ohio state parks and...
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Read the transcript from Tuesday's online tax chat
Below is the transcript from Tuesday's online tax chat. For other opportunities to ask your tax-related questions, call 330-996-3644 from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday and from 9 a.m until noon....
View ArticleNetflix talks stall on working with Time Warner Cable
Netflix’s effort to secure a place for its video-subscription service on Time Warner Cable set-top boxes is on hold now that the cable operator is being sold.The discussions are unlikely to progress...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — Feb. 18
LOCAL BUSINESSProfits shared at LordstownUnited Auto Workers employees at General Motors plants including Lordstown where the Chevrolet Cruze is built will receive up to $7,500 in profit-sharing...
View ArticleConference studies violence in hospital settings
Doctors, nurses and other hospital workers are trained to show compassion and do no harm.But what if a visitor pulls out a gun and suddenly opens fire?Whether it’s a disgruntled former employee or a...
View ArticleTax call-in volunteers
The following tax professionals volunteered for Monday night’s tax call-in and Tuesday’s online chat program sponsored by the Beacon Journal and the Ohio Society of CPAs: From Bober Markey Fedorovich...
View ArticleVariety of issues covered by CPAs in answers to tax questions
Questions ranging from life insurance proceeds to whether personal items sold are taxable were highlights of the first of four information programs this week sponsored by the Akron Beacon Journal and...
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