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• Inaugural Arabian Horse Celebration Set for September 19 - 22, 2012 in Louisville, KY
  The inaugural Arabian Horse Celebration (AHC) of the 21st Century is scheduled for September 19 - 22, 2012, at the Freedom Hall and the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Read full article.
   
• IRS Increases Mileage Rate Effective July 1, 2011
  The Internal Revenue Service recently announced an increase in the optional standard mileage rates for the final six months of 2011. In recognition of recent gasoline price increases, the IRS made this special adjustment for the final months of 2011. Read full article.
   
• Federal Unemployment Rate Change Effective July 1, 2011
  Congress has announced that the 0.2% FUTA surcharge will not be extended before June 30, 2011. The FUTA rate will be reduced from 6.2% to 6.0% effective July 1, 2011. Read full article.
   
• Jennifer Foster to Speak at 2011 WHIA Global Networking Expo in October
  Jennifer Foster, President of EQ Bookkeeping, will discuss Operating a Profitable Horse Business at the 2011 Women's Horse Industry Association (WHIA) Global Networking Expo in Nashville, Tennessee. The two-day event will be held on October 7 and 8 at the Raddison Hotel at Opryland. Read full article.
   
• President Obama Signs Bill To Repeal 1099 Provision of Health Care Legislation
  On April 14, President Obama signed into law the Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 to rescind the Form 1099 tax reporting requirement included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of Heath Care Reform. Read full article.
   
• Marketing Your Lesson Program
  I have recently discovered what has to the one of the best ways to advertise a lesson program. It is Groupon.com. If you don't know about it yet, go to the website www.Groupon.com, get yourself setup to start receiving the "Groupons" and get some great deals of food, services and entertainment. Read full article.
   
• 940 (FUTA) Tax Higher than Average for Indiana Business
  As the 2010 tax season gets into full gear, a number of questions have arisen in regards to the 940 (FUTA) taxes for 2010 as it relates to Indiana businesses. Jennifer Foster, President of local bookkeeping firm Foster Results, provides the following information to help clarify the issue: Read full article.
   
• 1099 Reporting Requirement Amendments Fail
  The American Horse Council recently reported that the Senate failed to approve either of two amendments to the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act that would have repealed the 1099 paperwork mandate, a provision of the health care bill passed in 2010 that imposes new tax reporting requirements on every business in the U.S., including those in the horse industry, beginning in 2012. Read full article.
   
• Jennifer Foster to Speak at All American Quarter Horse Congress in Columbus, Ohio
  Jennifer Foster, president of EQ Bookkeeping, will present a one hour seminar, “Making and Managing Your Money In The Horse Industry,” at the All American Quarter Horse Congress in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, October 15, 2010 at 11:00 AM. The presentation will focus on how to help equine business owners better understand how to make money in their industry. Read full article.
   
• Benefits for Horse Industry in Small Business Stimulus Bill
  The American Horse Council reports that President Obama signed the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 into law on September 27, 2010. The bill is intended to help small businesses and create new jobs. The bill continues the bigger write-off for horses and other property purchased and placed in service by a horse business that were originally included in earlier stimulus bills.  (source: TheHorse.com)  Read more (opens in new window)
   
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