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Back to Business and Tax deadlines for 2021

January 26, 2021 Virtually Yours-PALeave a comment

It’s been a very long time since I wrote anything new for you all, and I’m glad to be back writing for you again. 2020 hit us all hard, but it gave me time to reevaluate a lot of things, and coming back to this blog is one of the things on my list. And for my first post of 2021 it’s only fitting to remind you of some important tax deadlines to help you get off to a good start.

It’s coming to the end of January and by now you should be all getting ready to get your taxes done. Last year the tax system and deadlines were haywire, there are still many filers out there that have not received their returns, but don’t worry as long as it’s filed, you will get it.

This year the federal tax deadlines should not be changing, so here are the dates you need to know.

January 31, 2021 – All 1099, W2 to be filed with the IRS after which you can start mailing or emailing to your contractors or employees.

If you do payroll tax your 940 FUTA should be filed by this date.

March 16, 2021 – If you are an S-Corp or Partnership this is the deadline to file your corporation taxes.

April 15, 2021 – Deadline to file your income tax, C-Corp taxes, sole proprietor, LLC are all due on this date.

That’s all for now. And hope 2021 is going to be a great and prosperous year.

Althea

Don’t get caught in a fraud scam!

November 13, 2017 Virtually Yours-PALeave a comment

Below is an email that turned up in my spam inbox. Sometimes I will have a look at what’s in there just for the fun of it. This email caught my attention and with the time of year that we’re in I thought I’d do a post on fraud. The email is in it’s full unedited form.

It’s the holiday season and now more than ever fraud is happening everywhere. The fraud in this particular email is having goods delivered to your address, and then you repack them and ship them to somewhere else. There are so many red flags with this but here’s the main things you need to be aware of. When someone uses stolen credit information to purchase items the first place that the police or federal authorities are going is the delivery address, your address. Even though you don’t have the goods on premises you can be charged with receiving stolen goods for starters.

The second thing is, how are you going to get your money when you’ve done all these things? By the fraudsters stealing more money to pay you. If you’ve given them your bank details to make things easier, then they could just rob you.

So please be careful when these work from home emails come into your mailbox unsolicited, they are never ever as good as they seem.Be cautious about what you take on for work.

Have a safe and secure week

******************** Fraud Email Alert****************************

Phyllis Frey <alvarezowcjosetv@outlook.com>

Mon 11/13/2017, 9:40 AM

We suggest you to apply for a absolutely real home based position in the shipping industry with a paycheck of 2500 USD per month and with no startup costs. The full-time position is provided by a legitimate American mail forwarding firm.

The employer trusts in the work from home techniques, because it provides a chance to decrease warehousing expenses and offer logistics points across the USA.

Job Responsibilities:

– Stay at your address to receive packages delivered to your address via UPS/Fedex/USPS within standard working hours from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM on a daily basis.

– Download the list of current deliveries, your day to day tasks, and the prepaid shipping labels.

– Review parcels and take and upload pictures of the contents of every parcel.

– Combine shipments in certain cases.

– Resend the mail to customers by printing and applying labels and sending the parcels to the nearest USPS and Fedex sites.

Job Requirements:

– US citizenship with a postal address.

– Degree is regarded, but not essential.

– Capability to act on your own with minimum supervision.

– Ability to deal with packages up to 25 pounds.

If this role sounds like you, do not hesitate to apply. For this, please answer to this email with your phone number:

– Your contact number

and our HR manager will be happy to get in touch with you.

Have you checked your Social Media lately? Part 2

November 1, 2017November 1, 2017 Virtually Yours-PALeave a comment

A lot has happened between doing part one of this series where as a newbie to social media I started to explore the various social media outlets, and which one was best for me and new comers like me. In this second part I have a few thoughts on sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, and Blogs.

Facebook is clearly the hands down winner for platform that has the most active users, and in allowing its users to truly use the site in any way they wish. You can use it to create your web presence, as a blog, to post videos or photos, or to network. Because of the versatility Facebook is the most used social media application. If you want a site that is versatile, linkable to other social platforms, and good for your business, then Facebook is a great way to start. Just remember that Facebook is very social and sometimes can come across as a little unprofessional.

LinkedIn is a more professional site where users network and can do job searches, promote their services, businesses, websites and find partners that they wish to collaborate with. It is a great way, like Facebook to promote your business and brand. LinkedIn. With this social media platform it’s more of a professional sharing community and networking platform than the other platforms. Professional networking is the main focus of LinkedIn and so attracts many professionals for that reason. It is a way of promoting your resume, business, service or brand. To grow your circle you link with people you already know, and through those links you can get an endless source of links and build your network.

Blogs and Google+ are pretty much the same. They allow you to post pictures, videos, or just about anything to promote your business, site, or resume. You can use blogs and Google+ as your main website and promote it just the same. With Google+ your contacts become your followers, and you can join groups of similar interest to build your followers and get your content seen by more people.

The similarity with all these platforms is that they can be linked to the fast paced and popular social media world of Twitter, Instagram, Pintrest and Tumbler if you do pictures. There are advantages and disadvantages with all these platforms, so look at them carefully to determine which ones will be best for your purposes. One thing to remember is you need to promote your sites, or profiles in order to get more eyes on your content. In many cases there are paid advertising options that you can use for this purpose.

Go out there and explore social media.

Have fun