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Bonus Depreciation Provision for Businesses (2010-2012) – US

President Obama signed House Bill H.R. 4853 (Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010) into law on December 17, 2010. H.R. 4853 includes a two-part extension of the bonus depreciation provision for all businesses, regardless of size. The potential tax benefits may be useful for your customers.

On December 17, 2010, President Obama signed into law House Bill H.R. 4853. This new law could allow businesses to write off an additional 100% of the cost of qualifying assets (including software) acquired and placed into service after September 8, 2010 through December 31, 2011. This law could also allow businesses to write off an additional 50% of the cost of qualifying assets placed into service after December 31, 2011 through December 31, 2012. This bill was signed in an attempt to encourage capital investment through 2012.

We want to let you know about this bill now because some of its provisions will only apply to qualifying assets put into service in 2010 and 2011. Further, there is no guarantee that a similar bill will be signed into law in 2013. As such, it is possible that certain tax benefits offered by this bill will only be applicable to qualifying asset purchases that occur over the next two years.

To further illustrate the potential tax benefits that this bill may offer to you or your customers, we have attached a copy of the text of the bill. We encourage you or your customers to review this bill and its implications together with a qualified tax advisor.

THE CONTENTS OF THIS ARTICLE WERE WRITTEN AS A CONVENIENCE TO YOU. THIS ARTICLE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE TAX ADVICE FROM Business Automation Specialists of MN INC OR ITS EMPLOYEES AND REPRESENTATIVES. IT IS OF A GENERAL NATURE ONLY AND IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR CAREFUL TAX PLANNING AND ADVICE. THIS ARTICLE IS NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE ANALYSIS OF ALL TAX CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO H.R. 4853. AS SUCH, ALL READERS ARE URGED TO CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS CONCERNING THE U.S. FEDERAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH H.R. 4853, AS WELL AS ANY CONSIDERATIONS ARISING UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY STATE, LOCAL, OR OTHER TAXING JURISDICTION.

THIS ARTICLE WAS NOT INTENDED OR WRITTEN TO BE USED, AND SHOULD NOT BE USED, BY ANY READER FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING U.S. FEDERAL OR OTHER TAX PENALTIES, OR FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING, MARKETING, OR RECOMMENDING TO ANOTHER PARTY ANY TAX-RELATED MATTERS.

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What is Cloud Computing?

Cloud computing allows small businesses to save on expensive hardware, software, and maintenance costs. There is no one right answer, however, many businesses can benefit from cloud computing.

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BASM and Sage Pro Provide Bernatello’s a Recipe for Success

Founded in 1981, Bernatello’s got its start as a local tavern where pizzas were sold to area patrons.  As its popularity increased, they began selling branded pizzas to local retailPizza grahic establishments.  In ’82 the tavern was sold and a manufacturing plant was started with a manual production line of eight employees applying ingredients by hand.  Making 500 pizzas was considered a good day.  As demand grew so did their production, distribution, and product lines.

Today, their Maple Lake, Minnesota plant runs four shifts, five days a week, employing over 165 people and the capabilities to produce 100,000 pizzas per day for millions of pizza lovers throughout the Midwest.  The small family business has grown into an industry success story!

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FDA Requires Faster Food Safety Reporting

Adapted from the original article, FDA Requires Faster Food Safety Reporting, by Matthew Perrone, AP Business Writer – September 9, 2009

The Food and Drug Administration now requires faster food safety reporting.  Food makers must alert government officials of potentially contaminated products within 24 hours under a new rule designed to help federal regulators spot food safety issues sooner. The FDA unveiled a new electronic database that manufacturers must use to notify the

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Executive Briefing: Six Concrete Steps to Increase and Protect Your Profits in the Food and Beverage Sector

showbinary-jpeg-image-349x487-pixels_1245709735353We invite you to join us for a unique opportunity to hear industry expert, Michael Lammi, present an Executive Briefing on “Six Concrete Steps to Increasing and Protecting your Profits in the Food Manufacturing Sector (even in Down Times)”. Michael will cover these six areas of consideration:

1.  Foods Greatest Growth Potential – How You can Participate

  • Demographics: Baby Boomers are still the greatest potential market. You can find new customers in your existing markets.
  • Four major food categories with potential. Can you expand your market reach

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