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 Home Values Increasing More than Expected

June 9, 2016 

Home Values Increasing More than Expected

Markets with the tightest inventory have some of the fastest rising home values. Over the past two years, Portland has seen an almost 40 percent decrease in the number of homes for sale, with home values up 15 percent over the past 12 months.

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June 8, 2016 

No Change for IRS Interest Rates in 3rd Quarter 2016

Under the Internal Revenue Code, the rate of interest is determined on a quarterly basis. For taxpayers other than corporations, the overpayment and underpayment rate is the federal short-term rate plus 3 percentage points.

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June 8, 2016 

ScanSnap Cloud Offers One-Touch Integration With Popular Apps

With a quick push of the Scan button, ScanSnap Cloud automatically classifies scanned data into four categories: documents, receipts, business cards and photos. Customers can simply set profiles for each category by selecting the cloud service of ...

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June 8, 2016 

Xero Partners with Wells Fargo, “Igniting World’s Largest Economy”

– Guest Opinion – The combination of limited access to capital, complex and time consuming financial processes, and the lack of confidence in business data has stifled growth and job creation in small businesses — the biggest sector of our global economy. But the financial web, which incorporates a network of organizations sharing financial data,...…

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June 8, 2016 

Are You Insurable? Three Tips On Life Insurance

So what factors influence a person's ability to obtain life insurance coverage? Family medical history, life expectancy, risk factors (such as high blood pressure or elevated cholesterol), and lifestyle (for example, smoking status) may play a role.

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June 6, 2016 

IRS Explains Certified PEO Program

Revenue Procedure 2016-33, posted on IRS.gov, along with temporary and proposed regulations published last month in the Federal Register, carries out legislation enacted in late 2014 requiring the IRS to establish a voluntary certification program for ...