The American Dental Association and American Medical Association continue to fight the inclusion of dental and physician practices in the implementation of the so-called “Red Flag” rules, anti-identity theft policies being established by the Federal Trade Commission. The ADA and AMA argue that FTC interpretation of the rules to include dentists and physicians’ offices as “creditors” that must comply with the rules will be overly burdensome for small practices. Read the rest of this entry »

If you’ve ever wondered what types of tax revenue make up your state government’s budget, the Tax Foundation recently compiled a breakdown of state use of property tax, sales tax, personal income tax and licenses and other taxes. The results are based on newly-released Census data.

Our home state of Ohio, for example, ranks tenth in the nation for its reliance on personal income tax,  which makes up 30 percent of its total revenue.  Other taxes include general sales tax at 20 percent, selective sales tax at 11 percent, corporate income tax at 1.9 percent and licenses and other taxes at 7.5 percent.

Click here to view the detailed report.

Consumers are depending more and more on mobile devices – so it may make sense to use this technology in your promotional strategy. Read the rest of this entry »