Of all the taxes and fees that business owners must pay (and there are many), the least understood is probably the tax on tangible personal property (TPP).  In fact, many small business owners don't even know what constitutes TPP.  The confusion is intensified because the requirements vary from state to state.  For example, some states consider certain types of vehicles to be TPP, while others do not.  Some states will tax inventory, while others specifically exclude it. All states do agree that tangible personal property is best described as everything that isn't real property.  Real property is the ground and everything...

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It is coming up on the summer months, and there are two great stocks to help earn you some lemonade money for the upcoming heat.  There is a great one to watch and another great one to pounce on right now for almost instant returns.  I am talking about General Electric (NYSE: GE) and Harvest Energy Trust (NYSE: HTE). The stock to watch is GE.  General Electric is currently much lower than their usual range in the $30's sitting at $10.94.  Just looking at the technical, I expect them to drop in between $8-9 range in a month or two.  However, even...

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