For years, I've advised my small business and investor clients on ways to legally reduce their US tax obligations and protect their assets. And, just as important, the tax strategies are set up in a way that allows my client to still sleep at night.
A new client came to my practice with a plan he'd gotten from an offshore tax 'expert.' The plan had cost him $25,000. That's not bad, if the plan actually worked.
His first question to me was how to put it in place. It took awhile to discover that my new client (I'll call him Dr.. B) didn't understand the new plan. It sounded good and he'd had a friend (I'll call him Dr.. A) who swore by this expert. So he just signed where they told him to and forked over the money.
Once we knew Dr. B didn't understand the plan and that we couldn't get any response at all from the Las Vegas firm that had set it up, we started digging into the paperwork. There was a lot of it and it took awhile to figure out what the strategy actually was.
It was a classic Offshore Scheme 3.0, illegal and, in his case, not even well planned. A Scheme 3.0 runs off unreported US income to a foreign company. This is an illegal tax scam, right from the start. The problem is that Dr. B was told by the "expert" (and his friend Dr. A) that you could take income from the US and just have it earned in a foreign corporation to avoid US tax. The foreign entity was set up with a foreign trust owner.
Dr. B also had a complicated set of other structures set up in the US by this group. Before, his medical practice had operated in an S Corporation. The ownership was changed over to a LLLP (limited liability limited partnership). Not only did his annual fees for the LLLP jump ten-fold, but it also ended up voiding his corporation. That meant he suddenly had almost double the regular US income tax and an extra thousand dollars per year of filing fees. But it didn't matter, the "expert" had told him. He wouldn't have much income there anyway because it was all going to his foreign company.
The problem with the Offshore Scheme 3.0 is that it's flawed at the beginning. The money that is going untaxed to a foreign company should be taxed at the US level.
Is it possible to set up a foreign company so that a US citizen never pays US tax? Yes, but you have to follow the rules. There are three general rules regarding the type of income, who owns the income and what happens to the income after it's taxed.
We had to first unwind all of the entities that had been set up. Some of the damage couldn't be undone and Dr. B ended up paying a lot more in taxes than he should have.
We now have a real plan in place for Dr. B and he is on track to protect his assets and pay less US tax. And he makes the proper reporting of his foreign accounts, so he's compliant with the new 2014 FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) regulations.
And what about Dr. A, whose recommendation started this whole thing? He got audited and is now facing stiff civil penalties, but hopefully no jail time.


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Hamburg, 13 January 2020 - Mr Daniel Baril, Director General of the Canadian Institute for Cooperation in Adult Education (ICAE), has been elected Chair of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) Governing Board. He succeeds Ms Malak Zaalouk, who presided over the...
UNESCO report shows fewer than 5% of people in many countries benefit from adult learning opportunities
Paris, 04 December—In almost one-third of countries, fewer than five per cent of adults aged 15 and above participate in education and learning programmes, according to UNESCO's fourth Global Report on Adult Learning and Education ( GRALE 4 ). Adults with disabilities, older...
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UNESCO learning cities boost inclusion
New strategy and fund to support lifelong learning programmes in cities around the world
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More than half the world's population lives in cities today. The UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities has 170 active members from 53 countries in every region of the world. Each city in the network has implemented effective lifelong...
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US $14 billion needed to achieve universal literacy in countries with lowest literacy rates and E-9 countries
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning calls on donors to close the funding gap
Paris, France : A new UNESCO cost analysis shows that US $14 billion (1) will be needed if the 20 countries with the lowest literacy rates (2) and the E-9 countries (3) are to achieve functional...
UNESCO launches video tutorials on how to build a learning city
Hamburg, 24 October 2018 – Learning cities around the world are taking action to enhance quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all in their communities. To support their efforts, UNESCO has just launched a series of video tutorials, available in all UN official languages,...
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Montreal, Canada, 28 February 2018. New figures on the number of children out of school worldwide reveal that despite decades of efforts to get every child into the classroom, progress has come to a standstill. According to data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS),...
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Fairness Doctrine | What The Crap?
…and support the "fairness doctrine?" Attaboy breaks it all down.
The House votes 309-115 for a Mike Pence amendment barring the FCC from imposing it.
Sadly – the amendment doesn't require the 115 representatives who voted against it to eat large quantities of crap.
I have been following the stories in the news about the so-called "fairness crocktrine doctrine" lately and I think it is something that people need to clearly understand. I was going to write my own opinion about this slippery-fish of an idea – but it turns out, there are already so many people addressing the issue that anything I could say has already been said (and probably more eloquently). So – I am going to include a series of quotes, articles and video/audio clips below for you to review. Please take a few moments to educate yourself.
You are about to read something that you may not agree with. Note that I am not forcing you to agree with me. Neither am I forcing you to read this blog. It is by YOUR choice that you are here. YOU must decide what you think for yourself. YOU are not obligated to continue visiting WhatTheCrap? if you do not wish to be here. Not only that – If you disagree with my point of view – you are free to express your opinions below in the post comments or you can go somewhere else.
"Since 1985 when FCC Chairman Mark S. Fowler announced that the Doctrine violated the First Amendment and harmed the public interest, the Left has been in a state of denial. They believed that the constitutionality of the Doctrine would ultimately be upheld as it had been in Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC in 1969. And since 1987, when the Doctrine DID go away, the Left has never stopped trying to bring it back.
In that very year, Congress tried to contest the FCC's abandonment of the regulation. Legislation to fully restore the Doctrine made it to President Ronald Reagan's desk, and he promptly vetoed it. Another attempt to bring back the Doctrine in 1991 failed when President George H.W. Bush made it known that he, too, would veto such a measure.
The Fairness in Broadcasting Act of 1993, sponsored by Ernest Hollings (D.-S.C.) in the Senate and Bill Hefner (D.-N.C.) in the House would have placed the Doctrine into law, but it went nowhere.
As of 2007, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I.-Vt.), Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D.-Ohio), and Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D.-N.Y.) are announced supporters of returning the Doctrine. But perhaps the most up-front proponent is Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D.-N.Y.) whose MEDIA ACT (HR. 4710) would reinstate the Fairness Doctrine and ensure that broadcasters present discussions of conflicting views on issues of public importance.
Speaker Pelosi has reportedly promised to "aggressively pursue" revival of the poorly-titled "Fairness Doctrine," whose regulations would mandate that radio stations featuring the views of conservatives like Michael Medved, Hugh Hewitt, or Bill O'Reilly "balance" those views (in the name of diversity) with an "equal" dose of, say, Al Franken, Randi Rhodes, or Thom Hartmann – all proven failures in a free radio market.
Thanks John! Without your divine wisdom I wouldn't know any better, because obviously, I'm just another one of those mindless sheep conservatives that believes everything I'm told. Meanwhile – back in reality-land: People chose freely not to listen to Liberal Talk Radio – thus their ratings flew into the crapper faster than Dysentery Gary, and they couldn't drive ad revenues.
"The organization's report, titled "The Structural Imbalance of Political Talk Radio," expresses a need to "close the gap" between conservative and Left-wing programming. It also advocates increasing "ownership diversity, both in terms of the race/ethnicity and gender of owners, as well as the number of independent local owners," which in the Left's view would lead to more "diverse" programs. So instead of capitalism, we get the Leftist cure-all: quotas.
The left-wing's failure to capture anything beyond a tiny niche market isn't the fault of the FCC, nor of the dormant Fairness Doctrine. The "blame" rests with radio listeners who came, listened, and chose to tune out of "Dead Air" America.
If they won't choose to listen, we'll just make them.
Firstly, the whole idea is ludicrous. How in the world would you regulate something like this? Who is going to be the non-objective overseer that decides what is a fair viewpoint? What is considered fair? Would only two views have to be presented? To be truly fair – wouldn't you have to present all views (an impossibility)? Would Christian radio programs have to also provide a Jewish view, a Muslim view, a Satanist's view, and an Athiest's view? Absurd, I say!!
…and they're bankrupt is because people don't support their shows.
So, if people won't freely listen to Liberal Talk Radio, what's the next step?
Make them listen to it.
That's what the "fairness doctrine" really comes down to. The government will legislate away people's free choice of what they want to support. Classic Big Government thinking. And yes, you ought to be fired up about this by now. This is the epitome of What The Crap!


Dr. Mathieu Morlighem is Associate Professor of Earth System Science at the University of California Irvine. His research interests are focused on better understanding and explaining ongoing changes in the cryosphere, as well as reducing uncertainties in the ice sheet contribution to sea level rise using numerical modeling. He is a co-founder of the Ice Sheet System Model, a new generation numerical model of ice sheet flow, that was awarded a NASA group achievement award in 2011.
As a Lead Principal Investigator on the PROPHET project, Morlighem and his team will combine existing computer simulations of ice and ocean near the Thwaites Glacier, to improve models to reduce the uncertainty in the projection of the glacier's behavior and subsequent contribution to sea level rise in the future.


Thank you for your interest in the free information session on Saturday, May 4 for our course on Aging Well in Community, to be offered at Royal Roads University May 25 & 26, 2013.
This introduction will focus on the course from 1:00 p.m., followed by break, then at 2 p.m. an introduction to Harbourside, senior cohousing under development in Sooke at the site pictured above.
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Chairo Christian School is a growing non-denominational Christian school, with 1700 Kinder to Year 12 students attending five campuses in West and South Gippsland, the Latrobe Valley and the south eastern outskirts of Melbourne.
Our mission is to provide excellence in Christ-centred education in partnership with families within a caring Christian community. In doing this, we aim to prepare students thoroughly for further study, careers, service and life in general.
We are currently seeking to appoint two ICT Support Officers – including a twelve-month fixed-term position – to commence in May 2019 and work at multiple campuses.
The primary responsibility of the successful applicants will be to provide high-quality technical support for staff members, students and parents, with a focus on delivering client-centred, solution-focused ICT systems and services.
Chairo staff members are expected to foster a safe and caring environment while endeavouring to role model the love of Jesus Christ to all. The safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all students is a high priority.
As part of our recruitment process, Chairo undertakes rigorous reference and background checking, including requiring WWCC (Working with Children Check) cards for all non-teaching positions. Before applying, applicants are requested to review Chairo's Child Safety booklet.
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Reflections on Job, Part 7 – What to Do with Elihu?
One of the greatest mysteries in a book filled with mysteries is what to make of Elihu. He seems to appear out of nowhere, and after his speeches conclude, there is no further reference to him in the book. It's almost as if someone from the street stumbled onto the stage of a musical, decided to sing a few songs, and then leave!
What are we to make of Elihu? Should we look at his four speeches as fundamentally different in tone and content from the friends? Does he add any new insight to the book? Does he get the reader a little closer to the truth about Job's predicament?
First, God completely ignores him. After Elihu finishes speaking, the Lord says, "Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?" (38:2). Unlike some commentators, I don't think the Lord is referring to Elihu – I actually think He is referring to Job. But what that means is that God utterly disregards the four speeches Elihu has just made. They don't even merit comment. It is certainly difficult to imagine how the Lord's total silence regarding Elihu's comments could be interpreted as a plus for Elihu (try completely ignoring what a friend says for a few minutes and see how that comes across to them!).
Second, Elihu repeatedly accuses Job of sin. Citing Job's protest of innocence (33:9), Elihu flatly says, "In this you are not right" (33:12). But wait – Job is right! The first verse of the book says so (1:1). And God says so – twice (1:8; 2:3). But Elihu makes the same false accusations about Job that the friends ultimately leveled against him. Job "travels in company with evildoers" (34:8); Job "answers like wicked men" and "adds rebellion to his sin" (34:36-37); and as a result, Job is now "full of the judgment on the wicked" (36:17). One thing we know for certain is that the friends were wrong in their accusations against Job. Elihu makes the same charges, and therefore he is wrong as well.
Did Job say something like this? Yes – when he was quoting what the wicked think in their hearts!
They say to God, "Depart from us!
Like a political operative who twists the words of an opponent to put the worst possible spin on his words, Elihu snatches this statement from Job's speeches out of its context to make Job appear to claim that one should only serve God if he gets some profit in return. Ironically, this is the very accusation the Accuser makes about Job (in 1:9), an accusation that Job's stubborn commitment to God in spite of losing everything totally undermines. Elihu could not have perverted the message of the book more egregiously than in this distortion of Job's actual words.
And yet nothing in the book indicates that the Lord was chastening Job through his suffering. Indeed, if there is anyone who really is being sent a message through the adversity of Job, it is not Job but the Accuser, who claims that no one will remain faithful to God in the face of personal suffering (2:4). It is of course the case that Job learns a great deal from his experiences in this book, primarily from the Lord's speeches in Job 38-41. But God was not afflicting him to open his ear. Job's ear was already open to the Lord as one who "feared God and turned away from evil" (the first verse of the book!!!).
Just imagine how the people in my church would react if I made the same proclamation this Sunday!
Sixth, Elihu is a firm believer in the Principle of Retribution. Remember that this is the concept that God's governance of the world follows the simple law of sowing and reaping without exception. It is the same paradigm by which the friends assume Job must be wicked. Elihu clearly holds to the same dogmatic view of this principle.
The overall message of the book is that this principle does not account for all of God's providential rule of the world. And since Elihu repeatedly voices support for this principle (as in 36:6; 36:11-12), the book ultimately discredits him just like the friends.
Seventh, Elihu's contention that Job will never see God is grossly mistaken. Job repeatedly requests to see God, to take his case before the Lord. Elihu is confident this will never happen.
As it turns out, the answer is yes! Job's cry does avail him, and he does see God.
Perhaps this is why nothing more is explicitly said about Elihu after he concludes. What more needed to be said? The pompous Elihu claimed that Job would never see God, that God didn't care about Job or hear his cry.
Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind (38:1).
In and of itself, that statement speaks volumes about just how insightful the self-proclaimed "perfect in knowledge" actually was.


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Not So Fruity: Plan To Pay More For Bananas
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In 2021, earnings from bananas suffered "the most catastrophic loss in the last 10 years," say Latin American producers and exporters of the product. (Courtesy of Augura)
By Edelmiro Franco V
Banana producers and exporters in Latin America warn the high costs of supplies and the low international price for the fruit are negatively impacting sustainability and competitiveness in the industry.
That has serious consequences, on various levels, for more than 800,000 families in the region.
The main banana associations in Ecuador, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Dominican Republic and Costa Rica make up more than 60 percent of the global banana production. They warned about the impact of high costs on the value chain at the Fruit Attraction Fair, the largest fruit and vegetable fair in the world, held from October 5 to 7.
"It's crazy how the supply costs have gone up, mainly for fertilizers. It's terrible. A bag of potassium costs $42, and urea costs $37, and they're going to keep going up with the cost of oil," Claudia Argote, a production engineer with 27 years in the banana industry, told Zenger.
Banana producers and exporters say supply-chain costs are impacting 150,000 Colombian families and 808,000 Latin American families. (Courtesy of Banafrucoop)
Producers don't know "how to write up a budget because we don't know how high fertilizers will go. Remember that fertilizer makes up 20 to 25 percent of our costs, so if this situation continues, it's going to make everything cost more, which will mean a higher cost [for bananas]," she said.
The international price for the fruit "has gone way down, despite the deficit in containers. I thought the balance would get a little better, but not at all. There are a lot of bananas in the world. India is producing a lot, and that's bad for the volumes exported from all the Latin American countries," Argote said.
The COVID-19 pandemic is another factor behind the price hikes, given the protocols introduced throughout the entire production line.
A bus that transports workers from their homes to the plantations used to carry 48 people, but due to security measures, it's now one-third of that number. "That was a huge hit for me in terms of costs," said Argote, who has her banana company in Urabá, in Northwestern Colombia.
She said the solution lies in "an increase in price for the consumer. Bananas are the cheapest fruit by volume in the world, and they provide high levels of daily vitamins for children and for everybody; they're great. I think the market can handle a price hike, and that's where we're headed."
The president of the Magdalena Banana Producers Cooperative (Banafrucoop), Leónidas Jiménez, told Zenger that for the smaller producers, the greatest impact has to do with the cost of fertilizers.
"We're all small producer and right now, we have a stable price. We're certified with Fair Trade. It means we're guaranteed a price year-round. The problem is we're working at 65 to 70 percent productivity," he said.
The biggest issue is the cost of fertilizers, said Leónidas Jiménez (Edelmiro Franco V./Zenger)
Jiménez said: "A 50-kilo (110 pound) bag of fertilizer costs about $21. What we use most is potassium, and that costs $32; it went up by 50 percent."
"In this banana business we have to fertilize every month. When we stop, production really takes a hit," said the president of Banafrucoop, a cooperative of small producers in the Magdalena region, on the Colombian Caribbean coast.
Jiménez said fumigation costs to fight endemic diseases, such as the black sigatoka mushroom on the plantations went up more than 50 percent.
The president of Banafrucoop believes the way to stabilize the cost of fertilizer is through government measures to control imports of the product, which is fundamental to banana production.
"Another issue is the certifications. There are new ones every day and that means high costs for small producers. The market is over-certified. We have to pay $6,615 a year for the certification," Jimenez said.
Exporters and producers discussed these problems at the Fruit Attraction fair.
The industry leaders said there are higher costs to "implement security measures to keep containers from being contaminated with illegal substances. Because of the increase in maritime fleets, up to 62 percent, due to the global shortage of containers, the structure of operating alliances between shipping lines and the consolidation of that sector is impacted."
They noted the price of bananas in 2021 suffered "the most catastrophic decrease in the last 10 years, falling to 10 euros ($11) for 18.5 kilos."
The president of the Colombia Association of Banana Producers (Augura), Émerson Aguirre Medina, told Zenger: "Over the last two years, Colombia and Latin America's agroindustry has faced a supply price increase in the value chain to such a degree that, even if the level of exports remains stable, the producers have not experienced this stability."
The minister of Agriculture and Mining of the municipality of Apartado (a banana-producing area in Urabá), Wbeimar Ruiz, said the current exchange rate with the dollar might help balance things. (Edelmiro Franco V/Zenger)
The associations "are asking urgently for the international community and the supply-chain members to help, because it is necessary to implement all the measures to protect global food security and the employment that comes from Colombia's banana exports — 150,000 families in the country, and 808,000 in Latin America," said Aguirre Medina.
The director of Augura said: "Producing and exporting countries should not face these external factors on their own to protect the subsistence and future of the banana industry."
The minister of Agriculture and Environment of the municipality of Apartado, Wbeimar Ruiz, said the current exchange rate with the dollar may help balance things.
"This is not the first time this has happened in Colombia. We once had an exchange rate at 1,500 pesos per dollar and the industry managed to survive. Now, with the rate above 3,700 pesos on average, it balances things in a way," Ruiz told Zenger.
He says the "main business, which is banana production, is a stable business because of the supply contracts with habitual clients on the logistics chain in the international banana trade."
Edited by Melanie Slone and Fern Siegel
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This study explores the relationship between new venture team composition and new venture persistence and performance over time. We examine the team characteristics of a 5-year panel study of 202 new venture teams and new venture performance. Our study makes two contributions. First, we extend earlier research concerning homophily theories of the prevalence of homogeneous teams. Using structural event analysis we demonstrate that team members' start-up experience is important in this context. Second, we attempt to reconcile conflicting evidence concerning the influence of team homogeneity on performance by considering the element of time. We hypothesize that higher team homogeneity is positively related to short term outcomes, but is less effective in the longer term. Our results confirm a difference over time. We find that more homogeneous teams are less likely to be higher performing in the long term. However, we find no relationship between team homogeneity and short-term performance outcomes.
Top management and innovations in banking: Does the composition of the team make a difference?
Steffens, P., Terjesen, S., & Davidsson, P. (2011). Birds of a feather get lost together: new venture team composition and performance. Small Business Economics, 39(3), 727-743.
Steffens, Paul, Siri Terjesen, and Per Davidsson. "Birds of a feather get lost together: new venture team composition and performance." Small Business Economics 39.3 (2011): 727-743.


Property owners in Ohio are required by law to pay property taxes. Like any other tax, property taxes are levied according to a process set forth in state statutes and administrative codes. Unlike many other taxes, though, property taxes involve a valuation method that can—and does—lead to unfair tax assessments for property owners.
If you believe your property has been incorrectly appraised, hiring an experienced Akron Attorney for your appeal can better protect your right to an equitable tax assessment.
Property taxes are based on a property's market value. A property is appraised by a representative from the local county, and the appraised market value serves as the starting point from which the owner's tax liability is determined.
An inaccurate appraisal can lead to an unfair tax assessment. This is why it is essential that an adequate and diligent appraisal process is enforced. Market valuation depends on many factors, any of which—if ignored or overstated—can lead to an improper valuation.
Unfair tax assessments also occur due to rapidly changing markets and conditions. Under Ohio law, a tax appraisal must be conducted once every six years. Certain adjustments occur to valuations in the interim based on statutory schedules.
The value of real estate can fluctuate dramatically in a matter of months. In the six-year statutory span, a property could conceivably lose most of its value due to issues relating to surrounding property, zoning, natural disasters and weather events, local schools, or crime, among other factors.
Because property values can shift quite rapidly, Ohio property owners have the right to appeal their property's tax appraisal before the local Board of Revision.
When a property owner wishes to appeal a burdensome, inaccurate, or improper tax appraisal, appeals may be made to the Board of Revision of the county in which a property is located. For example, individuals who own property in the Akron area can appeal tax assessments to the Summit County Board of Revision.
The Board of Revision has the authority to review tax appraisals and correct property valuations it determines to be inaccurate. Appealing a tax appraisal before the Board offers property owners the opportunity to dispute the original tax appraisal and present evidence of a property's actual value.
Because the tax appraisal process is complex and the right to appeal an appraisal is limited, retaining an experienced Akron Board of Revision attorney is recommended prior to undertaking a tax appeal.
Improper tax appraisals can have serious, long-term consequences on your finances or your business. Losing a tax appeal due to lack of preparation may preclude you from having your property's valuation corrected, and can cost you a lot of money.
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The countdown of the last weeks living in Peru.
New words I've learned; anciano (old man), espada (sword), and seta (mushroom).
It's my second Christmas in Peru. This one was considerably better, with a warm and loving community giving me presents and food!


Our Powered sites are well-grassed, spacious and bordered by regularly maintained trees and hedges providing the necessary shade and privacy. The majority of our sites have concrete slabs available and others invite the caravanning enthusiast and campers to set up as they wish. The park also has its share of drive-thru sites. Our Regular sites measure an average 10m x 8m and our newer Premium Sites are typically 13m x 10m.
Our Amenities include three clean and modern ablution blocks and guest laundries. We have sheltered BBQ areas and a new recreational campers kitchen where you can cook up a feed, relax reading a book or use your computer to access the internet and your e-mails using the park's wireless internet service.


Yup, that would be me!
Because I was making two batches of this soup at the same time I cut up more vegetables.
I make one batch with barley and a second with brown rice to be gluten free.
then you'll have to experiment with quantities for yourself.
you use so you'll know for the next time around.
Once pot is warm add unsalted butter or Ghee.
As butter begins to melt, add diced carrots, celery and onions.
Once softened, add pressed or minced garlic. Above.
Let garlic cook for a minute or two before adding the stock.
chop the turkey meat (below).
This is the rice I used.
Once the stock comes to a boil, turn down heat to a simmer.
Add the grains and meat.
Add 1/2 Cup Brown Rice (rinsed and drained).
Add 1/2 to 3/4 Cups of pot barley (rinsed and drained).
Or maybe you would like a combination?
Adding a cup of Pasta is another option.
Cover. Simmer for 45 minutes.
rather than reheating it in the microwave.
Be sure to cool overnight in the refrigerator before transferring to plastic freezer containers.
About six years ago, a Shiatsu Therapist suggested I make a soup from the sweet Japanese Kabocha Pumpkin. She told me that medicinally it is very calming and soothing to the body, especially to the spleen, pancreas, and stomach. Apparently, these organs needed calming.
She gave me the simplest recipe. It was fantastic. The original recipe called for the addition of Adzuki beans, but since I don't eat beans now, (according to my blood type!) I just leave them out.
I made the soup today. I'm in love with this soup. It's sweet, filling, has an incredible aroma and is so simple – my family loves it too.
In the past I played around with the ingredients thinking that more was better and would use different stocks trying to 'add' more goodness to the soup. What I've discovered is that it's best like this.
The Kabocha is a variety of Japanese Winter Squash. It is naturally sweet and big on flavour. Kabocha pumpkins are usually green – well, at least that is how I came to know them until yesterday, when I found a shipment of Golden Kabocha at my local grocer.
Here is a picture of a typical Kabocha.
1 Medium Kabocha (Green or Golden), cut into cubes (volume of approx. 8 Cups).
Caution: the Kabocha has a very hard skin, exercise caution when cutting through.
2. Cut Kabocha in half – scoop out the seeds and strings. Cut the pumpkin into manageable slices with the intent to cut away the hard skin. Once the hard skin is removed, cut pieces into small cubes.
4. Wash and chop medium onion.
5. Wash, peel and chop carrots.
(keep the skins on the carrots if you prefer, just be sure to scrub them clean first).
6. Heat large soup pot on medium heat.
7. Add 1 TBSP. Ghee (or Olive Oil).
8.Add Kabocha, onions and carrots. Stir well to coat vegetables with Ghee or oil.
9. Allow vegetables to soften for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until some of the onions look just shy of becoming caramelized on the bottom of the pot. In other words, until the onions start to become golden and somewhat translucent.
(after 8 – 10 minutes on medium heat).
10. Add 4-5 Cups of Water.
I decided to put in 5 Cups of water. I could have put in 6 but I decided to add more later if need be.
If you put in too much water and the soup is too runny you can just reduce the soup by cooking it without a lid which will allow some of the liquid to evaporate and therefore thicken up your soup naturally.
11. Cover. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 45 minutes.
14. Add 1/2 tsp. Kelp Granules. And Puree again.
15. The finished product, which I ate immediately after taking this photo.
Kabocha Pumpkin Soup, garnished with fresh parsley.


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SEE WHAT SEE (Feb 2021): DESIRE
By Joel Tan | February 18, 2021 February 18, 2021 | 15 minutes of reading
By Joel Tan
Welcome to my new column1Does "column" still make sense in the context of a website? for ArtsEquator, where every month I'll be giving you a little line-up of Singaporean and other Southeast Asian streaming content that I think is interesting and worth talking about in my typically TLDR, long-winded way.
I'm not even talking about Netflix (which I've already written about at some length here): a lot of these shows are drawn from free-content platforms like Viddsee, YouTube, even Instagram TV, which – until having to put this article together – I'd never really paid much attention to except for cooking content and Star Wars theory videos. In fact, much of the stuff on this list is completely new to me, or has been hovering around on my socials, unclicked-on, till very recently. Having now watched quite a lot of it, I'm here to make the case that free streaming content is, as others have no doubt been pointing out for years now, very exciting. Especially in the context of Singapore, where state-controlled entertainment guidelines force a diet of sanitised, unrealistic nation-building crap down our TV-gullets. In that context, I'd say some of this stuff is pretty radical.
I think these programmes offer an important alternative and corrective to Singapore TV's representations of local realities. By and large, I think because Singapore TV has been very bad for so long, we've gotten used to seeing very bad versions of ourselves on screen. We tend not to associate the short-form, highly visual, guiltily consumable form that is serialised TV drama with complexity. Sex, "difficult conversations," non-normative identities, young people behaving badly in interesting ways… this is simply not the terrain of Singapore TV.2I mean, just last year, we had a character on a Channel 8 drama playing out the "Pedophile Homosexual" trope, which might have been funny if as a society we'd reached the levels of irony required to bend this trope back on itself (spoiler alert: not the case). And meanwhile, across the pond on Channel 5, most people in those dramas tend to look like supermodels auditioning for the next Crazy Rich Asians, who speak in funny American accents and wear too many suits. Often, when I consult Singapore TV for a check-in with reality, it is as if the people who make these shows don't actually live on the island or know anyone who does. As a playwright, I feel like as a result of shitty TV in Singapore, the theatre has had to bear the brunt of TV-like naturalistic storytelling for the longest time. Or rather, audiences here have developed a taste for stage plays that feel like TV. Because in any properly functioning TV environment, those plays would've been made into great TV shows, and we'd just expect different things from the stage. In fact in more advanced TV environments, we're already at a point where TV's become super theatrical (think the form-bending I May Destroy You and the fourth-wall breaking Fleabag, or even the Shakespearean heft of Breaking Bad), so it often feels like we're doubly stuck. I am therefore 100% in support of giving more time, resources, and energy to the people making kickass web entertainment, because opening up the market for good representation is good for all dramatists, screen or otherwise.
Already in my quick binge of some of the web shows that are out there, I've seen stuff that deftly side-steps all the naff, sanitised, unadventurous, audience-doubting3A friend of mine who once did some writing on a Singapore TV show told me that a scene they wrote got axed because, "aiya, Singaporeans won't understand one lah". pitfalls of Singapore TV. A lot of it, though much smaller in scale than your average TV show, blows mainstream TV out of the water in terms of production value, aesthetic quality, and storytelling.
Anyway. I happen to be writing this on Valentine's Day, so I've decided that my first round-up will look at stuff that deals with love and desire in interesting ways. I've picked mostly queer stuff, as a reminder to all you cis-hets out there that Valentine's Day and dating in general can be pretty fucking rough for queer people. I've also thrown in some straight stuff that really pulls the furry rug from under the whole heteronormative project, you're welcome.
1. People Like Us
Many people probably already know this one. It was launched in 2018 to great aplomb by Gayhealth.sg, an arm of Action for AIDS (AFA), as a way to get some sexual health messages out into Singapore's gay community4It's worth pointing out that in 2014, the Health Promotion Board (HPB) posted a sexual health FAQ online that made the claim that same-sex couples are no different than heterosexual ones. This became a major controversy, with conservative forces in the country condemning the HPB for condoning "alternative lifestyles". The original FAQ was eventually taken down. I think about this in relation to AFA having to make a whole-ass, probably very expensive web series just to say things like "gay people can have fulfilling relationships too!" . Subsequently, it received a bunch of award nominations including an International Emmy for Best Short-Form Series. There's two seasons, five episodes per season, and each episode is about 10 minutes in length. The show follows the subtly intertwining travails of a group of mostly young, very attractive gay men who go about doing what young, very attractive gay men do: get romantically entangled and have lots of sex, which of course facilitates the communicating of positive sexual health messages. Win-win!
For a show of such brevity it covers quite a range of salient gay subjects, like de-stigmatising HIV/AIDS, the toxic racism of Singapore's gay community, the chemical sex crisis, and the possibility of emotional fulfilling gay relationships. It's naturally a little touch-and-go in some respects, and never too far away from a handy teachable moment, but the show generally navigates this smartly and subtly.5In Season 2 there's a particularly pamphlety but vital conversation about sero-discordant couples that happens between a new pair trying to navigate having sex with HIV. It's followed swiftly by a sex scene of such vulnerability and erotic tenderness that it made me think: sex education can, and should, be sexy!
Plus, it looks gorgeous with its atmospheric filmic lighting and assured camerawork, courtesy of filmmaker Leon Cheo. It's very high quality stuff and there's a breezy naturalism to the writing. Some of the performances have a lot more texture and reality than others, particularly Irfan Kasban as the brooding Ridzwan, a closeted Malay Muslim man who later starts a relationship with Joel (Josh Crowe), an idealistic scenester who falls hard but wants more than Ridzwan can give. Relatable! The warmth and sexual chemistry between the two is very alluring, and I think it numbers among some of the best onscreen depictions of gay male tenderness I've seen in Singapore6It's worth pointing out again that in 2016 a cheeky 1-second kiss between two men during a production of Les Miserables became a (what else?) national issue. The kiss was cut from the show after conservatives put on the pressure. I obviously have a lot to say about this, but I think the steamy blowjob scene in Season 2 of People Like Us says it better.. This thread unfurls into Season 2 and has the most satisfying and ultimately heartbreaking arc of the lot.
Overall, with its cast of charming, mostly believable characters going through very typical gay male ups and downs, People Like Us gives us a pretty nuanced look at the realities of living under the distorting homophobic structures of this country. It's not all victimhood and woe-is-me either, in fact there's buckets of fun, humour, and positivity here. Most poignantly, it makes us think about how to navigate those hard-won romances: with friendship, dignity, mutual respect, and sexiness.
2. Thirst – An Anthology
Not Safe For TV (NSFTV) is the perfect example of the kind of content I was talking about at the start: it literally sets out to make challenging, progressive, and finger-on-the-pulse-of-the-zeitgeist stuff that is, well, not safe for (Singapore) TV. A fair bit of their content is on YouTube but their newer releases kick off on IGTV, which makes sense because their material is clearly pitched at a younger, Gen Z to Millennial audience. It's all very slickly produced, edgy, and formally inventive, if sometimes a touch derivative of blockbuster TV. But it takes a sharp and provocative look at being young in Singapore, with a savvy 21st-century hyper-locality I find exciting and promising.7They've already got a huge following of the same hip young things who appear in their programmes, so I'm really just exposing my age (and yours) at this point.
Thirst is an anthology of three micro-films, and as its name suggests, each film in the anthology is centred on the question of desire. At 7-10 minutes, each one feels just a little incomplete, like mini pilots, but I think that feeling of wanting more is not at all a bad thing.
The first is What's The Point of Matching?, which follows dorky Timothy as he discovers that he's not, in fact, straight! Conveniently, this happens during a particularly steamy hook up with the almost offensively attractive Arthur. It's got a hilarious self-effacing quality, very Fleabag with its fourth-wall breaking and sarcastic editing. Plot twist: Timothy is already in a very sweet and charming relationship with a girl, which adds some tender drama to this comic confection that wryly captures the awkwardness and pleasures of sexual discovery.
The second is Min, a bite-sized "experimental film" that follows the apparent suicide of Min, a social media influencer. The film disguises itself as a YouTube video in which another influencer weighs in on the scandal, cleverly replicating the fractured ways in which identities and stories are constructed online. Equal parts satire and miniature thriller, what little story there is comes across in the subtlest of trickles and suggestions, which is really clever and involving for the viewer. The piece is narratively light, and seems mostly interested in how to "story-tell" in this pleasingly meta way, but it generally works. The ending, which cuts to Min meditating on truth and storytelling, is pleasingly ambiguous and haunting.
The third, Able, is a short film that follows a wheelchair-bound teenage boy whose burgeoning sexuality sees him falling for his domestic helper of many years. Shot in black and white, it's atmospheric and accurately captures adolescent desire in all its bodily awkwardness. There are some moments of implosive power, such as when the boy confesses his desire, abjection, and neediness, which is very heartbreaking. One main criticism is that the film is subtitled "Love In Spite of Human Disability," which I find just a touch over-determined and problematic. After all, if the film believes in its message of the fundamental dignity of all people, why spell out love "in spite" of anything, least of all disability? That stumble aside, this is gentle, well-observed work.
3. Another Day In Paradise
This comes to us courtesy of Viddsee, a video streaming website for shorts and web-series. There's a huge bank of Singaporean and regional content, ranging from mini documentaries to short films, much of it student work. They've also got more professional Viddsee-commissioned original works, such as this series of five 20-minute episodes by Priscilla Geck Geck Ang, with screenwriting by Gina Chew (also a playwright!). Another Day In Paradise follows a bunch of people living in the same HDB flat, all connected by a subtle daisy chain of encounters and interventions. This looks like it could be straightforward Eric Khoo banality but it surprises with some interesting stylistic and storytelling choices that take us into the surreal and fantastical.
The plot of each episode is mostly self-contained, and imagines the background story to one of numerous bizarre headlines that have caught the nation's attention in recent years. Think: the mystery of the sanitary pad thrower, which forms the backbone of the first episode. Here, the sanitary pads are thrown by a lonely and bereaved elderly lady, Ah Bee (a delightfully off-beat Adeline Yee who convincingly portrays a woman fraying at the edges from loss). Ah Bee turns to the loanshark business to help out a new neighbour, but you'll have to watch it yourself to see how it all adds up with the sanitary pads. It's silly and ultimately quite moving.
The episodes are hit-or-miss, but there's an assured stylistic boldness and an imaginative freedom in the writing that I think is worth encountering. Overall, the series also draws on a deep well of loneliness and alienation that I find very recognisably Singaporean. Its cast of characters are uniquely lost, bereft, and hurting, and a powerful desire for connection runs through each episode, often thwarted by that most Singaporean of traits: bad communication.
The best one is Episode 2, which follows a Vietnamese teenager, Tien, who turns to cam-girling to make rent while also attending secondary school. Mostly, it's so she can buy the trivial artefacts of teenage social life – bubble tea, stupid shoes, glittery bags – that she hopes will win her some friends amongst her deeply mean-spirited and superficial schoolmates. Felina Nguyen as Tien here turns in a beautiful and often difficult-to-watch multi-lingual performance of teenage vulnerability and confusion, staring firm-jawed into the camera as she tries to monetise a sexuality she doesn't yet fully understand. When the consequences come, they arrive hard and brutal, and there is potent social commentary on the wickedness of young people and Singaporeans's xenophobic snobbery.
Another outstanding episode is Episode 5, the finale, done entirely in unsettling, jerky 2D animation. This takes us ten years into the future, with the pandemic still raging (sigh), further emptying the country of human connection. Singapore has descended into a resigned dilapidation: people walk around fully resentful of each other, and the supermarket shelves have been snatched empty. Also, bizarrely, wild animals have escaped from farms and the zoo, and now roam and breed freely around the city, an absurd extension of our increasing encounters with wildlife in urban spaces.
Somehow, Singaporeans walking resignedly through this bleak, defeated landscape without batting an eyelid feels incredibly accurate. The city, in this janky animation style, is reduced to a dank and dirty wasteland, i.e. it looks how it often feels to live here. While the context is futuristic, there is nothing speculative about the inhumanity running through the episode. It's all sadly familiar: strangers are rudely suspicious of each other, families buckle under the pressure of living together, and everyone fails miserably to speak with kindness. At the heart of all this, the protagonist, a lonely butcher seeking connection with other humans, fumbles through his desirous interactions with women, and ultimately finds some kind of tenderness with a pig who wanders into his home.
Other episodes in the series don't work as well because they try too hard to work in poorly-realised sci-fi plotlines. I suppose that's one way to elevate the humdrum of HDB life to (admittedly gorgeous and stylish) spectacle8Joshua Tan in Episode 3 turns in a commendable performance as a very depressed corporate rat who contemplates suicide but is stopped in the nick of time by a flying ant that flies into his windpipe. He later finds he can talk to ants and is exhorted by them to save their colony in a bizarro plot that never fully clarifies itself, nor pays off its diversion from an otherwise very well-observed meditation on mental health. As the tenor of the surreal grows, the otherwise spare and economical storytelling and dialogue start to fray and become maudlin. , but it feels mostly plastic. I find life in Singapore needs only the simplest gestures to expose its inherent menace and theatricality.9I found myself thinking about this a lot while watching Tiong Bahru Social Club (2020), which this series reminds me of in parts. In both, the gesture towards the surreal feels like a mis-recognition of our social dynamics, which are already distorted and twisted. The inhabitants of these dreamscapes are slightly gormless and doddering, well-meaning but silly, and the weirdness in these projects spools out from a kind of innocence and whimsy. But we all know this place is neither innocent nor whimsical, and the heart of the distortion is political; deeply inhumane and spiritually violent. Episode 5, with its gritty animation and spare but effective speculative quality, manages to delight and get under the skin, and it's a great cap to a refreshing and imaginative series. I would love to see an entire season of this cartoon dystopia.
4. Queer Short Films on Viddsee
It seems an obvious point but you literally cannot get complex queer storytelling on Singapore TV. When Pink Dot did a digital livestream last year, I remember how radical it felt to see queer Singaporean stories on the screen at all.10This feeling was accentuated because we'd put up the show on our friend's massive PRISM+ TV, and outside, through the windows, a landscape of HDB flats drummed in the cis-het family-life ideology of this city. So when I did a little search around Viddsee and found a bunch of freely-available LGBT short films, I was delighted. Granted, many of them are student projects, and are very raw in concept and execution, but there's an earnestness and boldness to some of them that I find endearing.
Good Seeing You follows best friends Jason and Daniel, and peaks at the point Jason realises he's in love with Daniel. He makes a move, and it falls apart. The story is simple enough, and is told with subtlety until the big confrontation which is a little overacted and overstays its welcome. Overall, I find the piece lacks emotional and narrative heft, but I appreciated the film, which is stylish and well-observed, for its insight into Gen Z queer energies – at once confident and naive, restless and ambitious11I mean, it opens at an improbably lush and edgy house party that looks like the behind-the-scenes of a Dua Lipa music video. My generation could never. Also, the duo become friends when Daniel teaches an awkward Jason how to smoke a cigarette. I have to confess the sight of ostensibly underaged kids smoking cigarettes raised my heckles. That said, I realise there's a kind of onscreen/onstage symbolic economy to cigarette smoking in Singapore, especially among young characters. Someone once pointed out that many of my plays feature young people smoking, and so, I realise, do many of these films and series I'm highlighting. I think there's something about smoking that, in tight-arsed, yellow-boxed Singapore, feels transgressive. Or "cool," in the parlance of those "just say no to cigarettes" campaigns of my youth. Maybe smoking is a shorthand for virtuous rebellion, edginess, solidarity in marginality, but in a productive and positive way, where these kids are claiming space for themselves through transgression. You don't see this on mainstream TV, where cigarette smoking tends to be shorthand for "bad person" or self-destructiveness. I guess in Singaporean counter-narrative, no one ever smokes a cigarette just for the nicotine.. Jason, played by the film's director, Nigel Soh, is particularly well-realised with a nervous and keenly-desiring energy that is immensely watchable.
Walk (or Lakaw in Tagalog), from the Philippines, is a bracing story that follows a trans club-dancer who, one night after her shift, has to walk a long way home because of a public transportation strike. Drawing on the natural drama of moving through the city as a visibly queer person, the director Martina Espanya finds poetry and calm in late-night scenes of the city, which are then interrupted by moments of deep, shocking violence and tender human connection. Ultimately, the film suggests, it is the kindness of strangers that saves us all, and that comes to define even the most dangerous and marginal of lives. In a particularly powerful scene, a deaf-mute beggar washes the sore, stiletto-ruined feet of our protagonist after she's been assaulted and is left crying on the street. It is an artful moment of Christ-like kindness that pushes against the intolerant religiosity that suffuses this raw but beautiful short.
This last one is a bit of a wildcard, but I found myself really enjoying In Different by Sabrina Poon. It's kind of clumsy and cliché, but also deeply endearing in its simplicity. In it, a surly Singaporean teenager, Beng (yes) must now share a room and bed with his dorky Malaysian cousin who's come to stay for the long haul. Beng starts off bullying his cousin relentlessly, but later this is revealed to stem from a burgeoning homo-eroticism12Question: is it technically incest between cousins? I hope they're distantly related.. I love this short film mainly for its depiction of an old-school Ah Beng attitude that I'd previously thought extinct in Singapore13Gay bengs are a thoroughly neglected queer archetype, and apart from the ambiguous homoeroticism of Royston Tan's 15 (2003), rather thin on the ground in local drama., but also for the familiar clumsiness of the boys' sexual advances and the gentle but assured storytelling that is heartwarming and often hilarious. It ends on a very tender, hopeful note, too, which is refreshing.
5. One Take
Another offering from NSFTV, this is a full-fledged web series of nine 7-8 minute episodes. It follows a group of young Singaporeans over a period of several years as they move in and out of each other's lives. The show explores the unhealthy ways men and women interact with each other under patriarchy, and shows us the grave emotional costs, especially for women. Each episode unfolds over a single one-take shot, a short moment in the characters' lives that gives us a piece of the bigger narrative. The creators make the most of this one-take device, often deploying surprising shifts in perspective and unusual camera angles to delightful effect.
There is quite a bit of weighty exposition, a natural downside to this fleeting storytelling mode that nonetheless tries to make numerous connections across all its episodes. Mostly though, it works well, because the show is anchored by some very compelling and complex situations, and the dialogue frequently sparkles.
The plot largely centres on James (Salif Hardie) and Claire (show-runner Tan Hui Er), and is book-ended by a missed romantic opportunity between the two, once as teenagers, later as adults. They just never seem to be in the right place at the right time! And as they slowly move past each other like ships in the night, their other romantic entanglements spread out in a series of bad decisions and broken relationships. For all the high-stakes drama – teenage pregnancy, domestic abuse, Internet humiliation are some of the plot-points – the storytelling feels mostly honest and humane, never ham-fisted or cliché. It's a credit to the acting in this series, which is top-notch, and there's an ease with which these actors portray the roster of moody millennials.
The most compelling arc is Claire's: while studying abroad, she becomes the centre of a humiliating leaked nudes scandal that causes her studies and career to tank, a bracing commentary on the unjust and disproportionate consequences faced by survivors of sexual abuse. One particularly good episode sees Claire on a Tinder date with a gormless and out-of-his-depth young man. When the topic of her leaked nudes comes up, the young man dresses up his sexist beliefs with cringe-inducing jokiness. The desire to keep the date on positive terms clashes painfully with the mismatch in politics, and amidst this, Claire advocates firmly and touchingly for her dignity in a brilliant exchange that's superbly written and played with delicious ambiguity.
Overall, One Take is really exciting drama that manages to be formally clever, while telling punchy, hard-hitting contemporary stories. The characters are compelling and easy to spend time with, and it's a formula that's worked very well for NSFTV's other series, which together seem to be creating a mini cinematic universe that includes several of these characters.
So! That's my line-up for the month. It's personally been a great introduction to the wealth of edgy streaming content that's out there, and the talent is truly outstanding. One thing I've been wondering about with all of these shows is how we can get more money to these super-deserving creators. They ought to be making longer-form shows and getting much wider distribution. Directing more eyes at their work is obviously a good start. In any case, this is only the indie side of the equation: in future editions of this column, I'll include more mainstream stuff like TV and films from Netflix, and I'll also turn an eye to more regional content as well. Let's get watching!
SEE WHAT SEE is a new monthly column that reviews and responds to TV shows, films and web content about Singapore and the rest of Southeast Asia.
Joel Tan is a playwright and performer based between Singapore and London. Previous Singapore TV criticism includes his reviews of MasterChef Singapore, though he's more well known for his plays, none of which are relevant here. Joel is one half of the podcast, T42, which you can listen to here. Follow Joel on Twitter @joeltheobscure and on Instagram @joltahn.
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Its raining! The trees are falling!
I was working as usual after beta released, when I remembered it saying that leaves decay again. I ventured into my used-to-be-forest. That is, where my used-to-be-forest used-to-be. Instead, I found something that made my game lag... a lot. They were saplings! Saplings everywhere! To be precise, 137 of them.
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Q: Cover 100% of screen with two divs I have two divs called map and filters. Each of them has a solid border of 1px width. For the moment the map div is containing eight rows of images at different widths (I can provide a screenshot if necessary) and it has a fixed position. I want to put the filters div right beneath the map div which it has 82.75% height. I've tried different display and position values but with no success, either my first div collapse or the second one remains at the top of the screen. What should I do to have the both divs covering 100% of the screen one beneath the other?
My CSS code:
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Chicken Shoot is like Duck Hunt for idiots.
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Each partnership must file a federal form 1065. Each partner's share of net income is reported to the IRS and to the partners using Schedule K-1. Partners pay income tax on their portion of net income by attaching Schedule K-1 and IRS 1040 Schedule E to their federal 1040 tax return.
Section J of Schedule K-1.
Whether any guaranteed payments were made to partners (payments for services or investment return made regardless of the business' profits). These payments cannot be interest or repayment of start-up costs that you are amortizing. Guaranteed payments should also be reported on line 4 of both Schedule K and K-1.
Do not include: charitable deductions, section 179 expenses, depreciation, or investment income such as interest or dividends.
Line 4 should include all payments guaranteed to partners, even the ones you included on page 1. That is because these payments are only deductible as expenses for certain purposes and thus the payments must be added back in this section of the form.
Line 14 self-employment tax. Report the same net income as on line 1 of this page plus any guaranteed payments to partners. Divide this amount between partners to use on line 1 of their Schedule SE. Put your total income before expenses on line 14b.Schedule SE to calculate social security self-employment tax.
Report how much of your net income was distributed to your members (see lines 19a and b).
K-1s Each partner's share of IRS 1065 Schedule K. Results from lines 1-20 of Schedule K (page 3 of form 1065) are allocated to each partner on the K-1 forms. Your tax preparer needs the percentage ownership of each partner.
Partners...what to do with your K-1 1065 Schedule K-1 information should be entered on IRS 1040, Schedule E, Part II. The information from Schedule E is entered on line 17 of form 1040.
Due date Forms 1065 and the partners' Schedule K-1s are due March 15. To help your partners meet their tax deadline, complete the forms as soon as possible.
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The librarians are happy to show you how to use the databases. In addition, if you have specific questions that need researching, you can ask the reference librarian for assistance.
The link for the databases is https://www.pocolibrary.org/research-help You must have a library card to use them.
Their phone number is 325-676-6025.
Any local resident or student can use the libraries at public colleges and universities. However, you can only use the library in-person, not online. Because the colleges teach business, there are many resources about business that may not be at a local public library.
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Use this to create a plan to pay off credit cards.
Promise business loans for people with no credit, but require low application fee.
Look for online reviews on performance of these lenders.
Promotes highly sought products at very low cost. Avoids bad reviews by delayed shipping (2+ weeks) so the purchaser can't enter a review.
Look for reviews of the seller's products that are older than 1 month. Do not buy a product that is significantly underpriced. You will most likely receive a fake or you will receive nothing at all.
FEMA agents are NOT allowed to ask you this.
Contractor will take care of all billing if you sign a form. Later you find that the contractor has inflated the billing and has attorney suing your insurance company for extra funds.
Do not sign an assignment of benefits form for anyone. Deal with your insurance company yourself, or with a lawyer you hired.
Unscrupulous professionals are primarily looking for the % of your claim.
Use attorneys or adjusters as last resort. Unsurance agents are required by law to use the degree of care necessary to protect the interest of the insured.
Search online for their name with the word 'fraud'. Resist any telemarketing or pressure to pay. Contact the people they use in their testimonials.
You are told that someone wants to register your brand name in China. They have bought your name in China and want you to pay to get it back.
People assume bank cashier's checks are guaranteed funds, but if the supporting check bounces, they are NOT.
Never take a cashier's check for over the amount due. When possible, get cash. When you accept a cashier's check from someone you do not know, wait before sending the product.
Promise to change your online reviews or give you all positive online reviews.
Posting fake reviews or altering reviews is illegal.
Send you a contract with different terms than you had negotiated. Often it is after sending the contract back and forth several times for amendment, so the customer is anxious to complete the deal.
Use software to show the differences between different versions of a document.
Charge a fee for a disaster inspection or to fill out forms.
Checks can be tampered in many ways. Click the source link for examples.
Separate responsibility for issuing and reconciling checks.
Give you a phone number to call for immediate tech support.
Do not call or click. Close your browser (on Windows, Control-Alt-Delete). If the message returns, run a virus scan, and record the phone number and do a search on the web. Microsoft, Apple and other system software will NOT call people reporting to advise you of a tech problem.
The person may fill in the blanks with any information.
Contractor puts a lien on your property without your knowledge.
You may be legally required to pay the contractor over your agreed price to remove the lien.
Find out in writing if the contractor or business will place a lien, security interest or mortgage on your property.
If the contractor does not have workers compensation insurance (or disability insurance for the owner), YOU could be held liable for injuries.
Technician wants to service your point-of-sale equipment, but actually installs an add-on that steals credit card information.
Verify technician with your POS provider before giving access.
The services they can perform are few, and generally free.
Click on the source link for information.
Customer's credit card is declined. They provide a code to override the computer's error.
Only accept override numbers from the cardholder's issuing bank.
Demands immediate payment. Makes threats of arrest.
Contact your lender using information from their official website.
The donation goes into their pocket.
Ask for the charity's exact name, street address, phone number and website address, then phone the organization directly to confirm that the person asking for funds is an employee or volunteer. Do not pay in cash. Do NOT use an embedded link in an email to pay.
Caller misrepresents who (s)he is by using someone else's phone number in the caller ID. This is VERY easy to do.
If you did not initiate the call, NEVER provide confidential information over the phone. Do not trust caller-ID numbers to authenticate anyone.
Ask for a large deposit before approval. If you are not approved, they do not return the money.
Get statement in writing that they will return the deposit (or all but a small sum) if you are not accepted.
Adds clause in contract saying if you DON'T notify them after the contract expires, they can automatically renew the contract - even if you owe nothing on the contract.
Read the contract for any renewal language.
Send you fake invoices that look legitimate.
Asks for a deposit or an advance payment to get a disaster grant.
Employees void a sale or issues a refund and pocks the money him/herself.
Require manager approval for ALL refunds and voids.
Won't put job to be done and costs in writing.
Falsely claims to represent Google, threatening businesses with removal from Google search results and falsely promising first-place or first-page placement in Google search results.
Google does not promise placements or remove businesses from search results unless it is spam.
The IRS and state tax authorities will NEVER call you. No government agency will demand that you pay money for a compliance poster. Confirm any unpaid fees by asking for the online page that describes the fee. Then only pay the fee using the instructions on the official website.
Go to the utility website and pay on that website.
Ask for your FEMA registration number or your banking or social security number.
If contractor pressures you to sign document immediately.
You don't have time to review the document carefully.
Avoid them. Add a clause giving you the right to rescind within 72 hours.
If you are pressured to make payments beyond the work that has been done.
You may end up paying over your agreed contract just to get the work done.
Don't pay beyond the work that has been done.
Company takes your money, starts the work, but then suddenly stops.
Ask you to wire overpaid funds with a valid sounding reason. Later, the entire check bounces or invalid.
Email asks you to enter your password to create a new one, but steals the password instead.
Go to the company's website to make any password changes.
Promise business loans for people with no credit, but require low application fee & personal data to conduct a background check.
Use reputable peer lending platforms. Never wire money.
Directory may not exist. Sometimes they claim it is free but later send you an invoice.
Search for catalog on Internet for confirmation. Make sure they are legitimately from that organization by calling the number on their website.
Requests confidential business and private information and steals your identity.
Price gouging after a disaster is illegal.
Promise to speed up the insurance, disaster assistance or building-permit process for a fee.
Lease agreements quote on dollar payments, not interest rates. Interest rate quotes are deceiving and used by unreputable companies.
Do not use companies that lure you with interest rates.
Someone pretending to be a corporate manager uses a fake email to ask for an employee W-2.
Check email against actual company email list.
Customer pays more than cost of an item, requesting that you wire the excess funds to someone else for pickup and delivery (or similar service). Entire check bounces.
Do not accept checks for any amount over what is due.
Small Business Development Centers provide free assistance to get a loan. The SBA does not give preference to any company or client applying for loans.
Business claims that it wants to improve your SEO. Google has changed its algorithms to prevent manipulating search engine results.
Get references before working with any SEO consultant.
Company officials are targeted and convinced they are involved with a legitimate business transaction. After trust is established, they are asked to wire funds.
Confirm contact information through the company's official website.
Any email asking you to enter your private information is probably fraudulent.
Go to the official BBB or bank website and contact their customer support.
Trusted employees who work overtime, seldom take a vacation, or whose work is not verified by others are often responsible for financial fraud.
Verify the work of all employees throughout the year.
Purchaser uses TTY system (for hearing impaired) to be anonymous. They prepay with credit cards that are valid, but later found to be stolen.
Verify card with the credit card customer service before processing the order.
Calls to confirm your address, an order or a free sample. Later you are pressured to pay for it.
If you received something that you didn't order, you may legally keep it without paying.
Pretends they are someone you trust (including a company manager). Asks for sensitive information or to wire money.
Email them a code at their regular email address and ask them for the code. Ask someone higher in the company for authorization to provide the information or money.
The request is urgent. They insist funds be paid with wire transfer, reloadable card or giftcard.
A business broker offers to find a buyer interested in purchasing your company. They require a payment for a valuation and then disappear.
Get references before paying any broker.
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