by Bantonelli on August 7, 2010
In the spotlight this month we have Samuel & Jasmine Ward, owners of Ward Computer Services.
WARD Computer Services Inc. is a technology firm dedicated to providing businesses and organizations with quality technical service. WCS specializes in Network Security, Managed IT Support and Computer Repair for businesses and organizations, and quality Geographic Information Systems (GIS) support for various industry sectors.
You can contact WCS at:
700 River Ave
Suite 312
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
(Riverside Center for Innovation)
Toll Free: 1.866.712.9023
Visit their website http://www.WardComputerServices.com/
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Jasmine – Vice President and Senior GIS Analyst
- 3 Favorite Foods - Indian, Thai, Greek
- Top 3 Movies - Indiana Jones, Under the Tuscan Sun, Julie and Julia
- 3 Pet Peeves - Negativity, drivers who honk at stoplights, long lines
- 3 Favorite Characters From History / People You’d Like To Meet – Abraham Lincoln, Amelia Earhart, Napoleon Hill
- Pick 1: Blue, Yellow, Red or Green - Red
- Night Owl or Early Bird - Early Bird
- Best Vacation - The Ozarks (Branson, Missouri)
- Dream Vacation - A culinary tour of Southern Italy
- Scariest thing you’ve ever done - I attempted to climb on a statue of a lion in Naples, Italy for a photo opportunity. This is when I realized my fear of heights!
- Favorite season - Fall
- Email, Texting, or Phone Calls - Email
- Favorite job task - Creating maps and running geospatial analysis
- Leasst favorite job task - Reorganizing my office geodatabase
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Samuel – President and Executive IT Consultant
- 3 Favorite Foods - Fried Chicken, General TSO Chicken, and Bacon
- Top 3 Movies - Love & Basketball, Kong Fu Panda, & Clash of the Titans
- 3 Pet Peeves - I only have one pet peeve and that is too many screens up on the computer.
- 3 Favorite Characters From History / People You’d Like To Meet – Jesus, Martin Luther King Jr., and Abraham Lincoln
- Pick 1: Blue, Yellow, Red or Green - Red
- Night Owl or Early Bird - Night Owl
- Best Vacation - Dallas, TX
- Dream Vacation - To take a trip around the World and experience different cuisines
- Scariest thing you’ve ever done - Mountain Climbing
- Favorite season - Autumn
- Email, Texting, or Phone Calls - Email
- Favorite job task - Finding a solution to computer problems that other people cannot fix.
- Leasst favorite job task - Marketing
by Bantonelli on August 7, 2010
Do you have an employee who you would like to see further their education? It may not be as tough as you think to help them meet that goal.
Employers may give up to $5,250 on a tax-free basis to an employee for educational assistance. This includes education assistance that is employer provided for graduate-level courses, like programs normally pursued by an individual seeking an education leading to a law, business, medical, or other advanced academic or professional degree.
A written plan must provide guidelines for the assistance, which must be publicized to all of your employees, and must meet a number of conditions. These include nondiscrimination requirements, meaning it cannot benefit highly compensated employees.
Any amount of the employee’s income used as education assistance may not be taken as a deduction or credit by the employee.
For more information, contact our office at 412-816-2228.
by Bantonelli on August 7, 2010
Did you know that your summer day care expenses may qualify for an income tax credit? Many parents who work, or are looking for work, must arrange for care of their children under 13 years of age during the school vacation. Those expenses may help you get a credit on next year’s tax return.
Here are five facts the IRS wants you to know about a tax credit available for child care expenses. The Child and Dependent Care Credit is available for expenses incurred during the lazy hazy days of summer and throughout the rest of the year.
- The cost of day camp may count as an expense towards the child and dependent care credit.
- Expenses for overnight camps don’t qualify.
- If your childcare provider is a sitter at your home or a daycare facility outside the home, you’ll get some tax benefit if you qualify for the credit.
- The actual credit can be up to 35 percent of your qualifying expenses, depending upon your income.
- You may use up to $3,000 of the unreimbursed expenses paid in a year for one qualifying individual or $6,000 for two or more qualifying individuals to figure the credit.
For more information on Child and Dependent Care Expenses, give us a call at 412-816-2228.
