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There are many great sites on the World Wide Web but trying to actually find those great sites can be a frustrating experience. We have compiled a list of Websites that we have found to be helpful resources of information. When you click on a link, a new window will pop up. Close the window when you are ready to return to this page.
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Accounting |
| QuickBooks |
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Here is the site to go to for information and updates about all the versions of QuickBooks.
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Financial |
| Savings Bond Wizard |
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The Savings Bond Wizard helps you manage your savings bond inventory on your PC. It's a downloadable program that allows you to maintain an inventory of your bonds and determine the current redemption value, earned interest, and other information. You can also print your bond inventory, providing you with an important record if you ever need to replace any of your savings bonds.
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Governmental |
| CEDO Burlington |
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Welcome to the City of Burlington, Vermont's Community & Economic Development Office! The Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO) works to achieve economic vitality, preserve the environment and promote social equity within a sustainable city. CEDO works in partnership with citizens, the public and private sector, and other city departments to: develop housing opportunities, particularly affordable housing; revitalize Burlington's waterfront; maintain and improve the vitality of Downtown, Pine Street and Burlington neighborhood business districts; foster job growth and employment opportunities; encourage a thriving small business sector; support the delivery of human services; strengthen the quality of life in Burlington's neighborhoods; and increase civic engagement and citizen participation.
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| Vermont Office of Professional Regulation |
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This is a site at which you can verify the license information and status of any Vermont professional, including CPAs.
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Internet Resource |
| Financial Literacy |
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The AICPA has created an excellent website called: 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy Web site which offers general information for managing personal finances. This site does not recommend specific financial actions, but gives nice clear explanations and suggestions.
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| Hoaxbusters |
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Interspersed among the junk mail and spam that fills our Internet e-mail boxes are dire warnings about devastating new viruses, Trojans that eat the heart out of your system, and malicious software that can steal the computer right off your desk. Added to that are messages about free money, children in trouble, and other items designed to grab you and get you to forward the message to everyone you know. Most all of these messages are hoaxes or chain letters. While hoaxes do not automatically infect systems like a virus or Trojan, they are still time consuming and costly to remove from all the systems where they exist. At CIAC, we find that we spend much more time de-bunking hoaxes than handling real virus and Trojan incidents. These pages describe some of the warnings, offers, and pleas for help that are filling our mailboxes, clogging our mailservers, and that generally do not have any basis in fact. In addition to describing hoaxes and chain letters found on the Internet, we will discuss how to recognize hoaxes, what to do about them, and some of the history of hoaxes on the Internet.
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| Urban Legend Reference Page |
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Did you ever receive an email telling about how Bill Gates will send you money just for forwarding the message to all your best friends? Did you fall for it? Now you can check on this sort of message and get a fascinating history of urban legends in the process. This site is fun to browse and it can save you some embarrassment too! Amaze your friends by debunking the myths.
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| Small Business Workshop |
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The Small Business/Self-Employed online classroom has a series of self-directed workshops on a variety of topics for small business owners.
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| Small Business Administration |
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The small business administration has a terrific website with loads of practical, free and interesting information for small businesses.
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| Looks Too Good To Be True |
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Every day, American consumers receive offers that just sound too good to be true. In the past, these offers came through the mail or by telephone. Now the con artists and swindlers have found a new avenue to pitch their frauds -- the Internet. The on-line scams know no national borders or boundaries; they respect no investigative jurisdictions. But, as with all scammers, they have one objective – to separate you from your money! An interesting point about fraud is that it is a crime in which you decide on whether to participate. Hanging up the phone or not responding to shady mailings or emails makes it difficult for the scammer to commit fraud. But con artists are very persuasive, using all types of excuses, explanations, and offers to lead you – and your money - away from common sense. This website was developed to arm you with information so you don’t fall victim to these Internet scam artists. Education, good judgment, and a healthy dose of skepticism are the best defenses against becoming a victim. Remember, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is!
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Miscellaneous |
| Tolerance |
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The mission of Tolerance.org is to create a national community committed to human rights. Its goal is to awaken people of all ages to the problem of hate and intolerance, to equip them with the best tolerance ideas and to prompt them to act in their homes, schools, businesses and communities. Tolerance.org is a Web project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a national non-profit civil rights organization that promotes tolerance and diversity and combats hate and discrimination through education, investigation and litigation.
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| InventVermont |
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InventVermont is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help educate and assist Vermont inventors in developing and marketing their ideas.
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News |
| Business People |
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Montgomery & Merrill was in the news! Learn more about us in this article.
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Tax |
| The Internal Revenue Service |
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Home of the IRS on the Web. The IRS has definitely done a nice job on their Website.
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| Vermont Department of Taxes |
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Vermont Department of Taxes has many forms on line, as well as information about Vermont tax issues and an email link in case the phones are busy!
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| Social Security Administration |
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The Social Security Administration website is chock full of calculators, clear explanations, links to other retirement sites. It is a very useful site, well worth checking out.
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| Exempt Organization Workshop |
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IRS has launched an Internet-based version of its Exempt Organizations Workshop covering issues faced by small and mid-sized tax-exempt organizations, the agency officially announced on Jan. 22. As described by IRS, the workshop, known as Stay Exempt—Tax Basics for 501(c)(3)s, is designed for organizations that have no tax experts on staff or have no or limited contact with outside advisors on tax compliance issues. The workshop consists of five interactive modules on tax compliance topics—tax-exempt status, unrelated business income, employment issues, Form 990 and required disclosures. It should take users approximately three hours to complete the five modules. The IRS Web site does not require registration and its visitors will remain anonymous, the agency said.
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| EFTPS |
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EFTPS-Online allows individual and business tax payers to view their federal tax payment history, schedule tax payments in advance and make tax payments, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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