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• Employer Resources
• Government Programs and Offices
• News
• Organizations and Associations
• Taxes

  
  Forms:

  IA W4	Iowa Employee Withholding Allowance Certificate form and Centralized Employee Registry Reporting Form
  W4	Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate
  W-9	Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification
  I-9	Employment Eligibility Verification

   

  

  Business Resources:

  Better Business Bureau
  BuZGate	Business-to-business resource portal
  Iowa Small Business Compliance Alliance	Gateway to information and resources on IRS, OSHA, and EPA regulations for small businesses.
  Iowa Small Business Development Center	The SBDC is the only nationally accredited enterpreneurial development program in Iowa.
  Small Business and Self-Employed One-Stop Resource	IRS resources for small business owners.

   

  

  Employer Resources:                                                                         to top

  Employer Costs for Employee Compensation	2006 Bureau of Labor Statistics report
  Good Question	Guidelines for the kinds of questions you can and cannot ask potential employees.
  Retirement Plans for Small Businesses	IRS Publication 560 discusses retirement plans you can set up and maintain for yourself and your employees.

    

  Government Programs and Offices:                                                  to top

  Iowa Department of Economic Development	IDED mission is to improve the economic well-being of the State of Iowa by working with business and communities to strengthen their foundation for growth in the New Economy.
  IowaWorks	Iowa Workforce Development's Portal for Iowa Businesses
  US Small Business Administration

    

  News:                                                                                                 to top

  GAO study of Paid Tax Return Preparers	The GAO finds chain store tax preparers often make significant errors.
  Corridor Business Journal	Cedar Rapids / Iowa City Corridor's independent, locally owned business weekly
  Iowa Trends	Iowa Workforce Development news and trends
  The Edge	A journal for businesses in Iowa's technology corridor.

   

  

  Organizations and Associations:                                                       to top

  Cedar Rapids Area	Chamber of Commerce
  Greater Muscatine Area	Chamber of Commerce
  Iowa City Area	Chamber of Commerce
  Iowa Retail Federation	Retail business association
  Midwest Roofing Contractors Association	Roofing contractors business association
  National Federal of Independent Business	The nation's largest small business advocacy group.
  Small Business Association of America	*members only organization*

   

   

  Taxes:                                                                                                to top

  Tax Return Procedures	A+ Accounting standard procedures for processing tax returns.
  Tax Return Checklist - Individual	Lists most common items needed to prepare your 2007 tax return
  Tax Return Checklist - Business	Lists most common items needed to prepare your 2007 tax return
  Sample Client Letter	Example of the kind of information provided to our regular clients on a quarterly basis.