And You Thought Gasoline Was Expensive!
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McCloskey Partners Meet & Greet Rescheduled for April 2010
Thanks to everyone that RSVP’d to come out to our Meet & Greet tomorrow. Due to the forecasted snow storm we need to reschedule for April 2010. As soon as we firm up a date, we will get updated invites out.
In the meantime, please contact us to find out how we can help your company with your human resource needs. We can be contacted at 215-453-1978.
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 11th, 2010 | No Comments »
How the Governor’s Budget Proposal Will Affect You
By Chuck Ozeck CPA
On February 9, Gov. Ed Rendell gave his eighth and final budget address to a joint session of the state House and Senate. The budget in its entirety, as well as the transcript of the governor’s budget address and other documents, can be found on the administration’s Office of the Budget website.
The governor proposes state spending in FY 2010-11 increase to $29.03 billion. (An increase of $1.15 billion, or 4.1 percent, over the current 2009-10 budget.)
Chief among the governor’s budget proposal is the creation of a Stimulus Transition Reserve Fund. This is a holding fund in which the state would deposit certain “new” revenues. These “new” revenues will be generated by proposed changes to the Tax Code. Some of these changes are listed below. NOTE: Look at how these changes have a DIRECT impact on you, your business, your clients, and your customers:
- Eliminating 71 exemptions to the Sales and Use Tax, including a sales tax on professional/accounting services, while reducing the overall sales tax from 6 percent to 4 percent. Below is the list of 71 exemptions he proposes eliminating. Eliminating exemptions means assessing sales tax on 71 products/services that currently are exempt from state sales tax
- Eliminating the Vendor Sales Tax Discount for businesses remitting timely tax payments.
- Implementing a severance tax on Marcellus Shale natural gas (5 percent of the gas value at the wellhead, plus 4.7 cents per 1,000 cubic feet extracted)
- Including other tobacco products among taxable items for sales tax purposes.
- Reducing the Corporate Net Income (CNI) tax from 9.99 percent to 8.99 percent.
- Continuing the phase-out of the Capital Stock and Franchise Tax (CSFT)
Again, I emphasize, this is a PROPOSAL. However, the impact of this legislation is so sweeping you need to know about this now. If you are so inclined, tell your local representative(s) what you think and how this may impact you and your business.
Chuck Ozeck
cjo@ozeck.com
Charles J. Ozeck, CPA
601 West Callowhill Street
Perkasie, PA 18944
Phone 215-453-8319
Below is a list provided by the Governor’s Budget Office of the 74 sales tax exemptions to be repealed by Gov. Rendell’s proposed 2010-11 budget.
Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services; Attorney services
Administrative services
Advertising, public relations & related services
Air transportation
Airline Catering
All other professional and technical services
Amusement & recreation industries
Architectural, engineering, & related services
Bad Debts
Basic television
Call Center Credit
Candy and Gum
Caskets and Burial Vaults
Catalogs and Direct Mail Advertising
Charges for Returnable Containers
Coal
Coin Operated Food and Beverage Vending Machines
Commercial Vessels (Construction & Repair)
Commercial Vessels (Equipment, Maintenance)
Common Carriers
Construction of Memorials
Consulting (scientific, environmental, & technical)
Custom programming, design & data processing
Dry-cleaning & laundry services
Electric – Residential
Electrical, plumbing, heating & AC service fees
Financial Institutions Fees
Firewood
Fish Feed
Flags
Fuel Oil/Gas – Residential
Funeral parlors, crematories & death care services
Gratuities
Helicopters
Horses Sold To Out of State Purchasers
Hotel-Permanent Resident
Information services
Investment Metal Bullion & Investment Coins
Legal
Liquor or Malt Beverage Purchased From Retail Dispenser
Magazines
Mfg. Exemption (Public Utility)
Motor Vehicles (Out-of-State Purchases)
Museums, historical sites, zoos, & parks For-Profit
Newspapers
Non-Prescription Drugs
Other transportation
Other: personal services
Parking lots & garages
Personal care services
Personal Hygiene Products
Rail Transportation Equipment
Recreational parks, camps & campgrounds
Rental of Films for Commercial Exhibition
School Buses
Scientific research & development services
Services to Buildings and Dwellings
Specialized design
Spectator sports admissions (excludes schools)
Stair Lift Devices
Telephone – Residential
Temporary Usage
Textbooks
Theater, dance, music & performing arts admissions For-Profit
Tourist Promotion Agencies
Transit & ground transportation
Trout
Truck transportation
Uniform Commercial Code Filing Fees
Veterinary fees
Warehouse Storage
Waste management and remediation services
Water and Sewage Services
Wrapping and Packing Supplies
Chuck Ozeck is a Certified Public Accountant, consultant and Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor. He established his own firm in 1991 following a career in public accounting and Fortune 500 companies including Big 4 CPA firm, SE-Pa Regional CPA firm; Exxon Corp. (QYX & Exxon Office Systems Company); Greyhound Corp. (Armour Handcrafts, Armour-Dial Corp.). Chuck earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the Villanova University Business School.
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Community Calendar Available on POTA Website
We’ve set up a Google Calendar to appear on the POTA homepage. Check back often for your one-stop source for events in the Upper Bucks region.
Send details of events you would like listed to: perkasieoldetowne@gmail.com
Filed under: Uncategorized on January 28th, 2010 | No Comments »
Board Member Re-Elected; New President Chosen
Congratulations to Hope Fisher (Shirl Gilbert Hair Styles), Cathy Weierbach (Perkasie Florist), Kim Weichel (First Savings) and Kim Rau (C&C Cafe), who were re-elected to seats on the Board of Directors.
Officers for 2010:
President: Joe Ferry (Shadywood Communications Group)
Vice President: Jill Strickland (Frox)
Secretary: Kim Weichel (First Savings)
Treasurer: Karen Krier (QNB)
Committee Assignments
Membership: Hope Fisher
Events: Cathy Weierbach
Marketing: Joe Ferry
The 2010 Perkasie Olde Towne Association Board of Directors: (front row, left to right) Kim Rau, Jill Strickland, Cindy Smith, Cathy Weierbach and Karen Krier; (back row, left to rght) Hope Fisher, Kim Weichel, Joe Ferry, Mike Engard.
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New Business Checks In
I am a new local business owner…just leased space at 4 North 7th Street (Old Breen Steel office). We offer Human Resource Consulting to small businesses.
I hope to meet other business owners soon. Stop by and see us or check out our website www.mccloskeypartners.com.
Heather McCloskey
McCloskey Partners, LLC
215-453-1978
heather@mccloskeypartners.com
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Tree Lighting Schedule of Events
Perkasie Olde Towne Association has put together an outstanding schedule of events to celebrate the 100th anniversary of America’s oldest community Christmas Tree ceremony on December 5.
“We’ve been working for nearly a year to put together an event to remember,” said POTA President Hope Fisher. “Everything has come together nicely and we’re looking forward to a great night.”
Here’s the schedule of events; everything takes place in downtown Perkasie, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (7th and Market streets) unless otherwise noted.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4
5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. — Model Train Display at Perkasie Electric Building (120 N. 7th Street)
SATURDAY, December 5
Noon – 5 p.m. – FREE Rides on the Perkasie Carousel (Menlo Park)
5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – FREE Horse and Carriage Rides (sponsored by Grim Biehn & Thatcher/Laurel Abstract)
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – “Passport to the Kingdom of Sweets” (co-sponsored by En Arabesque and Contemporary Gardens)
5:30 p.m. – Pennridge High School Brass Ensemble (sponsored by First Savings Bank)
5:45 p.m. – “Winter Dances” performed by the Shannon Carney Dance Academy
6 p.m. – Fireworks Display
6:15 p.m. – Perkasie First Baptist Church Children’s Bell Choir
6:30 p.m. – “The Night Before Christmas” recitation by Perkasie Mayor John Hollenbach (on the steps of Perkasie Borough Hall, 7th and Chestnut streets)
6:30 p.m. – Pennridge High School Choral Ensemble (sponsored by Touching Hearts)
6:45 p.m. – Scene from “The Nutcracker” performed by Barnes School of Dance
6:50 p.m. – “Light the Tree with Santa” drawing
6:55 p.m. – Sellersville Elementary School Choir performs “Here Comes Santa Claus”
7 p.m. – Santa arrives to light the tree
7:15 p.m. – Perkasie First Baptist Adult Choral Ensemble Christmas Carol Sing-Along and Photos with Santa at RE/MAX440
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Historic Tree Lighting to Feature Special Activities for Kids
As if the arrival of Santa Claus is not enough, youngsters who attend Perkasie Borough’s historic community Christmas tree lighting ceremony on December 5 will be invited to take part in two special events.
“Christmas is about kids,” said Hope Fisher, president of the Perkasie Olde Towne Association, which has put together a host of events to celebrate this year’s 100th anniversary of America’s oldest community Christmas tree lighting. “We thought it made sense to focus much of our effort on their enjoyment of this special evening.”
From 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., youngsters will use their “Passport to the Kingdom of Sweets” to take a magical trip to downtown businesses, where they will meet characters from “The Nutcracker” and receive special treats. Approximately 10 businesses have agreed to participate in the event, which is sponsored by En Arabesque and Contemporary Gardens.
Youngsters will pick up their personalized passports at the Perkasie Olde Towne Association tent and then be on their own to visit the stops listed on their passport.
“This should be a lot of fun,” said Fisher. “It will be a real adventure as the kids anticipate who they’ll see and what they’ll receive at each business.”
Youngsters who donate a canned good or other non-perishable food item to Pennridge FISH will be entered in a drawing to help throw the switch that lights this year’s tree, according to Fisher.
“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” said Fisher. “Whoever gets to be up there on the podium will remember it for a long time.”
The 100th Anniversary Community Christmas Tree Lighting will feature several other events:
For more information about 100th anniversary of America’s oldest community Christmas Tree lighting ceremony, visit www.perkasieoldetowne.org or call 215-257-4989.
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Bucks County Candle & Gift Co. Opens
Grand opening for the Bucks County Candle & Gift Co.
Jan Radosin has opened the Bucks County Candle & Gift Co. at 101 N. Fifth Street in Perkasie. Several POTA members gathered for Grand Opening on November 7.
Radosin, a Quakertown resident, makes her own candles under the Chandler House Ltd. brand name. She also sells candle-themed jewelry, table runners, place mats, baskets, and soaps, most of which are handmade by artisans in the area. Radosin also produces custom candles for party favors and private labels candles that can be used as fundraisers.
“There’s no limit to what I’ll attempt to do for the customer.” she says.
The store is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information call Jan at 215-583-6811 or send email to buckscountycandleandgift@verizon.net.
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Grill Winner
Perkasie Olde Towne Association President Hope Fisher, left, and Events Chairwoman Cathy Weierbach, present a stainless steel grill to Peggy Eschenburg of Perkasie. Eschenburg’s husband Gary won the grilll, sponsored by Shadywood Communications Group, at the “Hot Ribs, Cool Music Festival.”
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