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To be frank I didn’t really think about text tattoos as they call them being all that popular. But once I sat back and started thinking about it, I started to realize that a lot of famous people do have some sort of text tattoo on their body. In case you are wondering what a text tattoo is, it is some sort of writing that one has tattooed on them. A lot of tattoo artist say that they are getting more and more request from clients to have some sort of saying, quote, name, poem or other kind of writing tattooed on them. Also note that even if the tattoo is not in English it is still considered a text tattoo.

Let’s think about this for a minute. Can you name I don’t know 5 or 10 celebrities that have text tattoos off the top of your head? I bet I can. Let’s see, Angelina Jolie, Christina Aguilera, Tommy Lee, Pamela Anderson, Heidi Klum, Travis Barker, Eva Longoria Parker, Lindsay Lohan, Megan Fox, Rihanna and the list goes on and on. So this just goes to show that text tattoos are very popular with famous people so I’m sure they are as equally popular with us regular folk. In case you were wondering most of these celebrities do have sayings tattooed on them in different languages, but none the less it is still considered text because it translates into words.

So if you have been thinking about getting some sort of text tattoo, don’t worry you are not the only one out there that will be displaying one. Just make sure that it is something unique and means something special to you. Don’t just get something random tattooed on you.

Your Tattoo Friend

Ashley

1099 Software – Top Five Features of a Good 1099 Software

1099 reporting software solutions are becoming more popular by the day. An increasing number of businesses (small and large), accountants, bookkeepers and payroll service providers are using 1099 software solutions to automate the process of reporting 1099 income and printing 1099 forms. Here is a list of the top five features required for a good 1099 software:

Support for the major types of 1099 forms:

1099-MISC: Miscellaneous Income. This is the most common 1099 form and is mostly used to report wages paid to independent contractors. Other examples of payments reported on a 1099-MISC form include: rents, royalties, prizes, awards, legal services and medical services. 1099-DIV: Used for reporting Dividends and Distributions. 1099-INT: Used for reporting Interest Income. 1099-R: For reporting distributions from pensions, annuities, retirement plans, IRAs, or insurance contracts.

Printing:

Support for printing on ordinary blank paper or on pre-printed laser forms using an Inkjet printer or a laser one. Ability to print on pressure seal forms. Ability to adjust the top, bottom, left and right margins for the data being printed.

Importing 1099 Data

This is a very fundamental feature and is especially needed when a large number of forms need to be reported. Basic support should include the ability to import from a CSV (comma separated value) file. Most of the major accounting software applications such as Intuit QuickBooks, Sage MAS90, Sage Peachtree and Microsoft Great Plains are capable of exporting to excel spread sheet and delimited text files. The 1099 software should be capable of importing the both the filer’s and recipients’ information, this includes (but not limited to): payer’s name, payer’s address, payer’s federal identification, recipient’s identification number, recipient’s name. The import function should also allow the user to import different amounts such as rents, royalties, fishing boat proceeds, medical and health care payments, non-employee compensation, crop insurance proceeds, excess golden parachute payments and gross proceeds paid to an attorney.

Electronic Filing:

IRS regulations provide that any person, including a corporation, partnership, individual, estate, and trust, who is required to file 250 or

more information returns must file such returns electronically. The 250 or more requirement applies separately for each type of return and separately to each type of corrected return. Even though filers may submit up to 249 information returns on paper, IRS encourages filers to

transmit those information returns electronically. This is why it’s essential for any serious 1099 software to support the ability to create 1099 E-File submissions. Transmitters are required to submit Form 4419, Application for Filing Information Returns Electronically, to request authorization to file information returns with the IRS. A single Form 4419 should be filed no matter how many types of returns the transmitter will be submitting electronically. For example, if a transmitter plans to file Forms 1099-INT, one Form 4419 should be submitted. If, at a later date, another type of 1099 form will be filed, the transmitter should not submit a new Form 4419.

Exporting Data:

The ability to export 1099 forms data is a fundamental feature in any powerful 1099 software. In many cases, the user would input the data into the 1099 filing software, clean it up, review it and then export to excel for example to use it inside another software or inside excel  itself to do further processing. Some user might export the recipient list to create printing labels. This is a summarized list of the main features of a good 1099 filing software that will make 1099 reporting easier during the tax season. For more information about 1099 forms and 1099 filing visit the website below: www.realtaxtools.com

You may think that is kind of odd that the Marine Coprs would be making a change in a tattoo policy. Mainly because way back in the day men who were in the service were one of the only people besides criminals and dirt bags that had tattoos. Well the Marine Corps are not making a positive change in their tattoo policy, unfortunately it is a bad one if you have tattoos.

The policy that is being changed is in regards to tattoo sleeves. As of September 4, 2008, Marines who have tattoo sleeves are no longer authorized to serve as a recruiter or Marine Security Guard. The Marine Corp defines a tattoo sleeve as the following:a large tattoo or collection of smaller tattoos that covers or almost covers a person’s arm or leg. This new policy also includes half and quarter sleeves if they are visible in green-on-green, physical training gear.

The reason behind this new polciy change is that Marine recruiter or Marine Security Guard have a huge impact on public perception as they routinely interact with civilians, both at home and aboard, in the daily performance of their duties.

This is what staff Sgt. Aaron McMullen a canvassing recruiter, Recruiting Substation Clarksville, Ind., Recruiting Station Louisville, Ky. had to say about the tattoos. “Sleeve tattoos degrade our professional Marine image,”   “We keep our uniforms pressed, our brass shiny and our shoes polished.  Sleeve tattoos don’t fit with that image.”

However, this policy does not pertain to all positions available. All Marines who have been grandfathered as they call it can still apply for the following jobs. Marine combat instructor, drill instructor or Marine Corps security forces guard.

This just goes to show that even the place where tattoos originated from still considered them taboo.

Your Tattoo Friend

Ashley