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Government Forms for Employees (New and Continuing)
These documents need to be filled in by all new employees before starting a new job. The tax withholding forms also should be updated by all employees each January or when there is a change in circumstance.
 | Form W-4 2002 |
| Arizona Form A-4 |
| Arizona DES New Hire Reporting Form |
| I-9 Employment Eligibility Application |
Publications for Employers and Businesses
| IRS Circular E - Contains information to compute payroll check withholdings (This is the web based publication. For a PDF version you can save to your own hard drive, right click here.) |
| Arizona DES Employer's Handbook |
| Arizona New Hire Reporting Information |
| Simplified Wage and Tax Reporting System - a "one stop" location for getting information about an employer's responsibility |
| Arizona City, County & State Transaction Privilege (Sales) Tax Summary - explains tax rates, including city/county rates. Warning! Rates are only updated through May 29, 1999. Many city rates, including Phoenix, have changed since then. |
| CCH Business Owner's Toolkit - information on various aspects of running a business, including working with your accountant |
Shipping Information (getting goods to your customers)
| Postal Service - including a Zip Code Finder and Delivery Tracking for Express Mail and certain Priority Mail packages |
| UPS - Package tracking |
| Federal Express - has package tracking and service information. For a few more advanced tracking options, go to this location. |
| Airborne Express - Package Tracking |
| DHL - Package Tracking |
Individual Income Tax Resources
| Your Income Tax (IRS Publication 17) - a very complete summary of individual tax issues. While it suffers from the bias of its publisher (the IRS), it is free and a good starting point for general issues. The above is the online version for 2000. For a look at the 2001 version, you can look at the PDF version here. |
| Tax Guide for Investors - Kaye Thomas has written an excellent guide on a number of investment issues. Especially useful are the sections on employer granted stock options. |
| Form 8332 Release of Claim to Exemption for Child of Divorced or Separated Parents - this is the form you must have signed by the custodial parent to claim a child as a dependent if you did not have physical custody over half of the year. |
| Usenet misc.taxes.moderated discussion group - this is the Deja site which archives various usenet groups including this one. |
General Economic Information
| Consumer Price Index - from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. If you want a quick look at the impact of inflation, take a look at the inflation calculator. |
| Statistical Abstract of the United States - selection of PDF files containing a wide variety of Census Bureau statistics |
| White House Economic Statistics Briefing Room - links to a number of pieces of information about the economy published by the federal government |
| Arizona Economic Development Business Resource Center - a collection of links to vast array of Arizona economic information |
Newspapers
Newspapers across the country are publishing online sites that in many cases duplicate almost all of the paper version. We've added a couple of Midwestern papers for those who have moved out here from the Midwest.
| Arizona Republic - The New Official Site or Arizona Central seem to offer much the same stories, so select the look you prefer. |
| New York Times - the site requires you to register in order to look beyond the front page |
| Los Angeles Times |
| USA Today |
| The Washington Post |
| Minneapolis Star Tribune |
| Des Moines Register |
Financial and Investing Sites
| Yahoo! Finance - stock quotes and more |
| Morningstar - mutual fund information |
| Forbes - online version of the print magazine |
| Motley Fool |
| Usenet misc.invest.financial-plan discussion group - moderated discussion group dealing with financial planning matters |
| Quicken Personal Finance |
| FreeEdgar - SEC filings by public companies |
| Investment FAQ - various investment topics discussed |
| Financial Engines - financial planning site |
| Social Security Benefits Estimates - online estimates of your future social security benefit from the Social Security Administration. You can also ask for the Social Security Administration to send you a formal estimate of your benefits as well as the information they have on your earnings at this site. |
Technology News and Updates
| CNET and CNET News |
| Anchordesk |
| Wired |
| AICPA Top Ten Technology Project |
Software Support Sites
| Microsoft Product Support (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.) |
| Corel Support Site (WordPerfect) |
| Intuit Support (Quicken, QuickBooks) |
| Solomon Software |
| Great Plains |
Technology Vendors
The vendors below are organizations we've successfully used in the past to purchase technology products.
| PC Connection - sells computers, accessories and software and ships overnight |
| Amazon - the book seller also now sells electronics. |
| Dell Computers - allows you to customize your computer to specification |
Travel Information
| FAA Airline Delay Information - real time information on delays at most major US airports |
| FlightTrakker - From Trip.com's page, you can get updates on status and arrival times of flights in progress. Simply give this site the airline and flight number you are interested in. |
| Sky Harbor Arrival/Departures - updated arrival and departure information (including gate assignments) for flights in or out of Terminals 3 and 4. |
Internet Search Engines
| Yahoo! - the most popular search engine |
| Google - may be the best choice if you don't want to learn to use the advanced features of other sites but want searches that return the most likely items you are searching for |