If you are thinking about attending college in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, you are probably attracted to many aspects of this popular city. You have seven choices of post-secondary institutions to choose from, as well as a vibrant nightlife, a wealth of art and culture, and lovely beaches. Perhaps you'll soon be calling this fun city your second home.
It never gets too cold in Fort Lauderdale! Located about 23 miles north of Miami, the city boasts a tropical rainforest climate. It has been called the "Venice of America," due to its intricate canal works. Fort Lauderdale is also a major magnet for yachting enthusiasts, with over 100 marinas!
Fort Lauderdale has long been a popular location for college students on Spring Break, with over 4,000 restaurants and over 120 nightclubs. It is a progressive city with a large, supportive gay community. College students will appreciate the Riverwalk Arts and Entertainment district, which includes the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, in addition to the beaches and nightlife which make this a popular destination.
Seven institutions have campuses in Fort Lauderdale: Broward College, City College, Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University, Nova Southeastern University, The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, and University of Phoenix. Your choice will depend on your desired course of study as well as other factors.
Broward College is a state college with its main campus located in Fort Lauderdale and other campuses around Broward County. It offers many options for Associate's degrees in a variety of subjects, as well as Bachelor of Science, Applied Science, and Nursing programs. City College is a private college that offers 10 Associate of Science degrees in seven majors, as well as Bachelor of Science degrees in Business Administration. There are also several diploma programs in Phlebotomy, Medical Assisting, and Medical Coding and Billing. This is a small college with intimate class sizes and a great deal of individualized attention.
Florida Atlantic University is a public research university that has a small campus in Fort Lauderdale, offering degrees in Communications, Graphic Design, Business, Computer Arts, Architecture, Urban Planning, Criminal Justice, Social Work, Journalism, and Public Administration. Similarly, Florida International University is a public university with a small satellite campus in Fort Lauderdale. This small campus mostly serves night students in the Business Administration program.
Nova Southeastern University is a private university with a main campus located in the town of Davie, close to Fort Lauderdale. This main campus offers a variety of programs notably in the Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Information Sciences, and Health Care. The Art Institute, located in southeast urban Fort Lauderdale, is a private applied-arts college that offers programs in Design, Media Arts, Culinary Arts, and Fashion. The school features an award-winning student-run restaurant called The Chef's Palette, which gives students a chance to apply their culinary skills to a working eatery.
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Wednesday, 26 October 2011
Where To Find Medical Secretary Jobs In Canada - Colleges
The best place to look for Medical Secretary or Medical Office Administration jobs would be the internet. Most employers that you would be working for, be it hospitals or small offices, are computerized and now post all available jobs online.
Some websites to browse for Medical Secretary job listings and to post your resume would be:
workopolis.com
monster.ca
jobbank.ca
jobboom.com
You should Google your job search and check as many websites and job listings as you feel necessary. Be sure to also check your local online classifieds such as kijiji.ca and craigslist.ca for job postings. It is not recommended to post you resume with your personal information on these sites but you could certainly post a listing giving some basic information about the job you are looking for and your skills without using identifying information.
You can often find Medical Office Administration career listings on hospital specific websites such as uhn.ca (Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto General Hospital and Toronto Western Hospital in Toronto, ON), hhsc.ca (made up of six hospitals including McMaster University Hospital and the Children's Hospital, a renowned Cancer Centre, and an Urgent Care Centre all located in Hamilton, ON), stjosham.on.ca (St. Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton, ON), and niagarahealth.on.ca (comprised of seven acute care sites in the Niagara Region of Ontario including the Greater Niagara General Site in Niagara Falls, ON and the Hotel Dieu Hospital in St. Catharines, ON). There are all sorts of listings on sites specific to your province or state so use the web search tool of your choice to hopefully increase the number of jobs available to you.
Do not overlook the classified ads in your local newspapers as well. There are still a few offices that are seriously old school and are not computerized so they do not advertise online. They will only submit a job listing to their local newspaper. These can provide very good leads that you would not find anywhere else and sometimes they are a little less "crowded" for interviews since they are not advertised online and not all applicants take the time or opportunity to further broaden their career options.
Many jobs may be listed as part-time or as a one-year contract or temporary full-time. These are often positions that are available because that office's receptionist is off for a maternity leave. Jobs like this are great for building up your experience that will land you those jobs in the hospitals that will potentially pay you more and have better benefits.
Remember to apply for jobs at local retirement homes and long-term care facilities. With your Medical Secretary training you would also be able to apply for jobs with your local government healthcare office, alternative health offices such as chiropractic or massage or physiotherapy clinics, and insurance companies to name a few examples for you. You have quite a few options available to you if you are looking for something other than a hospital or doctor's office specifically. Although some of these options do not utilize all the skills that you acquired during your Medical Office Administration training, they can certainly be fulfilling careers or just the thing you need to gain some experience to get that next level position in your new career.
If you are ever having difficulties finding employment you could always offer your services on a volunteer basis mostly to gain experience. This also looks appealing to an employer since it shows you are dedicated, ambitious and diligent.
Some websites to browse for Medical Secretary job listings and to post your resume would be:
workopolis.com
monster.ca
jobbank.ca
jobboom.com
You should Google your job search and check as many websites and job listings as you feel necessary. Be sure to also check your local online classifieds such as kijiji.ca and craigslist.ca for job postings. It is not recommended to post you resume with your personal information on these sites but you could certainly post a listing giving some basic information about the job you are looking for and your skills without using identifying information.
You can often find Medical Office Administration career listings on hospital specific websites such as uhn.ca (Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto General Hospital and Toronto Western Hospital in Toronto, ON), hhsc.ca (made up of six hospitals including McMaster University Hospital and the Children's Hospital, a renowned Cancer Centre, and an Urgent Care Centre all located in Hamilton, ON), stjosham.on.ca (St. Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton, ON), and niagarahealth.on.ca (comprised of seven acute care sites in the Niagara Region of Ontario including the Greater Niagara General Site in Niagara Falls, ON and the Hotel Dieu Hospital in St. Catharines, ON). There are all sorts of listings on sites specific to your province or state so use the web search tool of your choice to hopefully increase the number of jobs available to you.
Do not overlook the classified ads in your local newspapers as well. There are still a few offices that are seriously old school and are not computerized so they do not advertise online. They will only submit a job listing to their local newspaper. These can provide very good leads that you would not find anywhere else and sometimes they are a little less "crowded" for interviews since they are not advertised online and not all applicants take the time or opportunity to further broaden their career options.
Many jobs may be listed as part-time or as a one-year contract or temporary full-time. These are often positions that are available because that office's receptionist is off for a maternity leave. Jobs like this are great for building up your experience that will land you those jobs in the hospitals that will potentially pay you more and have better benefits.
Remember to apply for jobs at local retirement homes and long-term care facilities. With your Medical Secretary training you would also be able to apply for jobs with your local government healthcare office, alternative health offices such as chiropractic or massage or physiotherapy clinics, and insurance companies to name a few examples for you. You have quite a few options available to you if you are looking for something other than a hospital or doctor's office specifically. Although some of these options do not utilize all the skills that you acquired during your Medical Office Administration training, they can certainly be fulfilling careers or just the thing you need to gain some experience to get that next level position in your new career.
If you are ever having difficulties finding employment you could always offer your services on a volunteer basis mostly to gain experience. This also looks appealing to an employer since it shows you are dedicated, ambitious and diligent.
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
How To Report Income Tax With An LLC
Your business structure is set, so you think it's time to open for business. Not yet. There's one more issue to resolve before you're ready to open your doors - self-employment taxes and your limited liability company, or LLC.
There is conflicting guidance from the IRS when it comes to reporting income tax of an LLC, so special attention is needed when you consider your course of action.
First, let's look at the two types of LLC. There is the member-managed LLC, where every member has the authority to act on behalf of the business. In this structure, the members agree on how and when they will vote on certain LLC matters. They also agree that an individual member will not act on behalf of the LLC until the proper votes are obtained. The other type of LLC is manager-managed. This type of LLC includes "passive" members. Passive members, often investors in the LLC, do not actively manage or otherwise operate the business of the LLC. Because the members do not automatically have the authority to manage and operate the business of this type of LLC, they elect managers to carry out these responsibilities.
Initially, most certified public accountants, or CPAs, took the position that if an LLC is member-managed then it would be treated like a general partnership, and every member would pay self-employment tax. Conversely, manager-managed LLCs are treated like a limited partner. Thus, the manager pays self-employment tax, and the member does not.
But what if the member also happens to be a manager? At this point, the rules start to get blurry. The manager payment is clearly "guaranteed payment" and reported separately on the Form K-1, making it subject to self-employment tax. But there isn't clear guidance on how to treat the income that flows to the member. Is it subject to self-employment tax or not? Good question.
In one case, the Tax Court agreed with the IRS's position that a member's income in a manager-managed LLC should be considered passive. Or rather, in this case, the member's loss was considered passive and thus not able to be used to offset other income.
Yet, the IRS has proposed some regulations that indicate regardless the type of LLC - member-managed or manager-managed - if the member spends more than 500 hours per year in the business, then the income earned is active. And that means self-employment tax.
As you can see, there are not clear steps to follow when it comes to the LLC and self-employment tax. This is something you need to strategize with your CPA before you're ready to open your doors for business.
There is conflicting guidance from the IRS when it comes to reporting income tax of an LLC, so special attention is needed when you consider your course of action.
First, let's look at the two types of LLC. There is the member-managed LLC, where every member has the authority to act on behalf of the business. In this structure, the members agree on how and when they will vote on certain LLC matters. They also agree that an individual member will not act on behalf of the LLC until the proper votes are obtained. The other type of LLC is manager-managed. This type of LLC includes "passive" members. Passive members, often investors in the LLC, do not actively manage or otherwise operate the business of the LLC. Because the members do not automatically have the authority to manage and operate the business of this type of LLC, they elect managers to carry out these responsibilities.
Initially, most certified public accountants, or CPAs, took the position that if an LLC is member-managed then it would be treated like a general partnership, and every member would pay self-employment tax. Conversely, manager-managed LLCs are treated like a limited partner. Thus, the manager pays self-employment tax, and the member does not.
But what if the member also happens to be a manager? At this point, the rules start to get blurry. The manager payment is clearly "guaranteed payment" and reported separately on the Form K-1, making it subject to self-employment tax. But there isn't clear guidance on how to treat the income that flows to the member. Is it subject to self-employment tax or not? Good question.
In one case, the Tax Court agreed with the IRS's position that a member's income in a manager-managed LLC should be considered passive. Or rather, in this case, the member's loss was considered passive and thus not able to be used to offset other income.
Yet, the IRS has proposed some regulations that indicate regardless the type of LLC - member-managed or manager-managed - if the member spends more than 500 hours per year in the business, then the income earned is active. And that means self-employment tax.
As you can see, there are not clear steps to follow when it comes to the LLC and self-employment tax. This is something you need to strategize with your CPA before you're ready to open your doors for business.
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