Getting all the personal details about a person by performing a background check has become very common. With so much crime rate, it has become essential to see what kind of a person you are dealing with, either personally or professionally.

Strangers are hard to trust and when employers receive applications, they now know that many of the details provided by them in the resumes and applications may not be correct. Even when hiring a nanny for the baby or a baby sitter or even a driver for the family, it becomes essential to have someone trustworthy. A background check can give you the insight you need about a person. If you find that the person has a criminal record for sex offences, you know you are never ever going to hire such a person.

A background check helps you keep yourself, your business and family safe at all times.… Read More

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If you are planning to have the U.S. Government as a client, you will need to have your accounting systems set up so you can handle their accounting requirements. Regardless of whether you are engaging in a plain vanilla contract or an SBIR grant, you will be required to negotiate fringe benefit rates, overhead rates, and general and administrative rates.

Fringe benefits rates include

• Compensated Absences, such as Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Leave;
• Medical Programs, such as Health and Dental Insurance;
• Retirement, such as the Defined Contribution Portion of your Retirement Plan and Plan Service Fees;
• Long-term Disability Coverage;
• Worker’s Compensation Coverage; and
• Employee Wellness, such as Fitness Club Membership and Other Wellness Programs

Overhead covers direct and indirect support of the employees whose time is being billed to the Government. This includes items like

• Rent (only for the space that those employees use);
• Depreciation of their furniture and equipment;

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