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This report was created for global strategic planners who cannot be content with traditional methods of segmenting world markets. With the advent of a "borderless world", cities become a more important criteria in prioritizing markets, as opposed to regions, continents, or countries. This report covers the top 2000 cities in over 200 countries. It does so by reporting the estimated market size (in terms of latent demand) for each major city of the world. It then ranks these cities and reports them in terms of their size as a percent of the country where they are located, their geographic region (e.g. Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Latin America), and the total world market.

In performing various economic analyses for its clients, I have been occasionally asked to investigate the market potential for various products and services across cities. The purpose of the studies is to understand the density of demand within a country and the extent to which a city might be used as a point of distribution within its region. From an economic perspective, however, a city does not represent a population within rigid geographical boundaries. To an economist or strategic planner, a city represents an area of dominant influence over markets in adjacent areas. This influence varies from one industry to another, but also from one period of time to another.

In what follows, I summarize the economic potential for the world's major cities for "home-based businesses" for the year 2009. The goal of this report is to report my findings on the real economic potential, or what an economist calls the latent demand, represented by a city when defined as an area of dominant influence. The reader needs to realize that latent demand may or may not represent real sales. ... Read more

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• Detailed coverage of home-office tax laws and IRS rules
• Comprehensive information on deductible expenses
• Keep your records up to IRS standards
• Sample tax forms for easy filing

Tax/Personal Finance

THE ULTIMATE TAX GUIDE FOR THE ULTIMATE WORKPLACE!

The desire for independence, the rise in personal wealth, and, most significantly, the impact of the Internet have dramatically increased the number of home-based businesses. Along with this rapid growth comes a host of tax issues. This revised and updated edition of J.K. Lasser’s perennial guide answers home-based business owners’ questions, with a special focus on the changing tax laws and home-office deductions. Avoid costly mistakes and missed opportunities with the latest expert information offered in this invaluable resource.

Critical coverage will help you:

• Navigate the details of the new tax laws and IRS rules
• Increase your knowledge of deductible expenses
• Keep your records up to IRS standards
• Organize and run a home-based business for maximum tax benefits
• Make filing easy by utilizing sample tax forms

J.K. Lasser–Practical Guides for All Your Financial Needs

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Customer Reviews (8)

Very Good Information
If you're not interested in taxes, you're not really in business...Mike Stokes

Good Guide for checking tax rules
This is an excellent guide if you have questions regarding your own home-based business. You can find out what you can deduct and what you can not deduct all from this book.

Most Helpful Book I Bought Before I Started My Business
This book was OUTSTANDING.It completely and simply explained everything that I needed to know about taxes, expenses, etc. before I started my business.Most HIGHLY recommend that anyone considering starting a business purchase this book.

A practical guide that provides specific guidelines
Reverting back to my comments on Mr. Daily's( Tax Savvy For Small Businesses) and Mr. Kamoroff's(A Small time Operator)reviews, this book coupled with the two previously mentioned books, should provide an outstanding foundation to start off with, as far as what you should and must do to operate a small business when it concerns your tax liability.

This book concentrates more on past precedents passed down by both the Appeals Courts and the Tax Courts, and what procedures can and cannot be implemented. Gives specific instruction in accordance with the IRC code, to follow and to determine what can be done to legally lower your tax liability.

This book is more legally technical than both books I mentioned above. While Daily's book gives you general examples of accounting procedures and legalities, Kamoroff book gets into the nuts and bolts of accounting procedures, along with a step by step guide to implement those procedures. These 3 books should be on every entrepenuer's shelf, for future reference and procedures.

A practical guide that provides specific guidelines
Reverting back to my comments on Mr. Daily's( Tax Savvy For Small Businesses) and Mr. Kamoroff's(A Small time Operator)reviews, this book coupled with the two previously mentioned books, should provide an outstanding foundation to start off with, as far as what you should and must do to operate a small business when it concerns your tax liability.

This books concentration is based more on past precedents passed down by both the Appeals Courts and the Tax Courts, and what procedures can and cannot be implemented. Gives specific instruction in accordance with the IRC code, to follow and to determine what can be done to legally lower your tax liability.

This book is more legally technical than both books I mentioned above. While Daily's book gives you general examples of accounting procedures and legalities, Kamoroff book gets into the nuts and bolts of accounting procedures, along with a step by step guide to implement those procedures. These 3 books should be on every entrepenuer's shelf, for future reference and procedures. ... Read more