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02/11/2013

Helpful Tips for Finding a Trustworthy Tax Preparer

Need help filing your taxes but want to make sure the tax preparer is legitimate? Do your research!

05/02/2012

BBB recognizes National Small Business Week

May 20-26 is National Small Business Week and a time to celebrate the growing business demographic in our country. Entrepreneurs and small business owners are the backbone of the U.S. economy: 60 to 80 percent of the new jobs in the country are created by the approximately 27.2 million small businesses in the U.S. It is estimated that over half of Americans either own or work for a small business. In honor of National Small Business Week, Better Business Bureau is encouraging small business owners to take advantage of the many resources for small businesses from BBB and from the Federal Trade Commission.

04/10/2008

Check Sports Sponsorship Before you Buy

The Team or School may get nothing from your Sponsorship.

02/07/2008

Fraudulent US DOT Letters

Phony US DOT letters target businesses

01/11/2008

A Free Fish Tale

Ad about Free Fish is not all it appears

01/10/2008

Counterfeit Payroll Checks

Valley View Care Center warns about a fake payroll check

12/18/2007

Jury Duty Scam Calls Just Before Holidays

Taylor County woman told she's going to jail for failure to respond to a jury notice.

12/10/2007

Counterfeit American Express Travelers Checks

Be on the look out for bad checks in the area

12/07/2007

Counterfeit Money Passed in Area

11/30/2007

Forged Payroll Checks

The Better Business Bureau issuing a warning to area businesses about a forged payroll check circulating in the area. The check in question is a Manpower payroll check.

10/01/2007

FTC-Labeling Alternative Fueled Vehicles

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) prepared this booklet to help you comply with a new FTC rule that requires labeling on alternative fueled vehicles. The Labeling Requirements for Alternative Fuels and Alternative Fueled Vehicles Rule was issued in keeping with a directive in the Energy Policy Act of 1992. The Rule requires you to provide information to potential purchasers of alternative fueled vehicles to help them compare vehicles.

10/01/2007

FTC - Big Print. Little Print. What's the Deal? How to Disclose the Details

Computer sellers - online and brick-and-mortar - inundate consumers with advertisements for "free" or low-cost computers. The offers usually involve rebates of several hundred dollars off the computer's purchase price - if the consumer commits to a long-term contract for Internet service. Some of the offers may be good deals for consumers, but they are likely to involve complicated transactions.

10/01/2007

FTC - Clothes Captioning: Complying with the Care Labeling Rule

The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Care Labeling Rule requires manufacturers and importers to attach care instructions to garments. Updates to the Rule became effective on September 1, 2000. The Rule's section requiring a "reasonable basis" for care instructions has been changed to clarify what is required, and the definitions of "hot," "warm," and "cold" water have been changed to harmonize with the definitions used by the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC).

10/01/2007

FTC - Complying With the Appliance Labeling Rule: Labeling Light Bulbs

Introduction What are the Requirements Who Must Comply What Products are Covered How to Comply Requirements for All Cartons of Covered Lamp Products Shipped Within or Imported into the U.S. Requirements for Promotional Materials Displayed or Distributed at the Point of Sale Requirements for Catalogs Testing and Sampling Requirements Record Keeping Requirements Submission of Test Data Records Supplying Specimens for Testing By a Laboratory Designated by the FTC Questions and Answers Introduction

10/01/2007

FTC - How to Advertise Consumer Credit & Lease Terms

This manual was prepared to help you, the advertiser, comply with requirements in federal law for advertising consumer credit and consumer leases. These requirements apply whenever you use specific terms in an advertisement promoting consumer credit or consumer leases. Although this manual is illustrated with newspaper advertisements, the law applies to all kinds of media advertisements for consumer credit and consumer leases.


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