Otherwise, you'll save more tax dollars by foregoing the home mortgage interest deduction and claiming the standard deduction instead. Complete Schedule A and compare the total of your itemized deductions to your standard deduction to find out which method is most advantageous for you.
How long a patent lasts depends on the type of patent being issued and the country issuing the patent. For example, under recent changes in the laws, in the United States, patents are now granted for a term of 20 years from the date of application (14 years for design patents).
Under the IRCA, all employers are required to keep completed I-9 forms on file for every employee hired after Nov. 6, 1986. These records must be retained for at least three years from the date of hire, or one year after termination, whichever is greater.hile federal law requires such records to be kept for a minimum of four years after the date the tax to which they relate becomes due or is paid, whichever is later, California law has a six-year statute of limitations period, so employers should keep such records for a minimum of six years.