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workplace is becoming much more popular. In most properties and extensions fitted to them, adding fire doors has become essential in building regulations so if you are thinking of doing the same, there are several important factors to take into consideration.

Current building regulations state that some properties and non-residential dwellings require fire doors to be fitted by law. At the present time, the essential fitting of such doors applies to both commercial premises and HMO’s (Houses in Multiple Occupation, which are commonly rented out to several individuals). The regulations state that clear access is to be made from all floors of a property in order that safe access can be made to the nearest exist. Today, for those considering purchasing a property most new homes are fitted with adequate fire doors as standard by developers.

fire doors, the vital facts It is important to know all of the facts before purchasing and installing any fire doors.

The benefits of fire doors are obvious and it is well known that these have and continue to protect many lives so if you are considering fitting such doors within your home or business then this is the best and safest decision you may ever make.

Rented accommodation and fire doors
Compared with owned properties, there are different requirements in terms of building regulations when it comes to accommodation that is to be rented out. At the present time, there are no regulations for the installation of fire doors when it comes to tenanted properties aside from the exception of a HMO. For those landlords who break HMO and fire legislation laws, the punishment can be severe. If the laws are breached then one can expect a hefty fine or even a prison sentence. To prevent such problems a property owner must carry out regularly fire assessment checks to ensure all essential regulations are met.

Fact: Figures released by the DCLG (Department for Communities and Local Government) indicated that a total of 363 people died in 2006. 111 of these occurred in HMO’s.

If you are looking for affordable fire doors, there are many suppliers who can provide excellent quality and prices. Some of these suppliers also have an online catalogue on their website, and you can view the doors, and call them or contact them for a for a free quote for fire doors.

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Question: what is a lipid evaluation charge on my cardiac med labs?

I had my usual pre cardiologist visit labs. He had asked for three items.
1) lipid evaluation
2) AST SGOT
3) ALT SGPT

When the charges came in there were four charges. Pretty nebulously annotated as usual:
OUTPT LAB $22
OUTPT LAB $91
OUTPT LAB $21
OUTPT LAB $21
The lab says the $91 charge was for the “lipid evaluation” by a pathologist. My question is; What is there to evaluate? Just do the lab work, post the results, and the cardiologist or anyone with a web browser can “evaluate” the results. There are plenty of published guidelines for Total Cholesterol, Triglycerides, HDL, LDL, and CHOL/HDL ratio. I pay for these labs out of my pocket since my deductible is so high and I don’t need a spurious charges. I feel like I am being robbed.

Answer: Hi,

Yes, these charges are rather silly in my opinion. I am a clinical lab scientist and we are actually the ones that review the labs before releasing them to the physician. It’s not like we can charge a patient for this. There is no way that a pathologist reviews all of the lab results for every patient. I would ask them if it was evaluated then you would like a copy of the pathologist intepretation for every single one of the charges and see what they have to say.

NS
Lab Tech

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Question: If i paid for my college, is it tax deductible?

I started going back to college last august and paid for the entire semester and books as well. I am twenty and I was wondering if paying for school out of my pocket was tax deductible?

Answer: It depends. Are you eligible to claim yourself on your tax return, or are your parents eligible?

Did you go to school full time?

If you were full time this fall then your parents would most likely be able to claim you on their tax return. This would mean that you would most likely not be able to claim your education expenses, as you would be a dependent.

Shannon Coley – H&R Block – Senior Tax Advisor 5
** This advice was prepared based on my understanding of the tax law in effect at the time it was written as it applies to the facts you provided. Click on my profile to read more.

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Health Insurance Plans

Question: what are the corporate income Tax Deductions allowed by BIR?

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Answer: Best to get yourself an accountant to do that since the local tax code is so “negotiable”. Ask any BIR agent about it, they will tell you it’s “negotiable”, meaning anything is acceptable with the right amount of grease money. You can study form, I think it’s 1702, the blanks on there will be specified on what the deductions will be. From what I remember it’s basically what will be in your income statement so it’s Cost of Goods Sold which is basically your Purchases, and Operating Expenses which include taxes and Licenses, Salaries and Wages, SSS Medicare, and EC, Utilities, Telecom, Security (as in guards), Fuel, Rental, and some Misc expenses. If you really want to research it yourself, check out the BIR webpage:

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The UMCOR Hotline for December 29. 2009

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Question: Is my mileage deductible?

I’ve worked a promotions job for the past two and a half years but 2009 will be the first year I am itemizing my taxes. I drive a lot for this promotions job and we are reimbursed for mileage over 30 miles from home. So if I drive 130 miles, I get reimbusred for 100. If I drive 25, I get reimbursed for nothing. My question is am I able to deduct the 30 miles from my taxes? Am I able to deduct the mileage driven under 30 miles? I haven’t kept all of my records for the year so I would only be deducting for those I have timesheet and expense sheet information for. If I am able to deduct these, I am going to keep a detailed mileage log in the future. Thanks for any help!
I forgot to mention that I do have a full-time job I work as well, so that is not my only job.

Answer: The first and last trips of the day are commuting miles and are not deductible. All other miles are deductible.

You can take the standard mileage rate (currently 55¢ per mile) for all business miles or the actual cost rate, apportioned for the business use. Either way you need to keep a detailed record of all business miles For record keeping purposes the standard mileage rate is much easier. You must subtract your employer reimbursements unless they are included in Box 1 of your Form W-2.

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IRS Announces 2010 Standard Mileage Rates

WASHINGTON – The new rates for business, medical, and moving purposes are slightly lower than last year’s, reflecting generally lower transportation costs compared to a year ago.

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