03/15/2012 S-Corp Election Decision Due (if Applicable)

03/15/2012 S Corporate Returns Due / Calendar Year

03/15/2012 Issue K-1's S Corporate Returns / Calendar Year

03/15/2012 Corporate Returns Due / Calendar Year

03/15/2012 Corporate Returns/S Corp Extensions Due / Calendar Year

03/15/2012 Form 1042S - Foreign Persons US Income subject to withholdings

03/15/2012 Form 1042 - Annual Tax Return of US Income subject to withholdings of Foreign Persons

03/15/2012 Employers Make Monthly Payroll tax deposit on the 15th of each month

03/15/2012 Electing Large Partnerships - Issue K-1s to partners - even if you're on extension

03/31/2012 Electronic filing of W-3's with Social Security Admin including issued W-2's

03/31/2012 Electronic filing of US transmittal of US information Returns

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In many schools, children swap Valentines with classmates.   They may even tease each other about being sweethearts or having secret crushes.  Working diligently from a list of classmates so no one was forgotten kids are encouraged to share Valentines.  But the rules for giving Valentine's Day cards and gifts at work are very different from those for school aged children.

Read why giving out cards and candy at work can be a bad idea - or in some cases, could even be seen as a violation of federal laws protecting workers against a hostile work environment and sexual harassment.

Here are pitfalls, and other things you can do if you want to do something thoughtful for employees without running the risk of getting hit with a sexual harassment lawsuit.

• Tips For Dealing With Valentine's Day At The Office

Your computer is a device that has moving parts that can fail or degrade.  Software applications can have bugs, defects, or can become outdated.  Computer viruses are rampant and at some point just about every single computer user will have to deal with one.

Something as simple as a power surge can turn your business life upside down in a split second if your are not backing up your computer data.

At best, if you suffer data loss, you may be able to hire someone (assuming you are not a computer whiz) to help restore missing data -- at worst -- your precious data is gone forever.

Taking the following steps can help you minimize your risk of losing data:

• Use an appropriate surge protector specifically designed for computer protection -- never use extension cords or overload outlets.

• Get a backup battery.  Good backup batteries start at about $80 but can save you heartache and money should your power go out.  Backup batteries tend to wear out so check yours from time to time.  Most only last one to three years.   Backup batteries protect you against power surges and outages than can fry your computer as well as give you backup power long enough to properly save and closeout files and applications.

• Back up your computer in multiple ways.  Make backup copies of important files and keep them in a different directory, portable storage device, or external hard drive.

• It is also highly recommended that you backup your files online.  This protects you against data loss should your device be stolen, or if your computer was destroyed in a disaster.

• Use antivirus software and firewalls to reduce the risk of being infected by viruses.

• Keep software and drivers up to date.  Out of date applications are more vulnerable to security breaches as well as failure.

• Never use bootleg software copies.  Aside from being illegal, using "pirated" copies of software puts your computer at high risk for problems.

If you are not backing up your email you are probably among the majority of technology users.  But that is no excuse for not taking necessary precautions to safeguard yourself against data loss.

If you use Outlook, be aware the Microsoft Windows users are reporting problems with Windows deleting files it deems as being corrupt.  Among those being deleted are the .pst files that contain a copy of all your emails stored in Outlook.

You may think that using Outlooks Archive features is a backup tool.  It is not.  When you archive emails in Outlook it does not create a backup it simply moves emails from the .pst file into another file.  If your .pst file is destroyed you will lose all emails that are not archived and the archives will not contain a copy of any non-archived emails.

If your .pst file has become corrupt or was deleted, check with your email host provider.  If you are leaving a copy of your emails on the server you may still be able to find them on line.  For example, Dreamhost.com uses SquirrelMail.  If you selected "leave a copy on the server" in your Outlook settings, you may be able to pull them from your server's archives.

Some email clients cannot handle large archive files so you may need to use another email client.  If you use Outlook, try setting up an IMAP account which will list all file folders (including any archives) on your server.  You may be able to access archives via IMAP, or even Thunderbird if you cannot get them from a POP3 Outlook set up.

How To Back Up Your Outlook Email