August 13, 2010. Retrieved online August 16, 2010 from Gabriel Vasquez, Las Cruces Bulletin Short answer, yes. Nonprofits are a type of business. They are crucial to the wellbeing of our community and employ hundreds in Las Cruces. The term, nonprofit, or not-for-profit, is used to describe an organization that has a specific, usually humanitarian, mission, rather than to make a profit More »

April 11, 2010. Retrieved online: April 12, 2010, from Larry Tunnell/ For the Sun-News, Las Cruces Sun-News Now that the dust has settled and it is becoming clearer what is in the recent health care legislation, it might be helpful to go over some of the tax changes the legislation has made. Of course, the main change is that beginning in 2014 all U.S. citizens and legal residents will have to More »

March 30, 2010. Retrieved online: March 30, 2010, from Larry Tunnell For the Sun-News, Las Cruces Sun-News The 2009 IRS data book is out, and it can give you a hint about your chances of being audited. Of the individual tax returns filed in 2008, 1 percent were audited in 2009, the same as in the prior year. Of those examined, approximately 34 percent had an earned income tax credit (EITC) clai More »

November 23, 2009. Retrieved online November 23, 2009 from Brook Stockberger, Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES — Henry David Thoreau is credited with the quote, "Goodness is the only investment that never fails." Al Vickers, president of the Las Cruces chapter of SCORE — which offers free advice to business owners — said that charitable work is not only good for business, it is also a re More »

Dec. 15, 1998 by Rachel Kendall NMSU News Center The end of the year is swiftly approaching. Amidst making plans and buying gifts for Christmas, taxpayers may want to consider making moves now to reduce the amount of taxes they will have to pay on April 15, 1999. Larry Tunnell, associate professor of accounting in New Mexico State University's College of Business Administration and Economics, h More »