Tax Season: What to Shred
Good news. The 2013 tax season did not begin this Tuesday, January 22nd, as originally intended. Following the January tax law changes made by Congress under the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA), the Internal Revenue Service has given us an extra 8 days to prepare our documents to be submitted. The vast majority of taxpayers […]
Reducing Identity Theft
The reality is staggering: identity theft is the fastest growing crime in North America, affecting nearly 10 million Americans a year. We see these stories in the news everyday: they are cases involving unauthorized purchases on credit cards and debit card skimming. Impersonators fraudulently use an individual’s personal identifying information to set up new accounts, […]
A Clutter-Free New Year
Tis’ the Season to set goals and challenge ourselves. We strive to work harder, be more disciplined, more organized–better versions of “last year’s self.” But we certainly cannot move forward until we have adequately put the past – including all of our junk from the past – behind us. That’s right, I’m talking about cleaning […]
Shred Instead Expansion
Rise in Identity Theft Prompts Company Expansion to Protect Local Businesses Shred Instead Partners with Kim and Manly Boyd of Bassett Office Supply to provide On-site Shredding Services to Southern Virginia and North Carolina COLUMBIA, Maryland (January 8, 2013) – The rise in identity theft and fraud has led to a company expansion in […]