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What does thermally broken mean, and what are thermally broken aluminium windows and doors?
This all relates back to the frame – an equally important component in any window and door system.
The frame can greatly affect the actual energy efficiency of any window and door – including that of double glazed systems. Plus, efficient wall and ceiling insulation will make an even bigger difference to the overall insulation of your home, office or building.
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Small Business Trends
The "random" audits of small businesses and their owners' tax returns by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to find unreported income has left the small business taxpaying community feeling like they are being picked on and unduly forced to go "through the wringer."
That is according to Donald T. Williamson, a professor of taxation at American University's Kogod School of Business, Washington, D.C., who says the growing number of IRS audits seem to disproportionately target small business taxpayers.
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Bloomberg
Confidence among U.S. homebuilders rose to an 11-month high in September, indicating the housing market will continue to advance, according to data Monday from the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo.
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CPA Practive Advisor
Since you can't get away from taxes, the best thing to do is be prepared for them. If you own a small business, taxes become a bit more complicated, but there are several ways to make sure tax time is less stressful.
Read these tax tips for small business owners.
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USGlass News Network
Flat glass prices again ticked up slightly in August, but year-over-year increases continue to settle, according to the latest Producer Price Index report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Prices increased 0.2 percent last month after a 0.6-percent increase in June and July combined. August's mark is the sixth month-over-month increase for the year. The material's index is up 3.9 percent from August of 2015 — for comparison, the year-over-year increase was as high as 7.7 percent in May.
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For Construction Pros
Things are going great. Business is good. Revenues are better than last year and you expect higher revenues again in 2017. Things could not be better.
A word of caution: Every dollar of sales requires some working capital to support it. In other words, the more you sell, the more working capital you need to support that increase in business.
Think about it. You incur expenses before you start a project. You do the job and progress bill as you go along. But no matter how hard you try, the bills come due before you collect on your invoices. As a result, you need to have cash reserves or a line of credit to keep your cash flow positive.
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By Michael J. Berens
 Demand for new homes is heating up. Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 12.4 percent in July. A shortage of suitable existing home inventory may be one reason, but new home shoppers also are looking for properties that differ from the existing home stock. They are seeking houses that align more closely with their values and lifestyles. Top of mind are the following features, according to recent industry reports.
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MarketWatch
Home builder construction stumbled in August, another sign of choppy momentum for the housing market.
Housing starts ran at a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 1.14 million, the Commerce Department said recently, 5.8 percent below July and missing forecasts of a 1.18 million pace. That was 0.9 percent lower than a year ago.
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Construction Dive
While often revised in subsequent months, construction spending figures each month from the U.S. Commerce Department examine the private and public construction sectors. Within the private sector, the report tracks single-family residential, multifamily residential and nonresidential.
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