The Internal Revenue Service orders FedEx Corp. to pay back taxes and fines totaling $319 million for ground employees the firm misclassified as independent contractors. More: continued here
BARNEGAT — The retail portion of the township post office will soon have a new home. More: continued here
Dec. 21 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp., the second-largest U.S. package-shipping company, will have to pay $319 million in back taxes and penalties for misclassifying ground-delivery workers as contractors in 2002. More: continued here
CONCORD, N.H. — A Concord man has been ordered held pending a federal trial on charges of conspiring to steal thousands of dollars in postage stamps. More: continued here
Quebec man sells snow bank on EBay to raise money for charityCanada East, Canada –Dec 21, 2007MONTREAL – A Quebec man has taken an entrepreneurial approach to clearing the snow from his property – he's selling it on EBay. Michel Levesque says the … More: continued here
CHRISTMAS mail has been stolen after four postboxes were forced …News & Star, UK –Dec 21, 2007Royal Mail, whose own investigation team is carrying out an inquiry, said the break-ins happened after postal collections took place. … More: continued here
Xinhua Stamps portraying Beijing's Olympic venues issuedXinhua, China –Dec 21, 2007A set of six stamps portraying Beijing's main Olympic venues were issued by China Post on Thursday. The stamps feature the National Gymnasium, …China issues Olympic commemorative stampsCCTVBeijing issues Olympic venue stampsChina Internet Information Center|all 10 news articles More: continued here
Analysts wonder when Whitman will leave eBaySan Francisco Chronicle, USA –Dec 21, 2007Early in her reign at eBay, Meg Whitman said she couldn't imagine being in charge for more than 10 years – an anniversary that is coming in February. …Should Amazon buy eBay?BloggingStocksall 2 news articles More: continued here
Post office gossip focuses on tax rebatesElmira Star-Gazette, NY –1 hour agoThe gossip at the Hammondsport Post Office the other day was mainly about a certain check that arrived in many of our mailboxes. … More: continued here
Print postage and labels while at your deskPost-Bulletin, MN –18 hours agoBy JD Biersdorfer A: The lines at the post office this time of year can be quite intimidating, so printing your own stamps and shipping labels at home can … More: continued here