Archive for June 3rd, 2013

Gotcha: How long does it take to hack a 16-character password?

June 3, 2013

First, how many of us have a 16-character password?

If the over-under is 1, I’m betting the under.

 

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Still, let’s pretend that that your passwords are 16-characters long – a mix of capital and lower case letters, numbers and special characters.

Here’s how long it takes to crack it …

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IRS: The 501(c)4 advantage … it’s not about taxes.

June 3, 2013

Last week, we raised a couple of points re: the IRS – Tea Party flap.

First, we pointed out that organizations don’t need to seek IRS approval to operate as  a 501(c)4 … they can just do it.

Someday they might get the 501(c)4 status audited and  revoked, but since Tea Parties spend the money that they raise on their activities, there shouldn’t be any income to tax.

And, donations to a 5042(c)4 are not tax deductible.

If there isn’t a tax advantage to either the organization or it’s donors, why did the conservative organizations go through thee agony of applying?

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The answer is simple … and, not surprisingly, upended by the IRS targeting …

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