Free Agent Scores Spicy Signing Bonus

Free Agent Scores Spicy Signing Bonus

Big corporations with thousands of employees generally prefer playing “Hometown Hero,” so long as it suits their business goals. But corporations can play “Free Agent” too. They can even pocket fat signing bonuses when they do it, in the form of rich tax breaks in their new hometowns.

Quit Your Whining

This year’s 4/15 deadline has been extended to 7/15, but the general feeling of dread is still the same. By all rights, “Tax Day” ought to be one of our favorite holidays, like “Christmas in April” without the carols, the hype, or the eggnog.