Purchase Order Form FAQ - United States

Purchase Order Form FAQ - United StatesPurchase Order Form FAQ - United StatesDefinitionsWhat is the difference between ship date, and purchase buchen date?The ship date is the date the purchaser would like the goods to be shipped. Purchase order date is the date the purchase order is created by the purchaser.What is UOM?UOM is a common abbreviation for Unit Of Measure. Each item on the purchase order will be sold by specific units. For example, nails may be sold by the pound. Hats may be sold as each or by the dozen. The unit price will be the price for each unit of good sold.TaxWhich ausverkauf tax is applicable? Is it determined by the sellers address, the sellers head office address, the buyers address or the location of the goods?Generally the sales tax of the seller will apply. If a buyer purchases and takes delivery outside the sellers jurisdiction then the sellers sales tax would not be applicable. But any sales tax in the jurisdiction where the purchaser took possesion may b e applicable. The seller would usually only be required to collect sales tax where the buyer purchases and takes possession within the sellers jurisdiction. The responsibility would be on the buyer to self-assess and pay sales tax in the jurisdiction where the buyer took delivery or where the good or service will be used. A self-assessed tax would not be included on a purchase order or invoice but would simply be paid directly to the Buyers governing body. The client should consult authorities in their jurisdiction to confirm the requirements for collecting sales tax especially where a transaction involves multiple jurisdictions. (e.g. where the seller is located in Kansas and is shipping to a buyer who takes possession in Florida, the Kansas sales tax would not be applicable but the buyer may be expected to self-assess in Florida)Which jurisdiction should be selected for governing law?Generally the jurisdiction where the seller is located will be the governing law. The governing la w indicates which jurisdictions commercial law and consumer protection code (or its equivalent) will govern the purchase order.What are the taxes for each state and province? United StatesAlabama - 4%Alaska - N/AArizona - 5.6%Arkansas - 5.125%California - 7.25%Colorado - 2.9%Connecticut - 6%Delaware - N/AFlorida - 6%Georgia - 4%Hawaii - 4%Idaho - 6%Illinois - 6.25%Indiana - 6%Iowa - 5%Kansas - 5.3%Kentucky - 6%Louisiana - 4%Maine - 5%Maryland - 5%Massachusetts - 5%Michigan - 6%Minnesota - 6.5%Mississippi - 7%Missouri - 4.225%Montana - N/ANebraska - 5.5%Nevada - 6.5%New Hampshire - N/ANew Jersey - 6%New Mexico - 5%New York - 4.25%North Carolina - 4.5%North Dakota - 5%Ohio - 6%Oklahoma - 4.5%Oregon - N/APennsylvania - 6%Rhode Island - 7%South Carolina - 5%South Dakota - 4%Tennessee - 7%Texas - 6.25%Utah - 4.75%Vermont - 6%Virginia - 4.5%Washington - 6.5%West Virginia - 6%Wisonsin - 5%Wyoming - 4%District of Columbia - 5.75% CanadaBritish Columbia - 12% HST (5% GST and 7% Provincial Ta x)Alberta - N/ASaskatchewan - 7%Manitoba - 7%Ontario - 13% HST (5% GST and 8% Provincial Tax)Quebec - 7.5% NOTE apply provincial tax to the total of selling price plus GSTNewfoundland and Labrador - 15% HST (7% GST and 8% Provincial Tax)Nova Scotia - 15% HST (5% GST and 10% Provincial Tax)New Brunswick - 15% HST (7% GST and 8% Provincial Tax)PEI - 10% NOTE apply provincial tax to the total of selling price plus GSTNorthwest Territories - N/ANunavut - N/AYukon - N/A

6 Timeless Career Survival Tactics

6 Timeless Career Survival Tactics6 Timeless Career Survival TacticsAt any given time in a career, you run the risk of being laid off, getting fired, going broke, dealing with criticism, becoming disabled or unable to work, forced to find new work fast, discrimination etc.Ironically, the more successful you become, the greater the risks.Try behauptung 6 timeless career survival tactics to help you minimize risk throughout your career.6. Diversify your networkMake connections beyond your own career path. Every part should have at least one friend or expert in their lives in the following areasInsurance professional Financial advisorPharmacistLawyerWebsite designer/business ownerPoliticianArtist or graphic designerRecruiterHandymanReal estate brokerWhy all these people and what makes them important?Each of the above professions cover one thing related to survival in the United States.Whether it be your money, safety, legal needs, home construction, personal health, political influence, or simply finding a place to live, having a person in each field that you trust will benefit you.If you canbedrngnis sure why today, you will find out the day you try to start a business, deal with the IRS, need to make sure your prescriptions are filled, need a job etc.5. Stay committed to educating yourselfThere is no such thing anymore as a college education and work experience being enough to advance your career. In order to earn more you have to learn more for your career growth.Why should you never stop learning?Companies do not always invest in specialized training.Plus, college degrees only represent an education that was relevant at the time you had attended school.Get your certifications. If you spot something more should be learned, act on that instinct and learn it.4. Never be afraid to relocate for a job or change itNever fear changing jobs, your career path, and relocating for new work.Are you saying move to the middle of nowhere for a job?Yes. Survival is defined as the state or fact of continuing to live or exist, typically in spite of an accident, ordeal, or difficult circumstances.If you change where you live to keep your job, especially in a global economy, you will benefit from the experience.If you want to stay put and find a new job locally, do so before the company does layoffs. Lean on your friends and family for assistance.Your career is a journey. If you choose not to relocate for your career, but career survival demands it, you are damaging your career path to success.3. Always improve and adjust your salary for inflationIf you think you are making lots of money now, please keep in mind your salary will not be worth the same for much longer. You have to prepare to negotiate up when it comes to salary.What is the big deal with inflation if I am making lots of money now?Imagine for a moment that you start a new business. Now, imagine you make $75,000/year, you are single, and live alone in a US state with a low cost of living.Now, che ck and see what $75K looks like today vs what it looked like 20 years ago.Whatever you are making now at your job, 20 years from now it will not be the same great salary you once believed was more than enough.2. Do your very best to never require government financial assistanceWhether it be financial aid or social security for disability, do your very best to never file for financial assistance from the government. There are better ways to make the little amount of money the government provides.Why not if I am entitled to financial assistance?Speaking from personal experience, the day you rely on borrowed money from the government, your career becomes dictated by rules and laws that seem to restrict you from moving forward rather than help you.Do your best to avoid dealing with them. If you must get assistance, remember that government money is not a salary. It is meant to help you temporarily, so it will not be a lot of money.Time spent proving you need assistance is better spent f inding a job with a company who understands your need for work-life balance.1. Get action-focused during your toughest career challengesWe live in a world in which everyone can discuss feelings and how everyone should be feeling.If you are going through a career challenge, do not get caught up in the trend of emphasizing feelings over actions. Become action-focused.Start improving your feelings by taking actions that lead to positive consequences.Remember this whenever you fear offending someoneWhen you focus on feeling the right way during your most difficult career times, you stop taking action in your career to improve it. Here is a step-by-step example of focusing too much on feelingsYou are laid off by your bossInstead of moving forward, you stop to analyze how everyone felt. My boss laid me off But I guess he was only thinking of the business. He must have a family, too, so I should feel more understanding. It must not have been easy for him. Still, it feels unfair that he gav e me no time to prepare for a new job. This just feels so unfair to me.The consequences of taking no action results in an unemployed person focused on rationalizing feelings, instead of actions that should have or will be taken.Try a focus on actionThis was a learning experience. I have to find a new job.What makes an action-focus a key to career survivalYou hold yourself accountable for moving forward when you focus on taking action.On the other hand, if you always hold yourself accountable for the feelings of others, you set an impossible standard for yourself. Behaving as if you can accommodate all the feelings of every person in your careerleads to paralyzing fear of taking action.No one can read minds and you should not wait for anyone to read yours. Waiting to take action is a career-killer.

Hong Kong Section to Conduct Symposium and Workshop Event Foc...

Hong Kong Section to Conduct konferenz and Workshop Event Foc... Hong Kong Section to Conduct meeting and Workshop Event Foc... Hong Kong Section to Conduct Symposium and Workshop Event Focusing on Advanced Boiler TechnologyMay 12, 2017 The ASME Hong Kong Section will present the International Symposium on Advanced Boiler Technology and Workshop (ISABTW) from June 21-23 at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong. The symposium and workshop, which will feature an impressive roster of international experts from the power plant and equipment inspection industries, is designed is to provide a venue where engineers and professionals from the boiler and energy fields can familiarize themselves with the latest developments in state-of-the-art advanced boiler technology as well as learn about best practices in asset management and plant operations.Engineering group Doosan Babcock and Hong Kongs Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) department are techni cal sponsors for the event, which will begin with a two-day Advanced Boiler Technology Workshop on June 21 and 22. Stuart Cameron, ASME Board of Governor-elect, will be a presenter at one of the workshops sessions, titled Internationally Recognized Design Code Comparisons, where he will offer an overview and comparison of the ASME and European boiler codes, as well as an outline of proposals for the incorporation of a new part of the ASME Code applying to ultra-supercritical boiler plants.The workshop will also encompass sessions addressing the history of boiler development, current and future boiler designs, changes in the 2017 ASME Boiler Code, Design by Rule and Design by Analysis, and inspection and maintenance best practices. Presenters will include David Anderson, Simon Cadwallader and Mark Upton from Doosan Babcock S.L. Lam of Hong Kong Electric, C.L. Lau of CLP Dongmei Finch from Harbin Boiler Company Ltd. and Jonathan Parker of EPRI. ASME Executive Director Thomas L oughlin will be the keynote speaker at the second part of the event, the ISABTW Symposium on June 23. Loughlins presentation, Priorities for Advancing Boiler Technology, will provide attendees with a look at recent additions to ASMEs Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section I, which highlight the Codes new focus on the design and manufacture of power plants operating at high temperatures under cyclic loading conditions. Loughlins address will also offer some insight on the impact of trends in new materials, advanced manufacturing methods, new testing and inspection technologies, and the digital integration of control systems - all of which will have a substantial effect on innovations in boiler design. Loughlins keynote will be followed by the presentation, A Comparison of the ASME and European Standards to Achieve Safe Boiler Operation, by ASME Governor-elect Stuart Cameron.The symposium will also feature 10 technical paper presentations covering topics including ASME and European standards for safe boiler operation damage tolerance considerations for high energy components advanced boiler design boiler tube material selection the application of advanced ultra-supercritical technology in Chinas Fangchenggang power plants Phase II units advanced boiler technologies in development at GE and heat transfer restoration in and design and installation safety of heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs). Scheduled presenters include representatives from EPRI, GE Power Wuhan, Harbin Boiler Company, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Dongfang Electric Corp., CLP, and Hong Kong Electric, as well as Doosan Babcock and EMSD.The workshop is also endorsed by the Hong Kong New Technology Training Scheme (NTTS). As such, those participants who are permanent residents of Hong Kong are eligible for a 50 percent subsidy on the registration fee. Please contact ISABTW NTTS Coordinator Victor Yu at victor.yuclp.com.hk for details.Registration forms for the sy mposium and workshop, which can be downloaded from the ISABTW website at www.asmehk.org/ISABTW, should be mailed by June 9 to the ASME Hong Kong Section, c/o Dr. Randolph Leung, Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 11 Yuk Choi Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong.For more information on the International Symposium on Advanced Boiler Technology and Workshop, please contact ISABTW Sponsorship/Promotion Sub-Committee Coordinator Ms. Carry Cheung at carry-cheunghotmail.com, or for additional registration information, visit www.asmehk.org/ISABTW.