"It will be interesting to see if people feel sorry for him and are willing to do things to try to cheer him up, " says Simmons.

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People who get into hot water may be quick to say they are sorry but the real question is what are you going to do about it?

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Now, some business owners may choose the easy form because "they'd rather be safe than sorry... especially if they are unsure how to do the long form or are scared of being audited, " says Tiffany Washington, owner of Washington Accounting Services Inc. in Waldorf, Md.

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Sorry Microsoft, hate to be back seat CEOs here, but we really think it might behoove you to actually do the right thing from the start one of these days.

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