More than a decade ago, for example, President George W. Bush proposed consolidating the dozens of tax advantaged savings accounts that litter the code.

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Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code created the plan much like Section 401(k) created individual retirement accounts.

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Overall, accounts receivable days for the residential building construction industry (NAICS code 2361) were an average of 21.6 days in 2011, compared with 15.8 days in 2010, Sageworks found.

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