Dear Family,

Hope you all had a lovely week and enjoyed President Bush's inaugural address. He said nothing of substance this time around. Lots of generalities and big, puffy sentiments.

At least he didn't make any new tax promises to confuse the tax laws any further. Let me tell you, I am having serious trouble trying to keep up. The last time we had such extensive changes was in 1986, under Ronald Reagan, who completely revamped the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.

Despite Reagan's overhaul, I suspect that Bush will go down in history as the president who brought about the greatest changes to the tax code, with all the little changes, refinements, revisions and reversions taking place during this administration - and he has four more years to go! Whew!

For those of you who like to test your financial skills, we've got a little quiz for you to play with here.

If you're thinking of doing your own tax return, TaxMama's TurboTax center is now live. Please, try your hand at it. The early-bird prices are in effect.

Remember, if you have to send 1099s out to people, NOW is the time to get your act together. They must be sent out by the 31st. You've got a week. DO IT!

Best wishes,

Eva Rosenberg, EA Your TaxMama is watching...out for you.