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Sales Tax Holidays Coming Your Way

Courtesy of https://www.taxadmin.org Take advantage of sales tax holidays to plan you major purchases. You’ll find sales tax relief for home improvements, computers and other useful expenditures during the summer – then back to school purchases at the end of the summer season. You’ll find the list of states and dates here:

True Wisdom of the (s)ages

  “When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.” —Albert Einstein  

Ask TaxMama Issue 643 – Happy Memorial Day Weekend

Dear Family , What a historic week in space. We had a rare annular eclipse (see photos) on Sunday. The next one will be in 2030. And this very morning, the SpaceX capsule, Dragon, docked with the International Space Station. (See updates here.) For the first time in history, private enterprise is successfully entering the […]

IRS Announces 43 Small Offices to Close, Others to be Consolidated

…Agency Sheds More than One Million Square Feet of Office Space Courtesy of the Internal Revenue Service WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced a sweeping office space and rent reduction initiative that over the next 2 years will close 43 smaller offices and reduce space in many larger facilities. These measures will save […]

IRS Announces More Flexible Offer-in-Compromise Terms

…to Help a Greater Number of Struggling Taxpayers Make a Fresh Start Courtesy of the Internal Revenue Service WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced another expansion of its “Fresh Start” initiative by offering more flexible terms to its Offer in Compromise (OIC) program that will enable some of the most financially distressed taxpayers […]

Are YOU the Weakest Link?

Here is a very simple little test comprising of four questions to determine the level of your intellect. Your replies must be spontaneous and immediate, with no deliberating or wasting time.  And no cheating.  On your mark, get set….GO! 1: You are competing in a race, and overtake the runner in second place.  In which […]

Ask TaxMama Issue 642 – Hot and Busy

Dear Family, We are running very late today because I started the day by writing articles. The first one was completed on time – TaxMama’s 10 Tips for Success. But the second took quite a bit longer. I got absorbed researching in this week’s MarketWatch article. It’s essentially exploring whether or not delayed tax benefits […]

Creation Goes to the Dogs

On the first day of creation, God created the dog. On the second day, God created man to serve the dog.

IRS Provides Answers to Community Property Filers

Courtesy of the Internal Revenue Service The Internal Revenue Service today provided information in a question and answer format to individuals who are subject to their state’s community property laws. These questions and answers apply generally to same-sex spouses in California and to registered domestic partners in California, Nevada, and Washington.

More Questions Than Answers for 2013 Tax Picture

Courtesy of CCH, a Wolters-Kluwers company New CCH Tax Briefing Examines Key End-of-Year Issues  (RIVERWOODS, ILL., May 4, 2012) – Will this be the last year of the Bush-era tax cuts?buy vardenafil online https://taxmama.com/wp-content/forum/styles/new/vardenafil.html no prescription For now, uncertainty remains over whether Congress will extend all or some of the tax cuts and incentives set […]

Turtle Swoop

A baby turtle was standing at the bottom of a large tree and with a deep sigh, started to climb. About an hour later, he reached a very high branch and walked along to the end. He turned and spread all four flippers and launched himself off the branch. On landing at the bottom in […]