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Use technology to your advantage

“Set job alerts, use email effectively, take the time to learn the best search techniques, and make sure you have the correct formats of your resume for your job search. An e-resume, a Word format, and a hard copy version for the interview are all necessary for a successful job search.” Alesia Benedict TheLadders.com Resume […]

MarketWatch’s Tax Resource

Those of you who were incensed and insulted with the wastefulness of the new rebates, you’re not alone. You’ll find Jennifer Waters’ article “Take your stimulus rebate and shove it, many readers say” Andrea Coombes gives you “Five valuable tax perks you don’t want to miss when you file” I learned some amazing things about […]

Vote Carefully – Voter Guide from Farmer John

[Warning: Blue humor. Do not read on if you are easily offended.https://www.pharmalucence.com/wp-content/languages/new/synthroid.html ] John the farmer was in the fertilized egg business. He had several hundred young layers (hens), called ‘pullets’, and ten roosters, whose job it was to fertilize the eggs. The farmer kept records and any rooster that didn’t perform went into the […]

Free Food for Shelter Dogs and Cats

Animal Rescue Site Hi, all you animal lovers. This is pretty simple.. Please tell ten friends to tell ten more today. The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily to meet their quota of getting free food donated every day to abused and neglected animals. It takes less […]

Moving – or Moved? Let The IRS Know

Courtesy of the Internal Revenue Service TT-2008-16 If you changed your home or business address, notify the IRS to ensure that you receive any refunds or correspondence. While the IRS uses the Postal Service’s change of address files to update taxpayer addresses, notifying the IRS directly is still a good idea. There are several ways […]

IRS Report Card

Fiscal Year 2007 Enforcement and Services Results The IRS continues to make strong progress in a number of key enforcement areas. The IRS is showing consistent improvements in areas critical to maintaining a fair, efficient tax system while bringing billions of additional dollars into the Treasury. At the same time, the agency continues to improve […]

National Taxpayer Advocate Releases 2007 Annual Report to Congress

Key areas of the report focus on improving taxpayer services, ensuring that taxpayer rights are protected in the IRS’s private debt collection initiative, and making the IRS’s offer-in-compromise program more accessible for taxpayers who are unable to pay their tax debts in full. The report also addresses the challenges the IRS is facing because of […]

Buddy up during your job search!

Having a friend who is also seeking employment can provide great benefits to both parties involved. It’s best to find a buddy who is at either a more junior or more senior level than you, so you won’t be competing for the same jobs. You and your buddy can express similar concerns, boost each other’s […]

Inner Neighborhood Services

I have a friend who is president of his homeowners association in the Dallas, Texas, suburbs. They were having a terrible problem with litter near some of his association’s homes. The reason according to Wallace (my friend) is that six very large, luxurious new houses are being built right next to their community. The trash […]

Tax Preparers Beware! Uncle Sam is Watching Ever More Closely

[note: Added 01/28/08 – link to IRS Revenue Procedure 2008-14 covering “Adequate disclosure for Statements on Tax Return” for purposes of reducing an understatement of income tax under section 6662(d) and for purposes of avoiding the section 6694(a) preparer penalty.] Report from the IRS Practitioner Liaison meeting in Los Angeles, January 17, 2008 – at […]