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#1 - IS IT A JUST A COINCIDENCE?

October was the final filing date for 2008 taxes.
October is National Disability Month.
Coincidence? Makes a person wonder.

Just my dry humor, Sorry

#2 - SALES TAX DEDUCTION FOR NEW CAR BUYERS WILL BE EXTENDED
UNTIL YEAR-END

Purchases of a new (not used) car, light truck, motor home or motorcycle could qualify you for a special deduction for the state and local sales and excise taxes on 2009 tax returns.

The deduction is only for purchases made by the last d… Continue

How do you show your customers you appreciate their business? Better yet, have you even thought about showing them your appreciation?

Do you know that the best way to retain your current customer base and in turn grow your customer base is by showing them you appreciate their business… Continue

IS YOUR "TAX PREPARER" A "TAX PROFESSIONAL ?"

In most states anyone can hang out a shingle claiming to be a "Tax Preparation Service," without any licensing or certification of any kind.

Some of them are well informed and handle the task exceedingly well. But not all of them.

Congress is yielding to pressure from the IRS to implement a registration requirement of some kind.

Expect legislation later this year, but don't expect
it to take effect until AFTER the coming tax season.


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FINAL TAX-FILING DEADLINE IS JUST ONE WEEK AWAY. BUT, WHAT IF YOU ARE STILL NOT READY TO FILE?

If you filed for an extension to file your 2008 Tax Returns, your final deadline is one week from today, on Thursday Oct. 15.

If you miss that deadline, but THEY owe YOU money, don't worry, they are happy to keep it a little longer - but don’t expect them to pay interest.

But what if YOU OWE THEM?

That is a WHOLE DIFFERENT MATTER!

When you filed for an extension, that gave you more time to FILE, b… Continue

Time is winding down for you to be able to start creating a log for your auto use if you are going to claim it on your tax return. This may be the biggest tax break of them all. Who wouldn't want to get a $5K to $6K tax break. And it is a simple thing to do.

The IRS requires that you keep a log for no less than 90 days and you will get the tax deduction for the entire year.

For the next 90 days just keep track of you auto use for Biz purposes. These are the 4 things to keep track of:

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