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IRS After Billions Stashed in Swiss Bank Accounts
Posted on 02. Jul, 2008 by admin.
The Justice Department has filed papers seeking an order from a federal court in Miami, Fla., authorizing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to request information from Zurich, Switzerland-based UBS AG about U.S. taxpayers who may be using Swiss bank accounts to evade federal income taxes. The Justice Department seeks permission to allow the IRS to [...]
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California and Washington Cell Phone Law – Helpful or Not?
Posted on 29. Jun, 2008 by admin.
California and Washington passed a cell phone law that prohibits driving while using a cell phone. We all do it and a lot of people complain about it.
Mark Twain once said “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.” This is a case where the ’statistics’ can be [...]
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Will Fed Raise Interest Rates Before Election?
Posted on 29. Jun, 2008 by admin.
The Federal Reserve has three regular scheduled meetings between now and the November election. The meeting dates are August 5, September 16 and October 28-29. Inflation is up primarily due to the high cost of crude oil. The cost of everything from fuel, food and fun vacations is rising.
Historically, the Federal Reserve [...]
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Looking for a tax deductible vacation?
Posted on 26. Jun, 2008 by admin.
Have you been trying to figure out where to go on vacation this summer? How about a tax deductible vacation to Chicago?
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Rising house prices energized credit card companies
Posted on 19. Jun, 2008 by admin.
Credit card companies sucker consumers for more debt during the housing boom. During the housing boom in the 2000’s when house prices were escalating rapidly, homeowner’s were seeing corresponding increases in their net worth. During this same time, banks offered credit card holders increasing credit limits. Many homeowner/credit card holders saw their [...]
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Credit card abuse
Posted on 06. Jun, 2008 by admin.
Credit card companies are getting away with incredible abuse of consumers. Consider this business : Issue credit cards are 0% interest for 6 months, then raise the interest to 16%, allow 20 days for the consumer to pay the invoice each month and sit back and wait until [...]
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Visit San Leon for a casual weekend experience
Posted on 02. Jun, 2008 by admin.
Auditors looking for a casual experience can relax after a week of hard work in San Leon. Two top notch places to go in San Leon are the Sunset Lounge and Topwater Grill. You don’t have to get dressed up for these places.
First go to the Sunset Lounge on the [...]
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