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Archive for April, 2009

Question: Personal finance Qstion please help ?

Which one of the following provisions requires that the policyholder pay a basic amount before the policy benefits begin?

Answer: Policyholder is required to pay a basic amount, before the policy benefits begin.

It’s a deductible.

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McDonald fundraiser moved to Thursday

Williston Herald staff A fundraiser on behalf of Lenishka McDonald, the Williston State basketball player seriously injured in a scrimmage earlier this year, will take place on Thursday after last weekendâs game was cancelled.

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IRS revises tax guide website

The Internal Revenue Service said taxpayers can get the most out of new recovery tax breaks and get a jump on preparing their 2009 income tax returns by consulting a newly revised, comprehensive tax guide now available on www.irs.gov.

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Question: How and Will Obama’s new car sales tax deduction help me?

I have qualified for a loan and am purchasing a new Audi this week for $34,000 after trade in and rebates; I am a DEPENDENT making about $7,000 gross in 2009. In indiana sales tax is 7 percent.
Thanks for the comment
I am 20 years old and graduating next year from a good school. Already have a job lined up from my internship. My mother co-signed the loan.

Answer: You can deduct sales tax of the car. See here for all of the details:

http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=204519,00.html

I concur with Net Advisor’s opinion otherwise.

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Car Sales Surging in Last Week of December, According to Edmunds.com

SANTA MONICA, Calif.–Edmunds.com, has noticed a tremendous boost in web activity in the past week. “We could potentially reach a December SAAR of 11.7 million units given the current site traffic trend,” noted Edmunds.com Senior Analyst Jessica Caldwell.

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Question: How do you best ensure donated clothing receives high value for tax purposes?

I’m reading this thing and it says for example that shirts can be valued anywhere from $2-8 for the purpose of tax deduction.

Answer: You are the one who declares the value. Some thrift shops will provide a value, but you are the one to declare it on your tax return.

Washing and ironing can help if someone else is going to give you a guide for you to use.

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Helpful tips for tax time deadlines

April 15 is just around the corner and as millions of Americans sit down with piles of paperwork and wrinkled receipts, these may be some most-welcome tips and tidbits.

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Question: High efficiency inspection for house?

We can get a high efficiency certificate for our new house if we pay $300 for the inspection (and thus have a large tax deduction). However, the inspector said that out of all the houses he inspected this year, only two met his criteria. Does anyone know what to expect specifically? We are all electric with geothermal ac/heat, 2×6 exterior walls, double paned windows, sprayed in insulation…not sure what all he is going to be looking for.

Answer: U ARE CLOSE, HE WILL ALSO CHECK THE EFFICIENCY OF YOUR HVAC SYSTEM, WATER HEATER AND OTHER APPLIANCES WITHIN YOUR HOUSE. U CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL UTILITY COMPANY OR GO ON LINE TO SEE WHAT THE QUALIFICATIONS ARE BEFORE U SPEND THE $300

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Carroll to host fundraiser

RADNOR — Archbishop Carroll High School will host the Pierce Clancy Memorial Dodgeball Tournament Sunday at 10 a.m. The tournament was established to honor the memory of Pierce Clancy, who died in 2005 just before the start of his senior year at Carroll, and it raises money for the Pierce Clancy Memorial Scholarship, which is given to an Archbishop Carroll student at graduation for college.

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