Re: taxes and itemization

2012-05-21 Thread PT
You can ask your nearest Small Business Development Center for further advice in this area. Most assistance is free and they will know some good CPAs. http://www.sba.gov/ http://www.asbdc-us.org/ You can check with any local colleges too. The center for student development (or whatever the

Re: taxes and itemization

2012-05-21 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 11:45 AM, Maureen wrote: > I agree that a CPA is a good idea, but I still think knowing the > terminology and at least having a basic idea of what is deductible is > helpful because not even CPAs are infallible, and there are some bad > ones out there. Agreed. At that e

Re: taxes and itemization

2012-05-21 Thread Cameron Childress
Very true... Also, most good CPAs will also be able to instruct you on what types of deductions are most likely to trigger an audit in the first place. -Cameron On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Dana wrote: > I actually usually do my own taxes. But I have read that one of the > edvantages of h

Re: taxes and itemization

2012-05-21 Thread Maureen
I agree that a CPA is a good idea, but I still think knowing the terminology and at least having a basic idea of what is deductible is helpful because not even CPAs are infallible, and there are some bad ones out there. On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 8:33 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > To add a bit to

Re: taxes and itemization

2012-05-21 Thread Maureen
Should have been: http://home.mchsi.com/~taxcalculator/download.htm On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 8:38 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > was there a link Mo, except to the IRS? > > On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 11:27 AM, Maureen wrote: >> >> Go here and download the spreadsheet. ~~

Re: taxes and itemization

2012-05-21 Thread Dana
I actually usually do my own taxes. But I have read that one of the edvantages of having a CPA is that if God forbid you get audited and the IRS is wondering why this deduction doesn't correspond to this other record over here, the CPA says hmm I will ask about that. Whereas if you did your own yo

Re: taxes and itemization

2012-05-21 Thread Greg Morphis
Yeah, I'm thinking a good CPA is the way to go. Thanks all! On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 10:33 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 11:27 AM, Maureen wrote: > >> Go here and download the spreadsheet.  It has most of the forms you >> need.  There are couple that aren't there that

Re: taxes and itemization

2012-05-21 Thread Larry C. Lyons
was there a link Mo, except to the IRS? On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 11:27 AM, Maureen wrote: > > Go here and download the spreadsheet.  It has most of the forms you > need.  There are couple that aren't there that you can download from > IRS.GOV > > Look at  what items are listed on the schedule A,B

Re: taxes and itemization

2012-05-21 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 11:27 AM, Maureen wrote: > Go here and download the spreadsheet. It has most of the forms you > need. There are couple that aren't there that you can download from > IRS.GOV Greg- To add a bit to this... These are great things to research, and I encourage you to rea

Re: taxes and itemization

2012-05-21 Thread Maureen
Go here and download the spreadsheet. It has most of the forms you need. There are couple that aren't there that you can download from IRS.GOV Look at what items are listed on the schedule A,B,C, etc. Those are the items you can deduct. Itemizing is only useful on Schedule A if your itemizat

Re: taxes and itemization

2012-05-21 Thread J.J. Merrick
Yes a good CPA will save you HUNDREDS in taxes... http://www.daveramsey.com/elp/home/ictid/rt.nav is a good place to find one. They are all vetted and are the real deal. -J.J. On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 9:37 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 4:27 PM, Justin Scott wrote: >

Re: taxes and itemization

2012-05-21 Thread Cameron Childress
On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 4:27 PM, Justin Scott wrote: > A word of advice... if you want to get serious about tax strategy, go > to a local CPA and avoid the franchised "big box" accounting mills. > They're basically marketing companies that just happen to have > computerized forms that do some tax

Re: taxes and itemization

2012-05-20 Thread Justin Scott
> Thanks, I might try to swing by H&R ... A word of advice... if you want to get serious about tax strategy, go to a local CPA and avoid the franchised "big box" accounting mills. They're basically marketing companies that just happen to have computerized forms that do some tax work. Your local

Re: taxes and itemization

2012-05-20 Thread Larry C. Lyons
that's me and MicroCenter. On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 1:54 PM, K-Sea - dvsDJTV.com wrote: > > On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 1:49 PM, Greg Morphis wrote: > >> we're planning a Lowes trip today just to "explore". > > > That sounds like me when I go to Guitar Center, I walk in looking for a $10 > cable and

Re: taxes and itemization

2012-05-20 Thread K-Sea - dvsDJTV.com
On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 1:49 PM, Greg Morphis wrote: > we're planning a Lowes trip today just to "explore". That sounds like me when I go to Guitar Center, I walk in looking for a $10 cable and walk out with $400 in new DJ Gear... ~

Re: taxes and itemization

2012-05-20 Thread Casey Dougall - Uber Website Solutions
On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson wrote: > Any money you save (by eating pb&j sandwiches) When I was a volunteer Snowboard Instructor @ Gore Mountain in High School, we use to grab saltines from the cafeteria and use relish, ketchup and mustard for lunch. FREE! ~

Re: taxes and itemization

2012-05-20 Thread Greg Morphis
Gotcha, no kidding.. we're planning a Lowes trip today just to "explore". On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 12:44 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson wrote: > > Any money you save (by eating pb&j sandwiches, paying less taxes, or > selling your kidney) will end up in the cash registers at Home Depot, > Bed Bath and Be

Re: taxes and itemization

2012-05-20 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
Any money you save (by eating pb&j sandwiches, paying less taxes, or selling your kidney) will end up in the cash registers at Home Depot, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Pottery Barn. Or so experience tells me. On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Greg Morphis wrote: > > Thanks, I might try to swing by

Re: taxes and itemization

2012-05-20 Thread Greg Morphis
Thanks, I might try to swing by H&R and see if I can get one. What do you mean about saving every penny on taxes? You mean save EVERY receipt? Thanks! On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 12:19 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson wrote: > > My best advice, whenever drastically changing your tax status, is to > go to a pr

Re: taxes and itemization

2012-05-20 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
My best advice, whenever drastically changing your tax status, is to go to a professional for a "starter checkup". It will cost a hundred or two hundred, but will save you thousands. Get from him(/her) a list of what you can deduct, what you need to keep, and what you absolutely need to avoid do

Re: taxes..sigh

2011-01-20 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > Life would be so much easier if they would abolish the income tax and > implement a sales tax.  Oh well, But then how will the government influence our financial decisions? Also, who will employ the millions of people this would put ou

Re: taxes..sigh

2011-01-19 Thread Jerry Barnes
"I should but we're really tight on money right now." The price of messing your taxes up may make the situation worse. The IRS is not known for their leniency and they have been trending towards more and more checks for correctness for everyone. If you have a lot of medical expenses on your tax

Re: taxes..sigh

2011-01-18 Thread Maureen
The tax offices in the state of Virginia and NC would be better source of advice than IRS. They aren't going to be helpful regarding state income tax. Virginia even has a live chat on their website for advice. http://www.tax.virginia.gov/site.cfm?alias=contactus North Carolina has the following

Re: taxes..sigh

2011-01-18 Thread Scott Stroz
I would think you could call the IRS as well. On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 11:16 AM, Erika L. Rich wrote: > > Which is why I mentioned H&R - they apparently give you advice for free ... > > On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Scott Stewart > wrote: > >> >> I should but we're really tight on money right

Re: taxes..sigh

2011-01-18 Thread Erika L. Rich
Which is why I mentioned H&R - they apparently give you advice for free ... On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Scott Stewart wrote: > > I should but we're really tight on money right now.. my daughter's > medical bills are taking any extra we have > > ~~~

Re: taxes..sigh

2011-01-18 Thread Sam
I think you need a CPA if you fill out the long form. It's worth the couple of hundred especially if you need to deduct medical bills. You will save a lot more. On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Scott Stewart wrote: > > I should but we're really tight on money right now.. my daughter's > medica

Re: taxes..sigh

2011-01-18 Thread Scott Stewart
I should but we're really tight on money right now.. my daughter's medical bills are taking any extra we have On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Erika L. Rich wrote: > > Have you asked an accountant? You could at least just ping H&R Block if you > can't find a CPA willing to just answer the quest

Re: taxes..sigh

2011-01-18 Thread Erika L. Rich
Have you asked an accountant? You could at least just ping H&R Block if you can't find a CPA willing to just answer the question ... H&R, although I'd never use them, have spent a fortune on commercials telling us all how helpful they are. On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 9:17 AM, Scott Stewart wrote: >

Re: taxes..sigh

2011-01-18 Thread Sam
Look into per diem On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 9:17 AM, Scott Stewart wrote: > > So my tax situation is not as cut and dried as it has been in the past.. > I'm living in Virginia with my in laws and have established residency, > so I know I'll have to pay Va state taxes.. > My wife and daughter live

RE: taxes and work for non-profits?

2009-01-19 Thread Scott Raley -ITC
From: Rastafari [mailto:rastaf...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 7:06 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: taxes and work for non-profits? all virtual :) hahahahaa s'all good, we took a trip to las vegas to talk to a client, that whole thing will be taken care of... just working

RE: taxes and work for non-profits?

2009-01-19 Thread Scott Raley -ITC
Just make sure you get a letter.. sometimes they want to specify the amount in the letter which I try to stay away from. -Original Message- From: Dana [mailto:dana.tier...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 6:47 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: taxes and work for non-profits? I

Re: taxes and work for non-profits?

2009-01-19 Thread Charlie Griefer
On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 4:06 PM, Rastafari wrote: > ... just working on as many deductions as possible. > weeglets :D -- I have failed as much as I have succeeded. But I love my life. I love my wife. And I wish you my kind of success. ~

Re: taxes and work for non-profits?

2009-01-19 Thread Rastafari
all virtual :) hahahahaa s'all good, we took a trip to las vegas to talk to a client, that whole thing will be taken care of... just working on as many deductions as possible. thanks! Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. -- siddhartha gautama On Mon, Jan 19, 20

Re: taxes and work for non-profits?

2009-01-19 Thread Dana
was your deliverable a design or a product? Real goods = something that occupies space and has dimensions. A banner would qualify. A design for a banner would not. On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Rastafari wrote: > real goods = graphics, banners etc that i did for a lower hourly rate for > the

Re: taxes and work for non-profits?

2009-01-19 Thread Dana
I once researched this and came to the same conclusion. You cannot take a tax deduction for time. However, any mileage, hosting, or supplies might be eligible... On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 2:27 PM, William Bowen wrote: >> if my REAL price for work is $x/hour and i only charged $y/hr >> can i claim t

Re: taxes and work for non-profits?

2009-01-19 Thread Rastafari
thanks scott, and everyone else, let me know tho, if you find out anything to the contrary :) thanks Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. -- siddhartha gautama On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 5:29 PM, Scott Raley wrote: > My accountant has told me that you can not write

Re: taxes and work for non-profits?

2009-01-19 Thread Scott Raley
My accountant has told me that you can not write off labor. I usually use hardware/materials as the piece that I write off. I'm currently registered as an LLC and even switching to an S corp didn't change anything. I'll check tomorrow to see if anything has changed but I did not get to write off an

Re: taxes and work for non-profits?

2009-01-19 Thread Scott Raley
My accountant has told me that you can not write off labor. I usually use hardware/materials as the piece that I write off. I'm currently registered as an LLC and even switching to an S corp didn't change anything. I'll check tomorrow to see if anything has changed but I did not get to write off an

Re: taxes and work for non-profits?

2009-01-19 Thread Erika L. Walker
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Re: taxes and work for non-profits?

2009-01-19 Thread Judah McAuley
n-thing the "talk to a cpa" advice. One thing I've heard done is to have the charity pay you full rate and then donate money to the charity. They end up with a lower outlay for the work you did and you have a charitable donation. Of course in that situation you have to count the full billed rate as

Re: taxes and work for non-profits?

2009-01-19 Thread Charlie Griefer
i'm guessing that'd be considered a service. but as willbo says... check with a CPA-type person. On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 1:40 PM, Rastafari wrote: > real goods = graphics, banners etc that i did for a lower hourly rate for > them? > > Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings

Re: taxes and work for non-profits?

2009-01-19 Thread Rastafari
real goods = graphics, banners etc that i did for a lower hourly rate for them? Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. -- siddhartha gautama On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 4:27 PM, William Bowen wrote: >> if my REAL price for work is $x/hour and i only charged $y/hr >> ca

Re: taxes and work for non-profits?

2009-01-19 Thread William Bowen
> if my REAL price for work is $x/hour and i only charged $y/hr > can i claim the difference as a donation? No. Only real goods can be deducted. Check with an accountant to be doubly sure. -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie

Re: taxes and work for non-profits?

2009-01-19 Thread Joel Polsky
I'd imagine you can only deduct the value of the services you provided/charged. If you did it pro-bono, then you probably could deduct your full rate per hour, since you agreed to a value of your services there is a record of that charge. On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 4:11 PM, Tony wrote: > hi kids

Re: Taxes (Fed / State)

2008-02-21 Thread Gruss Gott
> CF wrote: > How does everyone handle taxes when income received from consulting work? > We hired an accountant 10 years ago for all of our taxes and it pays for itself 10 times over every year including the first. If you family has more than 1 source of income (which includes a business that ca

Re: Taxes (Fed / State)

2008-02-21 Thread J.J. Merrick
50% Might be a little extreme unless you make $100,000k in your other job and are in a high tax bracket 25%-33% might be a little better. And yes do send the money in to the IRS every 3 months. You will pay a penalty for underpayment and for not paying quarterly. I got hit with like $200 in penalt

Re: Taxes (Fed / State)

2008-02-20 Thread Tony
. > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Loathe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 1:01 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Taxes (Fed / State) > > > > Was it cash and or paypal? > > > > Co

RE: Taxes (Fed / State)

2008-02-20 Thread ColdFusion
-Community Subject: Re: Taxes (Fed / State) > So if I set aside 50% is that too much? If you can afford to set aside 50%, do it. Keep it in an interest bearing savings account. you'll always have a little "extra" for those odd times when the taxes don't quite figure the way y

Re: Taxes (Fed / State)

2008-02-20 Thread Loathe
Never mind. ColdFusion wrote: > Well lets apply it to both (was not aware there is a difference) since it is > still classified as income. > > > -Original Message- > From: Loathe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 1:01 PM > To: CF

Re: Taxes (Fed / State)

2008-02-20 Thread Cameron Childress
William Bowen wrote: >> So if I set aside 50% is that too much? >> > > If you can afford to set aside 50%, do it. Keep it in an interest > bearing savings account. > you'll always have a little "extra" for those odd times when the taxes > don't quite figure the way you expected. > > I used to

Re: Taxes (Fed / State)

2008-02-20 Thread William Bowen
> So if I set aside 50% is that too much? If you can afford to set aside 50%, do it. Keep it in an interest bearing savings account. you'll always have a little "extra" for those odd times when the taxes don't quite figure the way you expected. I used to save out 40% and never had a real problem

RE: Taxes (Fed / State)

2008-02-20 Thread ColdFusion
Well lets apply it to both (was not aware there is a difference) since it is still classified as income. -Original Message- From: Loathe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 1:01 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Taxes (Fed / State) Was it cash and or paypal

Re: Taxes (Fed / State)

2008-02-20 Thread Loathe
Was it cash and or paypal? ColdFusion wrote: > How does everyone handle taxes when income received from consulting work? > > > > Example: > > Project A brought in $1000.00 > > > > Now set aside 33% for federal and say 10% for state (I am in the state where > there are state taxes). > > S

Re: taxes: first time home owner

2006-01-09 Thread Deanna Schneider
Here's some good basic info: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p530.pdf The thing I saw about construction costs was in This Old House Magazine. It's not a tax credit - but you can deduct the sales tax you paid: Finally, 2005 is the last year you can deduct either state and local sales taxes or

Re: taxes: first time home owner

2006-01-09 Thread William Bowen
> There is an energy efficiency tax credit that's kicking into effect this > year. swet! New insulation/windows is on the docket for this year! > Let me see if I can find it. Thank you!! -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carr

Re: taxes: first time home owner

2006-01-09 Thread G
Remember also that in the tax year that you close on your house, you can also write off all of your closing costs. The year I bought my house, and then a few years ago when i refinanced, I saw huge tax benefits. And now that you are itemizing, don't forget your property tax on your autos...that

Re: taxes: first time home owner

2006-01-09 Thread Deanna Schneider
There is an energy efficiency tax credit that's kicking into effect this year. So, for your 2006 taxes, keep all your receipts related to improving the energy efficiency of your house (insulation and the like). I think I read that there's a construction credit, too, for this year. Let me see if I c

Re: taxes: first time home owner

2006-01-09 Thread William Bowen
> so this is the first year we have owned a home. Disclaimer: I am not a tax lawyer, preparer, CPA, PA. I do not profess to actually know what I am talking about, nor will I claim a clue when it comes to taxes. YMMV Your mortgage company should provide you with a lovely form within the next two

Re: Taxes

2005-04-11 Thread Gruss Gott
> Marlon wrote: > I've done the online ones for about 4 years now, but this year, my > wife has a home based business, "Homemade Gourmet", so I don't know > what kind of wrench in the gears that will be. > We have that and I highly suggest an accountant! My wife not only is pretty skilled at tax

Re: Taxes

2005-04-11 Thread Marlon Moyer
I've done the online ones for about 4 years now, but this year, my wife has a home based business, "Homemade Gourmet", so I don't know what kind of wrench in the gears that will be. On Apr 11, 2005 9:14 AM, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I did mine online for the first time this y

Re: Taxes

2005-04-11 Thread Gruss Gott
> Marlon wrote: > Arrrgh! I've still got to get my taxes finished before Friday. Who > else has procrastinated like me. > We have ours done by an accountant which has been great. For example this year the rough and tumble Quicken (maybe it was another one) said we owed $6k. Our accountant got

Re: Taxes

2005-04-11 Thread Deanna Schneider
I did mine online for the first time this year - it was pretty easy and free for federal. State was a whipping $6.95, which I thought was worth it to avoid the hassle of making copies and such. On Apr 11, 2005 8:43 AM, Marlon Moyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Arrrgh! I've still got to get my ta

Re: Taxes

2005-04-11 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
Marlon Moyer wrote: > Arrrgh! I've still got to get my taxes finished before Friday. Who > else has procrastinated like me. > > Sad thing is, I'm probably getting a pretty healthy chunk of change back. Every client that comes in for my office mate - he's an accountant and tax preparer. I had

RE: Taxes

2005-04-11 Thread John Stanley
we owe federal. so we're waiting to file at the last minute. we've already gotten our state refund back. -Original Message- From: Robyn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 9:56 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Taxes I haven't even started - and I will u

Re: Taxes

2005-04-11 Thread Robyn
I haven't even started - and I will undoubtedly have to pay this year (part of my procrastination)... Ugh! Hate. Taxes. -Robyn Marlon Moyer wrote: > Arrrgh! I've still got to get my taxes finished before Friday. Who > else has procrastinated like me. > > Sad thing is, I'm probably getting

RE: Taxes and Millionaires

2005-02-17 Thread Nick McClure
n't a good idea. -Original Message- From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 6:07 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Taxes and Millionaires So, say I want to buy a house, but I cannot afford one unless I get to deduct the interest from my mortgag

RE: Taxes and Millionaires

2005-02-17 Thread Ian Skinner
From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 3:03 PM To: CF-Community ....Subject: RE: Taxes and Millionaires So, say I want to buy a house, but I cannot afford one unless I get to deduct the interest from my mortgage payments. It do

RE: Taxes and Millionaires

2005-02-17 Thread Nick McClure
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 5:37 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Taxes and Millionaires > Nick wrote: > Yeah, I was wondering that as well. > You eliminate the social engineering with the "flat" part. That is, If you make $X you pay %Y, no exceptions, no deductions, etc. I

RE: Taxes and Millionaires

2005-02-17 Thread Ian Skinner
ento, CA "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" - Cynthia Dunning -Original Message- From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 2:37 PM ....To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Taxes and Millionaires > Nick wrot

Re: Taxes and Millionaires

2005-02-17 Thread Gruss Gott
> Nick wrote: > Yeah, I was wondering that as well. > You eliminate the social engineering with the "flat" part. That is, If you make $X you pay %Y, no exceptions, no deductions, etc. I would even favor voting exceptions into it after we start from scratch, but they could only be added during p

Re: Taxes and Millionaires

2005-02-17 Thread Gruss Gott
> Kevin wrote: > Um..uh...how's that different from the progressive tax we have now? > It's eliminates 99.9% of the tax code and allows us to get rid of over 300,000 government employees. Robert is right, though, it's tough to convince people. For example, let's take the marketing around the "e

RE: Taxes and Millionaires

2005-02-17 Thread Nick McClure
Yeah, I was wondering that as well. > -Original Message- > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 5:15 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Taxes and Millionaires > > Um..uh...how's that different from the progressive ta

Re: Taxes and Millionaires

2005-02-17 Thread Kevin Graeme
Um..uh...how's that different from the progressive tax we have now? -Kevin On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:58:20 -0600, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In a nut shell, I'm for a graduated flat rate tax based on income and > net worth.

Re: Taxes and Millionaires

2005-02-17 Thread Robert Munn
> >In a nut shell, I'm for a graduated flat rate tax based on income and >net worth. For example, most pay 10% but net worth $1M (not incl >home) pay 20%. In theory I like the idea of a graduated flat tax, but in practice the government uses tax breaks to reward or punish specific social behavio

Re: Taxes and Millionaires

2005-02-17 Thread Gruss Gott
> Brian wrote: > This notion that the wealthy are somehow "evil" and should be doubly taxed > represents my biggest beef with the left. But then, i'm an admitted > capitalist. > Well, first I think the pursuit of wealth turns a fundamentally destructive (evil?) trait of humans, greed, into force

RE: Taxes and Millionaires

2005-02-17 Thread Nick McClure
I think that was between lines 7 and 8 /I KD > -Original Message- > From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 2:35 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Taxes and Millionaires > > Where did it say the wealthy are evil? >

Re: Taxes and Millionaires

2005-02-17 Thread Jerry Johnson
Where did it say the wealthy are evil? Jerry Johnson Web Developer Dolan Media Company >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/17/05 02:32PM >>> This notion that the wealthy are somehow "evil" and should be doubly taxed represents my biggest beef with the left. But then, i'm an admitted capitalist. ~~

Re: Taxes and Millionaires

2005-02-17 Thread G
> > I've always thought that millionaires and billionaires should pay > disproportionately to others because they've benefited from society > disproportionately to others. > > If someone works their way up from poor to wealthy, I think they owe > something to the society and systems that made that

Re: Lower Taxes First?? (was Re: TAXES)

2004-09-09 Thread Gruss Gott
- Original Message - From: Won Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 09:41:07 -0400 Subject: Re: Lower Taxes First?? (was Re: TAXES) To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Nice post.  Of course any politician that goes near cutting Social Security is essentiall

Re: Lower Taxes First?? (was Re: TAXES)

2004-09-09 Thread Won Lee
At 16:13 9/8/2004 -0500, you wrote: >Hi Andy, > >Read the book below (by a Republican if that matters) and it will >explain why that philosophy is REALLY wrong.  Here's a quote from the >author: > >"finally, we've got the so-called starve-the-beasters, you know, who >argue just the opposite of the

Lower Taxes First?? (was Re: TAXES)

2004-09-08 Thread Gruss Gott
mes, and forcefully explains what we must do to rescue the future of our country. - Original Message - From: Andy Ousterhout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 14:58:11 -0500 Subject: RE: TAXES To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I agree on fiscal discipline tied to smaller government

RE: TAXES

2004-09-08 Thread Tangorre, Michael
Right after the audit of where he spends all the damn tax payers money. I send an itemized list to the black hole IRS every year, where is the governments ITEMIZED list to me Thought so. Next topic. :-) > I dunno. Define charity. Is Bush giving all his money to his church? ;) > Seriously, I

Re: TAXES

2004-09-08 Thread Deanna Schneider
I dunno. Define charity. Is Bush giving all his money to his church? ;) Seriously, I'd like to see an audit of his charitable contributions. On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 21:51:40 -0500, Andy Ousterhout  wrote: > OK.  I'll give you that Kerry might have donated a couple hundred dollars. > Now compare that w

RE: TAXES

2004-09-07 Thread Andy Ousterhout
OK.  I'll give you that Kerry might have donated a couple hundred dollars. Now compare that with Bush.  Who gives more to charity? Andy   -Original Message-   From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]   Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 7:00 PM   To: CF-Community   Subject: Re:

Re: TAXES

2004-09-07 Thread Kevin Graeme
I've never bothered to report hundreds of dollars of charitable donations. -Kevin On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 18:36:49 -0500, Andy Ousterhout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > While they may not make it for the tax break, they will certainly take > advantage of what is given them.  If $0 was reported, then I w

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2004-09-07 Thread Andy Ousterhout
While they may not make it for the tax break, they will certainly take advantage of what is given them.  If $0 was reported, then I would bet that $0 was given. Andy   -Original Message-   From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]   And just because one didn't report charitable contribu

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2004-09-07 Thread Andy Ousterhout
Well,  if your not trying to argue, then why bother?   I don't agree with Bush's spending side.  I don't believe that Kerry will show more discipline here, however. Andy   -Original Message-   From: Matthew Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]   "I agree on fiscal discipline tied to smaller g

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2004-09-07 Thread Ian Skinner
Oh, and the cynic in me says Kerry needs a better accountant if he's reporting 0 charitable contributions. He should go talk to GW's accountant. ;) And just because one didn't report charitable contributions, doesn't mean that one did not make any! Maybe, just maybe, some people make contributio

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2004-09-07 Thread Deanna Schneider
So, you know, I just have to ask - why the hell does that need to be flash? I mean, it's just a bunch of statistics put to a sappy midi loop. (And, I'd feel the same way if it was pro-Kerry.) Oh, and the cynic in me says Kerry needs a better accountant if he's reporting 0 charitable contributions.

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2004-09-07 Thread Matthew Small
m not trying to start an argument. - Matt Small   _   From: Andy Ousterhout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 3:58 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: TAXES I agree on fiscal discipline tied to smaller government.  However, I don't know how you do that with

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2004-09-07 Thread Andy Ousterhout
esday, September 07, 2004 2:50 PM   To: CF-Community   Subject: Re: TAXES   Liked it better before :)  I'd like to vote republican, but I don't   think it's a fiscal possibility to lower taxes and increase spending.   If the repubs could limit spending, I'd be all for it, but not   lowe

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2004-09-07 Thread Marlon Moyer
2004 14:27:13 -0500, Andy Ousterhout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry!  Try this. > > http://www.scaryjohnkerry.com/taxes.htm >   -Original Message- >   From: Sandy Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >   Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 1:23 PM >   To: CF-Commun

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2004-09-07 Thread Tangorre, Michael
anyways... Michael T. Tangorre From: Andy Ousterhout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 3:27 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: TAXES Sorry!  Try this. http://www.scaryjohnkerry.com/taxes.htm   -Original Message

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2004-09-07 Thread Jerry Johnson
Yuk. Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/07/04 03:27PM >>> Sorry!  Try this. http://www.scaryjohnkerry.com/taxes.htm   -Original Message-   From: Sandy Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]   Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 1:23 PM   To: CF-Community   

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2004-09-07 Thread Andy Ousterhout
Sorry!  Try this. http://www.scaryjohnkerry.com/taxes.htm   -Original Message-   From: Sandy Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]   Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 1:23 PM   To: CF-Community   Subject: RE: TAXES         ...  Nothing happens.   Sandy Clark   http://www.shayna.com   CF

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2004-09-07 Thread Sandy Clark
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