The new carnival will provide tax debt help information and resources for the coming 2008 tax season. Final submissions for the carnival are due by Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2007 by 5:00 p.m. EST.
November 30, 2007
November 28, 2007
How the Government Spends Your Tax Dollars
How the Government Spends Your Tax Dollars
An excellent excerpt from William Perez’s blog at http://www.about.com
“I recently discovered GovBudget, a Web site devoted to understanding and explaining how the federal government raises and spends money. The site has graphs showing what percentage of revenues is generated from individual, corporate, payroll, and other taxes. There’s also graphs showing how the government spends these tax dollars on Social Security, Medicare, defense, interest payments, and other items. There’s also explanations of various terms used by budget analysts, such as discretionary spending and mandatory spending and budget authority. These are terms I didn’t fully understand until I read these very understandable explanations. (I discovered this site through RefDesk’s site of the day newsletter.)
Here’s some additional resources on understanding the federal budget:
- The Budget Graph, an amazingly detailed visual representation of the budget from graphic designer Jess Bachman. I have his poster in my office to remind me and my clients just where our tax dollars are going.
- Overview of the 2008 Federal Budget from About US Economy.
- Budget of the US Government from the GPO Web site. “
It is always insightful to find quality resource material to help educate ourselves on where and how our tax dollars are being spent on the hill.
S. Raines, Sr. Financial Advisor/Tax Preparer
November 27, 2007
Resolutionary Carnival -Tax Debt Help
Welcome to the November 26, 2007 edition of tax resolutionaries.
Tax Debtor’s Helper presents “Will the IRS accept an offer in compromise these days?” posted at Tax Debtor’s Helper.
B. Watkins presents ”Tax Dept Help - Chapter 7 Bankruptcy“ posted at Taxes & You http://bwatts8k.blogspot.com
Adams3733 presents “Tax Dept Help – Tax Protestors and the rest of us…” posted at http://adams3733.wordpress.com
Tippy Taxes presents “Tax Negotiation-Tax Notices CP504 and L1058“ posted at http://taxnegotiation.blogspot.com
Little Miss Tax Lass presents “Help Yourself” posted at http://we-talk-tax.blogspot.com/2007/11/help-yourself.html
S. Raines presents “Tax Debt Help – State Your Liability With Proof” posted at http://babyboomer11852.wordpress.com
Beckie Leone presents “Top Ten Ways To Avoid Problems With The IRS” posted at http://taxconsultant4u.com/2007/11/09/top-ten-ways-to-avoid-problems-with-the-irs/
BabyBoomer11852 presents “ Tax Debt Help – Are You Sure That’s A Home Office“ posted at http://babyboomer11852.wordpress.com
Taxus presents TAX FACTS: Nov 20, 2007 posted at TAX FACTS. “You Walk Away…But Taxes Can Bring You Back“, http://taxfacts4u.blogspot.com/2007_11_20_archive.html
Sharon Raines presents Tax Debt Help – Does the IRS have a ?Blind-Eye? for Federal Employees? posted at “The Baby Boomer Generation”
Tax Help
Sharon Raines presents Avoiding the 1099 Cancelled Debt Trap posted at “The Baby Boomer Generation”.
Sharon Raines presents “Do You Wear The Pants In Your Family… posted at “The Baby Boomer Generation”.
Tax Debt Help
Sharon Raines presents ?Paying Yourself Can Never Be Bad?..? posted at “The Baby Boomer Generation”.
Sharon Raines presents Does the ?Tax Man? need a Resolution Service? posted at “The Baby Boomer Generation”.
Tax Help
Sharon Raines presents ?Be Prepared for the Preparers!? posted at “The Baby Boomer Generation”.
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State Taxing
There is a really cool site that can give you the 411 on any state taxing issue or question that you may have. Check out the following……
November 21, 2007
“The Hill’s 1040″
Have you ever wondered what the President’s tax return looks like? Well, wonder no longer.
You can take a peek at George, Dick, Bill, Grandpa Bush, Ronnie, Jimmy and Tricky Dick’s returns at http://www.taxhistory.org/www/website.nsf/Web/PresidentialTaxReturns?OpenDocument
Checkout the comparison between Bush and Roosevelt. GW got a refund and Roosevelt had to pay. GW didn’t pay into Social Security and Roosevelt did…..go figure!
S. Raines
“Our Carnival of Advice!”
Every Monday, a group of my “tax blogging” friends will be talking tax in a Tax Carnival on this blog site.
We will be providing you with links to some of the more humorous and enlightening side of the business. You may also contribute to this carnival by submitting a short “snipit”, a link to some tax humor and even ask questions.
The expertise and knowledge of these folks is overwhelming and I know you enjoy some of the “oddities” of our business. Hope that you will join us.
