Steph and Mel Dancing Sunday, October 24, 2010

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Hiring the Best Tax Attorney Saturday, October 9, 2010

There are many benefits to hiring a tax attorney. Some small business owners forego hiring one until they are faced with an IRS audit. Most of the time, it's already too late and the damage has already been done. The best tax attorney could not only save you in times of an IRS audit but can also prevent it from happening. They are experts and have advanced trainings and knowledge on tax laws. Businesses that retain the services of a tax attorney can minimize taxation while complying with the law in various complex financial situations.

Why hire a tax attorney

The most common reason why people hire one is when they have tax problems involving back taxes, tax returns that are delinquent or not properly reported, payroll taxes, and other tax and audit issues. How do you choose the best tax attorney?

Choosing the best tax attorney

The first consideration that you need to make is whether to get a tax attorney who specializes in a particular tax law or get the services from a law firm. If you want a more personalized service, hiring a small firm could work to your advantage. However, if you have a more complex tax issue hiring the best tax attorney from a big law firm has its advantages. Because they have more lawyers, paralegals and staff working for their firm, they can pool their expertise and resources to better manage your case. Most of the time this will give you leverage in your case.

Experience

When you are in need of the best tax attorney, it is not the best time to just go with any lawyer you find in the yellow pages or the internet. First you have to know the lawyer's or firm's experience in handling tax issues and what their success rates are. The longer and more experience they have in dealing with the IRS, the better your chances are for a speedy and favorable resolution. The best tax attorneys know the loopholes and the ins and outs of the industry so they are able to strategize an effective action plan for your case.

Fees

Attorney fees are always expensive. You want to know how much your lawyer is going to bill you and if there are any other fees that are on top of the attorney fees. You also have to be wary of lawyers or firms that would ask you to pay all the fees upfront. Although this does not apply to all, most of these firms and lawyers will not be willing to go above and beyond their duties to resolve your tax problem as they already have your payment. Respectively, good faith money is fine as this also serves as an assurance on the lawyer's part that you will not run away after your case is solved.

Finding the best tax attorney for your tax issue could save you from a great deal of stress of having to deal with the IRS so choose wisely and always consider the value for your money.

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Latest Procedures For Obtaining A 2008 Tax Rebate If You Owe No Taxes Thursday, October 7, 2010

Are you confused about the rebates that the IRS plans to start mailing in May? You are not alone.

Most of the uncertainty is a result of the payments which will be made to those who pay no taxes, but qualify in other ways. Such taxpayers will receive $300 each instead of the $600 paid out to taxpayers. There are two ways to qualify. This was not clear to me until we started calculating rebates for clients who I initially thought had no right to them.

The first are those who have at least $3,000 of earned income, Social Security income, VA income or a combination of these. Although many of such taxpayers have not had a requirement to file, they need to do so this year. At first, the IRS was planning to create an online form, as they promised earlier. However, now they have stopped talking about that.

Instead, if you are in this position, you should obtain a 2007 form 1040A and write "Stimulus Payment" in big letters on the top of page one. Then, you will need to fill in the qualifying income that you earned this year. The amount of Social Security income should be shown on line 14a. In addition, you should fill in the routing and account numbers of your bank account on line 44, sign the return and mail it in. Don't worry about any other information or reporting all of your income, etc. You can go to WWW.IRS.GOV to find and print a blank form.

The second group that is entitled to a refund even if they do not owe taxes includes those who have any kind of gross income, which exceeds the total of personal exemptions plus the standard deduction. In other words, just about anybody who is required to file a return. Thus, even if all of your income is made up of interest, dividends or pensions, you will still get a $300 credit, along with a similar amount for your spouse and for every child under age 17.

Over 130 million households will receive payments. Among the few who are left out include those who make more than $75,000, or $150,000 if married, since the rebate starts to diminish as you make more than that. No surprise here, since such taxpayers bare the brunt of all income taxes. Another group includes those without Social Security incomes who survive on pension and investment income but do not show enough taxable income to qualify.

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Historic Sites in Northern Virginia for Student Travel Tours to Washington DC Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Often when student travel groups decide upon Washington D.C. as their destination, the tour leaders have specific sites in mind for a visit. Many of the sites that student travel groups request the most are just outside Washington D.C., in Northern Virginia. In order to include these historic sites in a student travel tour, advanced planning is required. Usually, I advise educational travel groups to plan one year ahead for trips to the Washington D.C. area. Depending upon the site visited, special advance procedures to clear student visitors may be required.

An educational travel company needs to be retained to plan and execute an effective itinerary for Washington D.C. If popular historic or governmental sites in Northern Virginia are requested, the itinerary will accommodate these sites on one special day, or combine them effectively with other destinations on the student tour.

Here is an overview of some of the popular Northern Virginia sites for educational travel groups:

Pentagon Tour

The Pentagon is located just across the Potomac River from Washington D.C. in Arlington, Virginia. Many student travel groups are eager to see the headquarters for high-ranking officers of the U.S. Military and their aides. Because the Pentagon was attacked on September 11th, and it houses critical military personnel, it is a sensitive site. Despite the challenges to security, the U.S. government still provides student travel tours led by a uniformed and trained member of the U.S. Military. This tour has been provided to the public since 1976, when it was first initiated in celebration of our nation's 200th anniversary. With proper advance notification, an educational travel group may schedule a one-hour tour of the Pentagon that includes about one and one half miles of walking through Pentagon corridors and grounds and a view of the highlights.

Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery is another historic site that fascinates and intrigues educational tour groups. Arlington National Cemetery was dedicated as a military cemetery on June 15th 1854. Veterans from all of the wars, both foreign and domestic, are buried here and the gravesites number around 300,000. The National Park Service administers Arlington House and its immediate grounds. The U.S. Army oversees Arlington National Cemetery and Soldier's Home National Cemetery. Educational travel groups touring Arlington National Cemetery may have the opportunity to attend a Wreath Laying Ceremony or take a Tram tour, with advance planning.

Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens

Mount Vernon, the historic estate of George Washington lies just across the Potomac River from Washington D.C. a mere 16 miles distance from the nation's capital. Mount Vernon is exquisitely preserved. Educational travel groups will be greeted at a brand new building, the Ford Orientation Center, and will tour The Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center which houses 25 new theaters and galleries that narrate the entire story of George Washington's life. The Reynolds museum displays 500 original artifacts, and offers 11 videos and Immersion Theater as a way of learning about our founding father.

Student travel groups can experience living history by observing a working 18th Century farm and gristmill, as well as other educational programs. Student travel groups may tour the mansion, gardens, working farm, and more.

Educational travel to Washington D.C. is greatly enhanced by trips to Northern Virginia historical points of interest. Places like the Pentagon, Arlington National Cemetery, and Mount Vernon should not be ignored on a student travel tour of the Washington D.C. area. For more information on specific points of interest in the Washington D.C. area for student travel groups, visit educationaltravelconsultants.com

Howard Clemens founded Educational Travel Consultants in 1984. Over the last 24 years, Mr. Clemens has organized student travel tours for thousands of high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools. His company also specializes in performance tours to Washington D.C., New York City, and Orlando, Florida. Email him at info@educationaltravelconsultants.com or visit http://www.educationaltravelconsultants.com

Do Teen Brains Cause Reckless Behavior?

The latest issue of Scientific American Mind has a great article about the teen brain, challenging many of our current thoughts about our young adolescents. Many recent studies support the notion that teenagers' brains are somehow inept at dealing with challenges in the same way as adults, and that this underlies their often reckless behavior. I have written posts in the past summarizing some of this work.

The Myth of the Teen Brain

In his article, The Myth of the Teen Brain, Robert Epstein makes a compelling argument that the majority of these previous studies are all wet. Epstein is a psychologist who has studied this issue for many years, across hundreds of cultures.

He cites one study of 186 pre-industrial societies in which teens spend most of their time with adults and have few of the problem behaviors that we Americans associate with adolescence. In fact, the majority of these societies don't even have a word for adolescence - teens are not distinguished from adults.

The Battle between Hormones and Culture

Treating teens like adults makes a lot of sense from a biological perspective. Like it or not, teens are of reproductive age. If they lived a few hundred years ago, they would likely be parenting children of their own. If their brains were really 'programmed' for recklessness then it's unlikely that the human race would have survived. It is only the rules of our society that have made teen parenthood abnormal. This is, of course, not to condone teen pregnancy but to realize that the problem stems from man-made cultural issues, not from nature-made biological ones.

The Consequences of Restricting Behavior

Another statistic that Epstein points out is that American teens have 10 times as many restrictions as adults and twice as many restrictions as incarcerated felons! He points out that prior to 1800 there were really no laws restricting teen behavior; by 1900 there were about 20; and by the year 2000, there were over 140 laws defining what teens can and cannot do.

This, Epstein argues, is the real problem. He claims that we artificially extend teens childhood by treating them like children. We are also placing them in situations where they primarily only socialize with each other - when we should be socializing them to be adults.

He claims that all of the previous studies showing that teens' brains are 'inferior' to adults' brains is because the behaviors we impose on them make their brains different - and not that their brain differences cause their behaviors.

Anyone that went to college with someone who was a raised in a restricted environment knows how rebellious they can be. At the risk of offending readers, my Catholic School friends were the wildest kids around. Too strict or restrictive of an up-bringing pushes many teens to go hard the other way. Dr. Epstein suggests that our over-restrictive society may be behind tragedies like Littleton and Virginia Tech.

The question then, is 'Are all the restrictions on teens necessary in today's society or have we gone too far?' Do all the rules make matters better or worse?

Protection or Exposure?

Many Europeans laugh at us Americans for our protective attitudes, especially around alcohol and sex. We think little of exposing teens to violence on TV and in video games, but we cringe at letting them see a sex scene. What's worse, growing up to have sex or shooting someone?

Also in Europe, teens are exposed to alcohol for a couple of years before legally learning to drive. They don't have the taboo associated with a glass of beer or wine and don't have as many problems associated with alcohol abuse. In America, we make sure that they already have their car keys in hand when they go out for their first legal drinking binge. Seems a little backward to me.

Lighten Up?

There are good arguments on both sides of the debate. As parents, we need to take a hard look at the rules we impose on our own teens. Of course, we need to stay within the laws of our country. But we can ask ourselves if all our household rules are for their own long-term good. Do our rules protect them at the expense of delaying their abilities to become independent and think for themselves? Will you feel comfortable with your teen's ability to handle adversity when they step out of the protection of your home? Maybe if we stop treating them like children they will stop acting like them.

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2002 NAS Oceana Airshow - Beach Blast Parachute Jump Monday, October 4, 2010

US Army Golden Knights British Army Red Devils 2002 NASOceana Airshow NAS Oceana, Virginia Saturday September 21, 2002 IN THIS VIDEO, watch as members of the Golden Knights and the Red Devils exit from the C-31 Troopship and perform a nighttime jump onto the beach in Virginia Beach, in front of the 24th Street Park. If you are interested in purchasing DVDs of specific aircraft or of airshows, interested in everything related to airshows (where the jet teams will be, all airshow performers, airshow reports from airshows I have attended, previews of airshows I will be attending, etc.), and/or everything related to aviation - including spotting guides to my favorite airports and military bases and aircraft factfiles, please visit Steve's Airshow World at www.stevesairshow.com .



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David Cook - I Did It For You - Williamsburg, VA - 08/07/10 Sunday, October 3, 2010

David Cook in Busch Gardens.



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