Years ago, I found myself sitting in law school in Moot Court wearing an oversized itchy blue suit. It was a horrible experience. In a desperate attempt to avoid anything like that in the future I enrolled in a tax course. I loved it. I signed up for another. Before I knew it, in addition to my JD, I had a LL.M Taxation. I needed only to don my cape…. taxgirl® was born. Today, I live and work in Philadelphia, PA, one of the best cities in the world . I landed in the City of Brotherly Love by way of Temple University School of Law. While at law school, I interned at the estates attorney division of the IRS. At IRS, I participated in the review and audit of federal estate tax returns. I even took the lead on a successful audit. At
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Pick out some new clothes at Republic this weekend and get 25% off absolutely everything you buy.
What’s the deal?
You can save 25% on everything you order, including existing sale items, when you shop online at Republic this weekend.
Plus, for a limited time only you can get free UK delivery.
How do I benefit?
Simply visit the Republic website, shop as normal and enter the 25% discount code XMAS25 at the checkout to claim your discount.
Expiry
The 25% discount is only available until Sunday 11th December, 2011.
Conditions
All items are subject to availability and are on offer while stocks last.
Excludes G-Star, Diesel and 883 Police clothing.
This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount code.
We have done our very best to make sure that the information included in this Deal is accurate.
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Here are the tips we have covered so far in how to reduce your taxes next year: 1. Pay no more than you should 2. Max out your 401s 3. Sell your loss making shares 4. Write off the biggest tax breaks 5. Make charitable donations 6. Make significant charitable donations 7. Make energy-efficient home improvements 8. Avoid buying mutual funds before the ex-dividend date
9. Give to your loved ones
You can give up to $13,000 to any one of your loved ones this year and not have to pay any gift tax. You can also transfer up to $5 million in your lifetime to any next-of-kin without having to pay estate tax.
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Commodity dealers in the state of Montana must follow new surety bond requirements. The new bill is titled SB 74 and requires supplementary bonds in order to get a commodities dealer’s license. The additional bond amount is $2,000 for each $1,000 that the dealer’s equity is less than $50,000 or $2,000 for each $1,000 that the dealer’s current liabilities surpass their assets. SB 74 became effective July 1, 2011.
Fraudsters are attempting to sell rogue energy saving devices that could cause fire or electrocution to elderly home owners.
The Trading Standards Institute (TSI) has urged consumers to be on the lookout for bogus telephone cold callers trying to offload plug-in devices they claim can reduce electricity costs by as much as 40%.
The TUI issued the warning after receiving more than 200 complaints about phone calls from the scammers. Fraudsters call up and claim to be from people’s energy supplier or working in partnership with them. The
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