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Question: Where the hell is my NY Tax refund?

I filled my NY state tax returns on 30 mar 2009 and is still waiting for the check, whereas I received my federal check within 3 weeks. Can anyone tell me how much time it takes for NY state refund. Every time I check the status online it gives me the same damn message “We have received your application and we are currently processing it please allow us 1 more week” ….!@#$%… same thing happens with IVR… Can anyone give me some contact number where I can speak with someone in-person.. Thanks

Answer: Don’t know. Have you thought of asking anywhere other than in the United Kingdom?

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How to check your e-file status in TurboTax 2008 for Windows

Question: Login with the URL that ends with c=a,not c=b ???

I filed my tax returns online, went to check my status. i could not login. asked customer service why, and the answer was: ‘you need to login with the URL that ends with c=a, not c=b.’ I have no idea what that means! does anyone know or have a simple explanation?? thanks.

Answer: he could be talking about the post parameters…. these are like http://www.yahoo.com/?p=3 where p=3 is the post parameter…. so if the url you’re using has something in it where c=b, change it to c=a… like http://www.yahoo.com/?c=b should be http://www.yahoo.com/?c=a….. thats a stupid customer service response though, i’m in IT and it confuses me!

5 Good Reasons to Put a Witch in the Senate

Christine O’Donnell may have dabbled in witchcraft – but is that any reason to keep her out of Congress? Judy Bachrach | 09/23/2010 3:45 pm Unlike W’s former chief adviser, Karl Rove, who thinks that senatorial candidate Christine O’Donnell’s erstwhile witchcraft dabbling is a possible campaign minus, something she needs to “explain” immediately “and put it in its most sympathetic light and move …

How To Verify the e-File Status of Your Tax Return in TurboTax

Question: Advice on choosing an online college?

I want to get an associates degree is Criminal Justice, in hopes of becoming a CSI.
I have 21 units completed at my local community college but now its all full due to budget cuts and theres no room for me there so I am considering an online university like university of phoenix, Kaplan, UEI, etc.
Does anyone know which is the best?? I would contact a counselor at the schools but i swear if you show them one drop of interest they will stalk you until you enroll or change your number!!!
Also I’m 19 and get no financial help from family…cant even get fafsa because i cant get my parents tax info…what should I do?!!?!?!?!?!?! I want an education..is that so hard to ask. I have even tried for scholarships but no luck.
my gpa is not very good because I dropped a lot of classes. So it will be hard to get a grant. and i cant get a grant w/o the fafsa

Answer: It is difficult to say what online college is the best just as it is difficult to say what campus based college is the best. There are simply too many factors that need to be considered. What is more inportant is finding the best college for you.
My recommendation would be to contact a number of colleges that offer the degree program you are looking for to weigh the pro’s and con’s (tuition, schedule, career opportunities, etc.) so you have all the info before you decide anything.

This site has some good information on regionally accredited online degree programs and colleges that offer them:

http://www.ecollegefinder.org

Good Luck!

Campaign will be clean, green and lean: Gillard

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the upcoming election campaign will be devoid of big spending promises and has warned voters of “unpopular cutbacks”.

How Andrew Jackson University Makes College Affordable

Question: do i need to file the reward money(cash) from Credit Card’s reward program as income tax?

is there any irs document talk about that? Also, does the credit card company need to submit the tax information about they give out the money to the reward member?
can’t find the details about “non-deductible expense” in irs.gov for these kinds of situation. I would like to see some more information for this.

thank you

Answer: It’s a reduction of a non-deductible expense so it isn’t classified as income on a personal return.

If the credit card is used by a business, any reward program funds must first be used to reduce the interest expense claimed so that effectively makes it taxable as if it was income.

KEO has help for low-income homes

LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i Economic Opportunity has emergency federal fundsavailable to assist households which have had or are in danger ofhaving their electricity turned off.

Surviving an IRS Tax Audit : IRS Audit: Items Not Needed

Question: Does Anyone Know How Liberty Tax Service Pays Its Preparers in Orange County ?

Answer: Checks or direct deposit.

City considers lawsuit over state action on firefighter residency

ST. LOUIS — City Hall is about 130 miles east of the state Capitol building in Jefferson City. In terms of clout, City Hall seems much farther away — and it’s losing ground.

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