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Question: If I moved after filing my tax return, should I use my new address for my amended tax return?

I filed my 2008 federal and state tax return this past February. At the end of March 2009, I purchased a home and have subsequently moved. As such, I would like to file an amended 2008 tax return to claim the $8,000 first time homebuyer credit. When I file the amended return, which address should I use in the personal information section of the return? I used my old address when I originally filed, and I’m not sure if I should update this with my new address for the amended return. My old address is the one on all of my W2’s. I’m not sure if it matters, but I moved from one county in MD to another county in MD. Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Answer: Yes – you should fill out your amended tax return to show your new address and there is a box on it to mark “if your address has changed since you originally filed your return”

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School board candidates square up

Voters will head to the polls Tuesday to choose who will run the public school systems.

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Question: Should Article 38 to tax every feature of people’s homes by taxman Brown be stopped ?

Under a ‘Big Brother’ databases tax scheme covering home improvements, ‘site positive’ features like gardens, patios, conservatories, double glazing, scenic views, the number of bedrooms and parking spaces, will all qualify for higher tax bills. The information will be fed into a ‘Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal’ database – the same ‘Big Brother’ technology that has been bought for both England and Northern Ireland.

Labour is quietly pushing new laws through Parliament to give council tax inspectors in Northern Ireland the right to enter homes and fine householders up to £1,000 a time, plus up to £200 every day after that, if they do not allow the inspectors into their homes, or fail to ‘assist’ the tax snoopers when inside their properties.

People have condemned the Government as “greedy and oppressive” after plans emerged to give a new army of council tax inspectors powers to enter private homes and penalise residents who refuse to co-operate with fines of £1,000 or more.

Answer: =I totally agree with you. Enough is enough. Big Brother is everywhere. How about starting a petition, collecting signatures and submitting it. Better yet, why not run for office and change things yourself. Best of luck.

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HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Send Letter to State Attorneys General On New …

WASHINGTON—-U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General of the United States Eric Holder today sent a letter to state attorneys general urging them to work with HHS and federal, state, and local law enforcement officials to mount a substantial outreach campaign to educate seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries about how to prevent scams and fraud …

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Question: Medical Expenses and Tax return?

When I was 18 I fell through a glass table and required stitches at the ER. My mom took me and I was in too much pain to fill out any forms so she filled out everything and put down that it was going on her insurance. When I turned 18 they took me off my mom’s insurance. Well some time afterwards I got a bill for $400 from the hospital. It’s in collections now because I don’t have the money to pay at the moment. Can I file for that on my taxes, or would it have to be payed for me to claim it?

Answer: Okay.

I like this one as you have to pay attention to your explanation to catch the twist.

For those who missed it, you mother filled out the hospital forms and thus the deduction if there were one would go to your mother.

Having been through many hospital experiences she was the one who accepted liability ofr the debt and not you.

Had you filled out the paperwork we might be talking about itemizing your medical expenses to capture this expense. You only asked if it could be done and not how to do it. It can not be done until you pay for it but once you pay for it, it can be deducted, but once again, only your mother can deduct it. The debt is not yours.

I know you are missing this fact but the hospital is seking money from the wrong person and they know that. they should be after your mother.

I hope this made sense.

Good Luck.

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IRS Details Plans for Tax Preparer Registration

A top Internal Revenue Service official outlined the agency s plans for Tax Preparer Registration and testing at the National Society of Accountants board of directors meeting.

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Question: is my tax money used to kill Palestinian kids?

Israel receives over four billion dollars a year in direct aid from the U.S. (MY TAX MONEY) plus military aid so it can shoot guided missiles in response to crude home-made rockets that never seem to do any damage.

UN resolutions have constantly stated Israel is an occupying force, the world is tired of your deceitful and shameless conduct, should I quote references from former Israeli soldiers and their stories of brutality towards innocent Palestinian children?
double standards are just amazing, I am sick to death of hearing Israelis use their security as an excuse to kill over 300 children alone in Gaza last time.

Answer: On the basis of factual evidence, most of the world would agree with your logic. Unfortunately those who hear and see only american media coverage are uninformed about the facts.
In other words, yes, the US sends billions of dollars and stands behind Israel’s expanding occupation of larger areas of Palestine, despite UN resolutions against it.

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Question: When Federal taxes are taken out of your paycheck where does the money go?

Answer: Down the toilet.

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Tax deadbeats and other scofflaws are cheating Oregon out of $2 billion, even as severe cuts loom

State records analyzed by The Oregonian indicate the state has missed opportunities to go after unpaid bills and left serious amounts of money on the table.

Virginia House Republicans Reject $125M in Federal Stimulus Money