TOP DRAWER INK NEWSLETTER

 

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April 7, 2007
Volume 5, Number 7
ISSN 1554-6330

In this issue:

1. Carpenter Country
2. Top Drawer Article
3. Top Drawer Tips
4. Top Drawer Satire

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CARPENTER COUNTRY
What's Happening in Our Neck of the Human Experience

 

It hardly seems like Easter is right around the corner. Time just keeps marching on.

Here in Carpenter Country, the short one thought it would be great if time stopped moving so fast. She wondered where winter, Palm Sunday and Good Friday had gone. Then she wondered what happened to last year. And finally she crossed her eyes and wondered if she’d ever been young.

When it was pointed out that she had a lot of old friends who could recall her youth, she supposed they also found it hard to believe how fast the years had flown by.

And where did all that time go?

From the looks of the cluttered shelves in the spare room, the answer would be - into scrapbooks, albums and knickknacks.

Opening a box marked ‘remember when’ brings forth a whole collection of mementos that may never appreciate like baseball cards or a Grandma Moses painting. Yet each holds a still-life of a special moment.

Yes, time marches on - until collected photos and souvenirs, like treasured gifts, provide an instant flashback on the past. Then time stops moving and stands absolutely still.

How great is that!

Happy Easter to all.

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TOP DRAWER ARTICLE

Tax Scams
by
HL Carpenter

 

The good, the bad and the fraudulent. Those are the three main categories of tax advice.

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TOP DRAWER TIPS
Topics and Tidbits

 

Tip: If you need more time to gather your information so you can complete your tax return, you can request an extension of time to file. Generally, you can ask for six additional months, which will give you until October 15, 2007 to prepare your return. Just remember you’ll have to estimate – and pay – any tax you owe by April 17, 2007.

Investment Glossary Term: Frivolous Tax Arguments: Baseless arguments with no legal merit used in an attempt to evade the payment of income taxes or the filing of tax returns. Frivolous returns and other similar documents submitted to the Internal Revenue Service are processed through the Frivolous Return Program. As part of this program, the Service confirms whether taxpayers who take frivolous positions have filed all of their required tax returns, computes the correct amount of tax and interest due, and determines whether civil and criminal penalties should apply.

Financial Horoscope: Now that spring is here, there, pollinating everywhere, it’s only natural to have your heart beat faster as your thoughts turn to taxes. Unfortunately, instead of gentle April showers, you may think you’re being hosed by the Internal Revenue Service. Remind yourself that weeds are simply flowers using an alias. Take time to sow your financial garden with the seeds of tax savings that you can harvest next year.

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TOP DRAWER SATIRE

And That's the Way It Is
by
HL Carpenter

 

The US Bureau of Useless News reported record-breaking media activity during the first quarter of 2007. According to bureau statistics, Americans were barraged by worthless information at an unprecedented level from a variety of sources.

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