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 Deadlines Looming - See TaxMama's 2004 Calendar July 15 - - Partnerships and 1041s Due or extension August 2 - - Payroll and Sales Tax Returns [If you haven't finished your bookkeeping on your partnerships - do it now! You're holding up other people.]  Dear Family, We're heading into the 4th of July holiday. PLEASE BE CAREFUL! If possible, stay off the road. The highest level of traffic of traffic deaths, each year, are the 3rd and 4th of July. Many hotels are still offering room deals in places near the special fireworks displays. Check in. Don't check out. Please! Oh, what a gloomy way to start this issue. Sorry, I just read the numbers. Moving on to bigger and brighter things - this past week, my life has wholly focused on setting up the EA Exam review course, site an training tool. We can finally unveil the new site. For some people, becoming an Enrolled Agent would be a wonderful career move. Although you have to be bright, creative and ethical, you don't need a college degree. Even someone right out of high school may sit for the exam. It's a great way to support yourself through college - any number of tax firms would hire you. It's great way for a mother to work at home, near her children ... or even someone with physical disabilities to work from home and earn a real income. After all, we are talking about Independence Day, right? With summer coming up - beaches, picnics and all, you need a TaxMama un-frisbee - we've got them on sale this week. And a baseball cap to shade your eyes from the hot summer sun. Seriously, though - it's getting hot out there. Shield your eyes from the bright sun - squinting causes wrinkles. Oh, if you've been reading the Clean Beach Report - and your city's beach isn't on it, don't sweat it. Lots of great beaches aren't on it. Why? Because the agency charges the cities $2,500 per beach to apply for consideration. Not one town in California, Oregon, Washington or Hawaii felt it was worth ponying up for some non-profit to put them in a press-release. Rely on your own local news reporters to raise heck if there's a problem. And check out this article on KPBS. Speaking of safety, I ran across this interesting tidbit about your children and smoke alarms. Did you know many young children sleep right through that horrendous noise, even when it's loud enough to break eardrums? Sad, but true. The folks at KidSmartCorp came up with an alarm that speaks in your voice. That, apparently WILL wake up your kids. Have a wonderful weekend - and save me a fresh-roasted ear of corn! Hugs to all. Eva Rosenberg, EA Your TaxMama is watching ... out for you.  |
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