After a long wait, I finally received my $1,200 economic stimulus payment check in the mail last week. Although some retailers offer various tax rebate bonuses, discounts, and special deals, I decided to just spend $200 on special purchases - lawn and garden at Lowe’s.
Combining with the latest special “Life Takes Visa” offer (see below), [...]
We’ve examined the possible financial impacts of the Presidential candidates in a previous post.
Today, Tax Policy Center, a nonpartisan policy group made up of nationally recognized experts in tax, budget, and social policy, released a report that illustrated how the average tax bill of different income groups could change in 2009 if either John McCain’s or Barack Obama’s [...]
As Obama claimed the Democratic presidential nomination, it’s time to look ahead to the general election race in November. According to realclearpolitics.com, Obama has the support of 46.6 percent of voters, compared with McCain’s 45.2 percent. This latest head-to-head poll shows that the two presidential nominees are currently neck and neck. With a range of [...]
Read full article...I haven’t. I filed a paper tax return this year, so mine will take a bit longer. Last week, IRS had admitted that some tax rebates have been sent to the wrong persons, and as many as 350,000 families have been affected. The following is the Stimulus Payment Schedule (according to the last two [...]
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