Sep 7, i REALLY need help with this

okay basically when i was 6 was the first time my dad walked
out i remember clearly running after him and begging him to stay
and hug me! and i CLEARLY

Sep 11, Fear of Abandonment in Love Relationships/Confused in love relationships

Fear of Abandonment in Love Relationships Hi, I am a 23 year
old woman seeing exact same patterns in my relationships with men
since my adolescent years.

Sep 7, 6 year old son

My son is 6 and has what I feel are abandonment issues. His
mother and I were involved with each other for the first few years
of his life but did not

Oct 10, Natural Anxiety Treatment and More: Testimonial Success Stories

Natural anxiety treatment: Testimonial's tell the story of
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Oct 25, Take a Depression Test for Fear of Abandonment - Part Two

Take a depression test part two -- mental health test: Are
abandonment issues causes of depression?

Oct 17, Abandonment fears - Raising Grandson

I am a 53 year old grandmother, who along with my husband of
35 years, have been raising our grandson since he was 18 mos old.
He is 12 now, but he,(I

On The Ground Issues Resolution - Podcast 1

On my first podcast I wanted to give you details on the
processes that are just as important to the success of the oil
sands as new technologies. Im referring to the on-the-ground issues
resolution process and community consultations that earn and
maintain our industrys social licence. As readers of my blog know,
these are topics I come by naturally because consulting with
stakeholders and resolving community issues are the fundamental
reasons behind OSDGs existence. The first podcast of five has been
posted. Please have a listen. If you have any questions or
comments, please direct them to info@oilsandsdevelopers.ca or leave
a comment below. Thanks again for listening.

Sep 29, Now what?

I am in my mid-30's. When I was 2 years old, my father left
my mother. He married and divorced twice before I graduated from
High School and has been

Sep 26, Child Abandonment Issues: Do You Know A Child with Abandonment Issues?

Child abandonment issues can be extra difficult to resolve.
Ask questions or share your stories and ideas.

Oct 25, Acute Anxiety Disorder and Relationship Problems

Acute anxiety disorder: How anxiety causes problems in
relationships

Dec 12, A fortunate son

Hi Laura, I think you'll enjoy a new book entitled West by
West about the NBA star Jerry West. It sparked the following story.
Have a Merry Christmas,

Sep 29, Abandonment and Anger

I never knew anything but fear of being alone since
childhood. My mother left me with my grandmother when I was a baby
and I never met my father. My

On the Ground Issues Resolution - Podcast 2

Ive been on the road for the last week and Im excited to
share my second of five podcasts. Tune in below to hear how the Oil
Sands Developers Group is constantly working to resolve regional
issues including housing, transportation, environment, taxation,
aboriginal consultation and health care. If you have any questions
or comments, please direct them to info@oilsandsdevelopers.ca or
leave a comment below. Thanks again for listening.

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Oct 25, Abandonment Issues: When Love Equals Fear and Insecurity

Abandonment issues begin early, when fear and stress come
with (or instead of) love and bonding.

A Breath of Fresh Air

Over the past few years, the oil sands industry dealt with
many campaigns demonizing the industry. Recent months have seen
continued and increased efforts to pressure corporations and
government in the U.S. and other international markets to declare
themselves against oil sands development and to avoid the oil sands
product. It is unfortunate that many users of the oil sands product
are unaware of the amount they rely on this great resource, having
limited awareness of energy issues and what the oil sands are doing
to reduce our environmental footprint. From what I have seen, this
has resulted in embarrassing situations when the users need to
retract their statements after discovering how the oil sands are a
key energy source for their operations and that the oil sands are
not "dirty" after all. As a reader of my blog, you know that Ive
often used this medium to express my frustration with such
campaigns in an attempt to educate readers about the misinformation
they are often fed. Ultimately, I want to create a balanced
conversation on issues surrounding oil sands development. The
latest campaigning going on in Europe is no different from many of
the campaigns we have seen in the past. However, I did discover a
breath of fresh air amongst the propaganda. Outside the European
parliament in Brussels, ENGOs have posted signage discouraging the
development of Canadian oil sands. In connection with their
displays, they are encouraging citizens to write to their appointed
Member of European Parliament (MEP) and call for the European Union
to ban the importation of Canadian oil sands crude. Their
campaigning has been successful and several constituents wrote to
Roger Helmer, MEP for Brussels and East Midlands. His response, the
breath of fresh air I was referring to, is worth writing about. On
his personal blog, similarly titled to mine, Straight Talking, MEP
Roger Helmer posted a thought-provoking response to the anti-oil
sands propaganda and several letters he received from constituents
in a post titled After the Nuclear Scare: The Tar Sands Scare. He
thanked the constituents for their concern but pointed out several
flaws in their argument and told these individuals that this issue
needs to be put into perspective. Quoting from Mr. Helmers letter,
Canada is a civilized, environment-conscious and democratic
country, and I have every confidence that they will manage this oil
sands industry in a responsible way it is not my place to
interfere in their internal affairs. Nor am I prepared, in these
times of serious energy-security risks, to cut the EU off from a
potentially important new energy source. It is not often that we
see such truth in black and white print, and its refreshing to see
others across the world recognize Canadas significant achievements
in the responsible development of this important resource. The
industry believes that it is vital to have conversations about
these issues. Mr. Helmer further points out that, although he
received a handful of letters of complaint about Canadas oil sands,
he would hate to think about how many hed receive should the lights
go out. So, thank you Roger Helmer for your thoughtful response
letter to concerned constituents. I hope it helps shed some light
and helps them reconsider their position and, at the very least,
gets them thinking more objectively about energy use and energy
sources as the world is beginning to discover there are no
impact-free energy sources. The most we can hope for is
environmentally responsible development, whatever that development
is. And the oil sands can, and should, continue to play an
important role in providing a secure energy supply.

Nov 20, you cant draw in air

falling backwards down the stairs i see myself the one who
pushed a tumbling blurr of old mistakes and missery that now feels
worse. i lay sourounded

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Nov 11, A Visitor

darkness knocks pain opens the door bringing numbing pleasure
once, an invisible presence now shines in the glory of darkness
perfect acceptance above

Nov 30, Me..

Abused....mistreated......broken what more can I say.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sounds like it is time to get to work and get
better~!

Oct 10, The dilema...Dealing with Fear of Abandonment in Partners

It is not easy to live with a man that is very insecure.
After I forgot to pack his tee-shirt for a trip, he is determined
to push me away. He says that

Oct 5, Natural Remedies for Anxiety: So Much More Than Talk Therapy

Natural remedies for anxiety: A unique, holistic process to
heal the root causes of generalized anxiety disorder.

Sep 7, Imperfect

Background (2011): A girl who feels as though she can be
herself in this world. Copyright: Naureen Hossain Imperfect... Look
inside my eyes, what do

Women and Addiction: From Betty Ford to Amy Winehouse

In 1978, a year after she left the White House and at the
time of her 60th birthday, the wife of President Gerald Ford, Betty
Ford, found that her drinking and use of prescription pain
medications had drastically increased. Primary Topic: Addiction
read more

Dec 19, My sister dies when I was 17 months

I was the youngest of 4. My parents were in a terrible car
accident just after I was born. My youngest sister, who was 4 at
the time became Mother. She

Aug 29, Depression Warning Signs - Diagnosis and Medication Can Be Disastrous

Depression Warning Signs: The difference between
psychological and biological depression is crucial.

Aug 29, Depression Self Test for Feeling Safe in Relationships, for Laughter and Fun

Depression Self Test - 21 questions about your heart
connection, warmth, fun, and companionship.

Sep 15, Alone

I stare out at the world through misted eyes, eyes that look
empty hold no joy. People are carrying on living yet I cannot
hear them, to me the silence

Aug 30, How to Deal With Depression: Body n Mind Therapy for Your Heart

How to deal with depression : Activate your heart for safety
in relationships.

Sep 19, cutting

im 14 and i have depression no one knows but my closest
friends and even they might not know. ive been wanting to badly to
cut myself for a while but cant

Oct 17, Husband abondoned as child

I have been married to my husband for 11 years. We have two
beautiful boys. When my husband was five his parents divorced. His
mother took him and his

Nov 2, Abandonment affecting my life.

i am actually the one that has a fear of abandonment, and
that stems from when my father suddenly passed away when I was a
teenager. Finding him dead,

Nov 30, Gone

Sometimes I want to talk Sometimes I want to cry Sometimes I
want to die Sometimes I wonder Wonder about everything Wonder about
life Wonder about death

Dec 5, 21-year-old with abandonment challenges

I have given shelter to a young woman who just turned 21.
When she arrived she had been on the street for about a year, she
was malnourished and sickly

Dec 19, I don't know why

I feel the way I do. I was not abused, or bullied, or
abandoned ad no one close to me has died. But for over a year now I
have been severely depressed.

Dec 23, Art In Words (By Donovan Pugh)

They say a picture speaks a thousand words so what if drawed
you a self portrait saying I love you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I
speak for all of us,

Shifting Course. Reducing Risk.

Progress is often very rapid in the oil sands industry, so I
thought it may be useful to take stock of the significant progress
driving the environmental evolution of the oil sands industry. You
may remember the recent changes required to oil sands tailings
technology and management as a result of ERCB Directive 74. The
Government of Alberta has recently followed up by revamping the oil
sands mining reclamation and liability management programs. This
blog post is my way of congratulating our government here in
Alberta on a job well done. The program changes reclamation
reporting by boosting the number of milestones used to track
reclamation and increasing the transparency of the reporting of
reclamation progress. Beyond this, the liability management was
also increased by requiring an upfront payment when the risk of
mine closure or abandonment is at a minimum (and its resource
potential is at a maximum) followed by full financial security
collected later in the mines life - but before assets are
completely reduced. As has always been the case in Alberta, no
matter if oil sands resources are developed using mining or in-situ
(drillable) technologies, you simply cannot leave a mess behind
reclamation is and always has been a responsibility of the
industry. In Alberta, reclamation is the law. One hundred per cent
of the land developed by oil sands producers will, and must, be
reclaimed. Water monitoring in the oil sands region is another
issue that has engendered recent criticism. The Government of
Alberta has responded by appointing a blue ribbon panel to create a
robust, credible and transparent environmental monitoring,
evaluation and reporting system in the province, beginning with the
oil sands region. As we have discussed, I believe there has already
been a lot of good data collected by the monitoring programs in the
region; nevertheless, I look forward to the enhanced monitoring
program and am certain that it will provide added benefit by
integrating monitoring across all media (i.e. air, land, water and
biodiversity). Finally, one last kudos ... the Government of
Alberta has also recently announced one of the most proactive and
integrated cumulative effects management systems that I know of
anywhere in the world. The Lower Athabasca Regional Plan (LARP)
includes the setting aside of 17 per cent of northeast Alberta (an
area larger than the combined total of Banff and Jasper National
Parks), including the potential claw-back of some oil sands leases.
This is over and above the 20 per cent of northeast Alberta that
has already been set aside via Wood Buffalo National Park (which by
itself is nine times larger that the total area of the surface
minable oil sands). I think this is a step towards balanced
land-use planning and cumulative effects management in Alberta. The
citizens of Alberta have been asking for this, and the government
has responded by providing stable policies and regulatory decisions
that will benefit the province and our industry long into the
future. I know of no area in the world where this much land has
been set aside to offset resource development activities. In the
end this plan could conserve more than two million hectares of
habitat for native species and increase recreation and tourism
opportunities. As well, the LARP puts strict, science based
environmental limits in place for the management of regional scale
cumulative effects on air, land disturbance, water and
biodiversity. Does this mean that all of the issues with respect to
this plan are resolved? Of course not. Industry looks forward to
working with government to define details of compensation for oil
sands leases that may be cancelled, issues impacting investment
certainty and the workings of the environmental management tools
that have been introduced. I am, however, confident that government
and industry will be able to resolve these issues in a manner that
is in the overall best interest of the people of Alberta.
Manufacturing - whether it is oil, clothing, agriculture or any
other product that supports our way of life - has an impact on the
environment. This is why it is crucial to have a deep understanding
of what is taking place, the impacts we are having and how we can
further protect the environment. The oil sands industry understands
that we must all work together to monitor as wholly as possible,
deliver tranparent results and meet the expectations of the public.
Allwhile continuing to provide a secure and reliable energy source
and the economic benefits that have been described as a job
creation engine for Canada. The province and industry are serious
about environmental management in the oil sands, and I don't know
of any other region on earth that now has as all-encompassing and
holistic a suite of environmental management programs as will be in
place in the oil sands region of Alberta. I would like to challenge
anybody reading the blog who does believe there is, to leave a
comment below. I would love to hear about it.

The TEAM Principle - Podcast 3

In the third edition of the Setting the Record Straight
podcast, Im pleased to discuss cooperation among oil sands
organizations. This is an important subject because unlike most
competitive industries, producers in the region are highly aware
that working togetheron non-competitive mattersis an advantage. My
members understand cooperation benefits the environment, the people
of the region and the industry. To hear more about how we are
working together, please in tune in. As always, if you have any
questions or comments, please direct them to
info@oilsandsdevelopers.ca or leave a comment below. Thanks again
for listening.

Still Going Strong

I often refer to the results of The Energy Resources
Conservation Boards (ERCB) findings in my presentations and I was
happy to see this year that the results highlighted another solid
year and a bright futurefor our industry. The report, Albertas
Reserves 2010 and Supply/Demand Outlook 2011-2020, showed over
2,300 successful oil wells were drilled in 2010 more than double
from 2009. Furthermore, according to the report, the total amount
of oil sands produced represents an 8 per cent increase since 2009
with 589 million barrels being the 2010 yearly total (i.e., on
average, 1.61 MBbl/d). These are great numbers. This means that our
industry is continuing to deliver economic benefits for the
province and across the country. And, the expectation is that these
numbers will just continue to grow. The ERCB forecasts a total of
1.3 billion barrels per year (i.e., on average, 3.56 MBbl/d) by
2020. The results underline the need for our resource to meet
growing energy demands. Since 1967 when the industry began, Alberta
has produced 7.5 billion barrels of raw crude bitumen from the oil
sands and crude oil production has produced 16 billion barrels. I
know that our industry will continue to play a key role as an
economic driver through the development of this great resource. For
more information on the report and other highlights, please visit
www.ercb.ca.

Your Life's Baggage Part 1: What are you carrying?

Think about the baggage you take with you on your life
journey - what are you carrying? Do you need to consider repacking
your bags? Primary Topic: Addiction read more

Your Life's Baggage Part 3: Are you using a cart?

In Part 1 and Part 2 of this blog you had the opportunity to
identify the exterior shell of your bags and how that is a metaphor
for what life has been like for you, and what beliefs, feelings and
skills you may be carrying. Primary Topic: Addiction read
more

Your Life's Baggage Part 3: Are you using a cart?

In Part 1 and Part 2 of this blog you had the opportunity to
identify the exterior shell of your bags and how that is a metaphor
for what life has been like for you, and what beliefs, feelings and
skills you may be carrying. Primary Topic: Addiction read
more

Women and Addiction: From Betty Ford to Amy Winehouse

In 1978, a year after she left the White House and at the
time of her 60th birthday, the wife of President Gerald Ford, Betty
Ford, found that her drinking and use of prescription pain
medications had drastically increased. Primary Topic: Addiction
read more

Your Life's Baggage Part 1: What are you carrying?

Think about the baggage you take with you on your life
journey - what are you carrying? Do you need to consider repacking
your bags? Primary Topic: Addiction read more

Your Life's Baggage Part 2: What beliefs, feelings and skills are you carrying?

In Part 1, you got to identify what the exterior of your bags
look like and how that is a metaphor for what life has been like
for you. Now go inside your bags and take a look at the beliefs,
feelings, and skills you may be carrying. Primary Topic: Addiction
read more

Camp Mariposa

Camp Mariposa for children affected by addiction in the
family Primary Topic: Addiction read more

Your Life's Baggage Part 1: What are you carrying?

Think about the baggage you take with you on your life
journey - what are you carrying? Do you need to consider repacking
your bags? Primary Topic: Addiction read more

Camp Mariposa

Camp Mariposa for children affected by addiction in the
family Primary Topic: Addiction read more

Your Life's Baggage Part 3: Are you using a cart?

In Part 1 and Part 2 of this blog you had the opportunity to
identify the exterior shell of your bags and how that is a metaphor
for what life has been like for you, and what beliefs, feelings and
skills you may be carrying. Primary Topic: Addiction read
more

Women and Addiction: From Betty Ford to Amy Winehouse

In 1978, a year after she left the White House and at the
time of her 60th birthday, the wife of President Gerald Ford, Betty
Ford, found that her drinking and use of prescription pain
medications had drastically increased. Primary Topic: Addiction
read more

Your Life's Baggage Part 2: What beliefs, feelings and skills are you carrying?

In Part 1, you got to identify what the exterior of your bags
look like and how that is a metaphor for what life has been like
for you. Now go inside your bags and take a look at the beliefs,
feelings, and skills you may be carrying. Primary Topic: Addiction
read more

Women and Addiction: From Betty Ford to Amy Winehouse

In 1978, a year after she left the White House and at the
time of her 60th birthday, the wife of President Gerald Ford, Betty
Ford, found that her drinking and use of prescription pain
medications had drastically increased. Primary Topic: Addiction
read more

Your Life's Baggage Part 2: What beliefs, feelings and skills are you carrying?

In Part 1, you got to identify what the exterior of your bags
look like and how that is a metaphor for what life has been like
for you. Now go inside your bags and take a look at the beliefs,
feelings, and skills you may be carrying. Primary Topic: Addiction
read more

Camp Mariposa

Camp Mariposa for children affected by addiction in the
family Primary Topic: Addiction read more

Your Life's Baggage Part 1: What are you carrying?

Think about the baggage you take with you on your life
journey - what are you carrying? Do you need to consider repacking
your bags? Primary Topic: Addiction read more

Your Life's Baggage Part 3: Are you using a cart?

In Part 1 and Part 2 of this blog you had the opportunity to
identify the exterior shell of your bags and how that is a metaphor
for what life has been like for you, and what beliefs, feelings and
skills you may be carrying. Primary Topic: Addiction read
more

Reconstruction of Tax Records

Treasury Regulation 1.274-5allows for a deduction
without complete documentation if you can show that you have
substantially complied with adequate adequate record keeping
requirements. This statute is code for be nice to your examiner.
Basically the practice of disallowing amounts claimed because there
is no documentary evidence available to establish precise amounts
beyond a

IRS Statistics of Sole Proprietor Income

Approximately 22.7 million individual income tax returns
reported non-farm sole proprietorship profits of $244.8 billion for
tax year 2009 according to the recently released Statistics of
Income Quarterly Report. Check it out here -> Summer 2011
Some other points worth noting in my opinion include: 1. For tax
year 2008, almost 67,000 foreign-controlled domestic
corporations

IRS Audit Guidelines Assessing Asset Dissipation

If you are delinquent on taxes you may be considering some
IRS payment arrangement whereby your total tax liability will be
considered satisfied in exchange for a payment plan that is less
then the full amount owed. Twodifferent plans that I have had
success with lately are Offers In Compromise and Partial Payment
Installment Agreements.Usually

Mortgage Refinancing Tax Deductible Expenses

With mortgage rates at levels not seen in generations and the
banks finally starting to lend again many people have been calling
with questions about the tax implications of refinancing. It can be
a little confusing and this is my best attempt at explaining it in
general terms without hitting line item detail of a

IRS Publication 78 Online Tool for Researching Charitable Organizations

Now is a GREAT TIME OF YEAR TO MAKE A CHARITABLE DONATION if
you are so fortunate. When you make a donation to a charity you may
be able to take a deduction for it on your tax return as long as
you secure the proper documentation substantiating the donation and
its subsequent value. In

Nonprofit Formation IRS Form 1023

Your organization can indeed bea nonprofit organization
within your state but not be tax-exempt with theIRS. The only
way to obtain FEDERAL 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status is to
fileIRS Form 1023. Ive done this many times and felt
compelled to blog about it today because the general confusion in
these regards is astounding and the fees

IRS Offers in Compromise Work Under the Right Circumstances, but .

The Offer In Compromise (OIC) is prepared on IRS Form 656 and
must include a detailed statement of financial position with
substantiating documentation (bank statements etc.) prepared on one
of the many IRS Form 433′s. To know which 433 to fill out I suggest
reading the OIC booklet produced on IRS Form 656-B. Not
every

IRS Form 1099-K Banks Not to be Penalized for Reporting Information Incorrectly

Okay this blew my mind today. The IRS is providing special
relief to banks and other payment settlement entities required to
begin reporting payment card and third-party network transactions
to the IRS on new Form 1099-K. Payers (Banks) have to make
good-faith efforts to file accurate 1099-Ks, but the IRS will not
penalize for incorrect

Mortgage Interest Allocation

I received a very interesting question from my last post on
mortgage interest concerning allocation for tax deduction purposes.
This post is a summary of research conducted in these regards on
theNational Association of Enrolled Agentsweb site. For
example sake generally speaking if you have a $110,000 mortgage
outstanding on your personal residence and this

Severance Payments and FICA Tax

Generally severance payments made to terminated employees
have been held by the US Tax Court to be FICA wages because the
definition of wages for FICA purposes found in the Internal Revenue
Code is so broad. Wages include all remuneration or money paid for
employment with 23 listed statutory exceptions to the definition. A
federal

Alternative Minimum Tax AMT and Unexpected Investment Income

It is no secret that the US Congress growing inability to
agree on matters of substance is both disturbing and frustrating.
The Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) problem of not automatically
adjusting for inflation is yet another example of the collective
ineptitude of our elected officials. Without a comprehensive
solution this FLAT TAX will eventually hit

Retirement Savings Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)

Many people turning 70 see themselves in the prime of their
life. A pervasive problem among this group is this idea of a
Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from their retirement savings
accounts. Many people do not like to withdraw money from their
retirement accounts particularly with investments still negligibly
recovering from the crash of 2008.

What is a Foreigner for US Tax Purposes? IRS Forms W-8BEN + 1042-S

I have had the pleasure of helping many people new to either
living or conducting business in the USA determine their tax
liability to the US Treasury and have grown increasingly surprised
about the confusion over who or what type of entity is considered a
foreigner for US Tax purposes. Correctly making this determination
is

2011 Per Diem Rates for Employee and Business Expenses

Revenue Procedure 2011-47provides rules for using a per
diem rate to substantiate the amount of an employees expenses for
lodging, meals and incidental expenses that an employer reimburses.
Employees and self-employed individuals who deduct un-reimbursed
expenses for travel away from home may use a per diem rate for
meals and incidental expenses under this revenue

IRS Request for Miscellaneous Determination IRS Form 8940

The IRS has releasedForm 8940,Request for
Miscellaneous Determinationthat tax-exempt organizations will
use to request certain determinationsabout their tax-exempt
status. In addition to foundation status issues,
organizations will use this new formto obtain advance
approval of certain activities and exemption from IRS Form 990
filing requirements. Organizations applying for recognition
of exemption and at the same

Tax Treatment of Incentive Stock Options (ISOs): Qualifying Disposition

Incentive Stock Options (ISO) are taxed based on how and when
the stock is disposed and whether the disposition is qualifying or
non-qualifying. Disposition of stock is typically when the employee
sells the stock, transfers the stock to another person or gives the
stock to charity. A qualifying disposition simply means that the
stock, acquired

Surviving Spouse Estate Gift Tax Exclusion

IRS Notice 2011-82 makes available the ability for taxpayers
topass along their unused estate gift tax exclusion
amounts to their surviving spouse if an estate tax return is filed.
This new portability election allows estates of married taxpayers
to pass along the unused part of their exclusion amount ($5 million
cap in 2011) to

Late Filing 1120 Penalties

For those of you just now starting to get failure to timely
file notices for your Subchapter S Corporation, the only relief
available to the S corporation for the failure to timely file
penalty under §6699 is reasonable cause. There are no provisions
like those in partnership laws that allow the penalty to be
abated

IRS Worker Classification Settlement Program IRS Form 8952

If you are an employer you can appreciate the fact that
everyone working for you it seems wants to be an independent
contractor until they get injured on the job or get pissed off at
you and seek relief outside of your organization. Employees and the
subsequent employment tax liability they bring can be a

First Time Home Buyer Credit

Many taxpayers who claimed the first time home buyers credit
are having their tax returns examined by the IRS. Turns out
generally that this credit is not being properly reported. Even tax
practitioners are demonstrating incompetence when it comes to
preparing, signing and filing tax returns of this nature. This is
becoming a real mess

IRS Form 8941 Small Business Health Care Tax Credit

Check out IRS Form 8941, Credit for Small Employer Health
Insurance Premiums (PDF) if you are interested in the small
business health care tax credit. Many small employers that pay at
least half of the premiums for employee health insurance coverage
under a qualifying arrangement may be eligible for the small
business health care tax

Municipal Bond Interest Can Be Taxable Make Sure You Trust Your Broker Is Competent

I am so sick and tired of late night commercials selling
snake oil. My latest angst comes from claims of tax free municipal
bonds. Not all municipal bonds offer tax free interest so the next
time slick Rick the broker harasses you to buy his latest municipal
bond be sure to ask him if the

Foreign Income Reporting IRS Publication 515

IRS Publication 515, Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens
and Foreign Entities, includes a table of incomesource rules,
including pay for personal services, interest,rents,
royalties, income from naturalresources, scholarship and
fellowshipgrants, and guarantees of indebtedness. I must
write from experience that identifying income is best accomplished
if the typeof income named on an invoice is

IRS Collection Limitations

There are several options available through the IRS to
resolve delinquent tax obligations and/or request relief. One
of the many reasons you need to be careful when engaging the IRS in
these regards is because many of the programs including offer in
compromise, collection due process appeal, and innocent spouse
request extend the amount of

Tax Practitioner Fraud and Incompetence United States Treasury Circular 230

Lately Ive been getting deluged with cases involving blatant
US Treasury Circular 230 violators of regulations governing
practice before the Internal Revenue Service. The perpetrators it
seems come from all walks of life, some are unregulated tax return
preparers while others carry multiple licenses, designations and/or
degrees. The accumulated data however indicates that the
most