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		<title>Hired someone recently?</title>
		<link>http://www.offassist.com/2010/04/30/hired-someone-recently/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have hired someone recently, you could be eligible for a tax credit as well as not having to pay the employer&#8217;s portion of the social security tax&#8230; first, this is just my own understanding, you should check with your tax adviser of course. If you hired them after Feb 3, 2010 and before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Budget Crisis, Red Tape and teenage crushes&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.offassist.com/2010/03/10/budget-crisis-red-tape-and-teenage-crushes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, first, the random &#8211; I heard this morning from Twitter that Corey Haim died this morning, looks like it&#8217;s true, being reported by CBS as well as TMZ as of the time I&#8217;m writing this. So sad. The Coreys were my teenage crush. One of them was going go swoop down in my small [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rollercoaster Rates for Mileage</title>
		<link>http://www.offassist.com/2008/11/26/rollercoaster-rates-for-mileage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The IRS announced the 2009 mileage rates on Monday. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2009, the standard mileage rates will be: 55 cents per mile for business miles driven 24 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes 14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations The new rates for business, medical and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gustav Buys Time</title>
		<link>http://www.offassist.com/2008/09/08/gustav-buys-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Residents and business owners in areas affected by Hurricane Gustav now have until January 5, 2009 to pay taxes due between September 1, 2008 &#038; January 5, 2009. These include things like quarterly estimated taxes, extended tax returns, and more. For full details, there&#8217;s a pretty good article at CNNMoney.com. Oh, and yes, we are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bad Economy=Bad Time for the IRS</title>
		<link>http://www.offassist.com/2008/09/05/bad-economybad-time-for-the-irs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Americans are pretty much always disgruntled with the state of our ridiculously overcomplicated tax system and the agency that administers collection of it. Add a declining economy and, well, it&#8217;s getting ugly out there. The latest? A Center Point, Alabama man tries to kill himself (?? the article is a little unclear on this point) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax Provisions in the New Housing Bill</title>
		<link>http://www.offassist.com/2008/08/25/tax-provisions-in-the-new-housing-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new housing bill signed by President Bush has a lot of tax provisions and changes in it. They are, quite honestly, over ~my~ head, so if you have questions ask Candy, or your tax attorney. For accountingweb.com&#8217;s lowdown on the changes, read their handy cheatsheet/article here.]]></description>
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		<title>New Form 990 Instructions Released</title>
		<link>http://www.offassist.com/2008/08/22/new-form-990-instructions-released/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last December we told you about the new Form 990 for tax exempt entities that was coming&#8211;effective in 2009 for filing 2008 taxes. Now the IRS is telling folks how to fill it out when the time comes. The IRS released instructions for the long form 990 today, and announced that instructions for the 990-EZ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax-Friendly Places to Plant Your Business</title>
		<link>http://www.offassist.com/2008/08/13/tax-friendly-places-to-plant-your-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a virtual assistant I am particularly aware of how little affect geography can have on a business&#8217; ability to survive and thrive. That said, where you base your business can impact how you conduct business. If you&#8217;re thinking about opening a business, or thinking of moving one, check out KPMG&#8217;s 2008 Competitive Alternatives report. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wanna Talk Back to the IRS?</title>
		<link>http://www.offassist.com/2008/08/09/wanna-talk-back-to-the-irs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 07:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now&#8217;s your chance! The IRS released draft versions of several new tax forms last week and invited the public to comment on them. This isn&#8217;t the first time, either. The changes in the form drafts released this week were made to reflect comments made by the public when the initial drafts were posted for public [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bargain Hunting for Dummies</title>
		<link>http://www.offassist.com/2008/08/06/bargain-hunting-for-dummies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hunting for the lowest price is not always a good idea. Don&#8217;t get me wrong, everyone loves a bargain, and had the bargain hunter in the article below succeeded, well, it would have been horrible. But he didn&#8217;t. So instead it is just disturbing and frankly, funny-sad that anyone would be (a) this vindictive and [...]]]></description>
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