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NT I just signed up for my first full marathon
Catherine replied to Janitor Bob's topic in General Chat
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Nope; he needs one of two things. 1. A serious come-to-Jesus talk from you about how HE overstayed, so now HE owes back taxes and that's the cost of over-staying, or 2. A referral to someone with MUCH MORE experience, who might know legal and ethical ways to deal with this.
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The one year I had to deal with this, it was a payment and REpayment all in the same year. The feds had no trouble with it. The state dept of revenue, the self-same idiots who ISSUED the 1099-G stating clearly what they wanted done in terms of reporting income and repayment, caused us endless uncomprehending grief for about four months. What a pack of losers...
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I sure am a-tired! as for attire: longjohns wool socks ski pants jacket rated to -20F boots rated to -20F rabbit-fur hat (angora, knitted in, calm down folks - angora bunnies need to have excess fur removed for their health) snowmobile gloves with air-activated handwarmers inside (these are actually the weakest part - have to hold blower handles so hard my hands start to go numb; they will be replaced with thin gloves, and handwarmers between the gloves and heavy over-mittens - just need to buy those two sets) only my hands got nastily cold, and my face got a bit of windburn/ice-crystal-sting
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We are also running out of places to put the snow. The banks made by the snowblower are high enough that we can no longer blow over them for much of the driveway. Last time that happened, my husband went out with snowshoes to pack down the piles. Doesn't help that our driveway is bounded by stone walls, so we have to start off going above the level of the walls. It was bleepity bleep-bleep freaking fracking COLD out there with the wind blowing ice crystals back in my face!
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The central figure is "Faith" and she points to heaven. She is holding a well-read Bible. http://www.christianheritagemins.org/articles/Binder1.pdf and http://www.constitutiondecoded.com/forefathers-monument-tour-19oct2013.html
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based on -- extrapolated from -- not copied
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Did you know the Statue of Liberty's design was based on the central figure of the Monument to the Forefathers in Plymouth MA? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Monument_to_the_Forefathers
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only comment I'll make is on the "Bellicheat" name: PV = nRT learn it live it love it it's the law
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Have you tried Zim's Crack Creme? Or Gold Bond Triple Action Foot Cream? The former has a cinnamon-y scent and the latter (which works great on super-chapped ultra dry hands) is more peppermint-y.
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However printing duplex saves tons of paper (and filing space) for client copies.
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EIC credit check box (not real life but it happens all the time)
Catherine replied to Pacun's topic in General Chat
Why else do you think I picked him? -
We got in under the wire! Phew! Thanks again, KC.
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EIC credit check box (not real life but it happens all the time)
Catherine replied to Pacun's topic in General Chat
tell the 17 year old to claim the 18 year old then sit back and watch the fireworks -
You have been given two alternatives for sending in returns and each has its own merits. If you decide to send all of them in together, I recommend "sandwiching" the returns with two pieces of printed paper - both sides printing facing OUT. Text should be in the biggest darkest type that will fit the page, and be something like "Forms 1040 for FOUR years enclosed - 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013" - and make sure each individual return is binder-clipped together so pages cannot be mixed. I have done that, and it seems to be the best way for them not merely to process the return on top and ignore all the others.
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Again I can NOT thank you enough. I was very confused last December when I went to renew and all the verbiage said "4, 5, and 6" were the ending numbers up for renewal; my records said it was time. I was going to try again this coming Nov/Dec -- except I would not have gotten that far as my status would have lapsed in (gasp!) March!!
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THANK YOU!!! I tried renewing in December and got a message that I wasn't due for another YEAR - but I am in that class.
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Hi Joan -- If she files MA part-year or non-resident they pretty much don't care; the Schedule HC does not get submitted with a Form 1 NR/PY. MassHealth (and ALL the other state-involved plans) does NOT send out the form 1099-HC that all "civilian" plans are required to send. The insurance card and the client's word of when covered is the substitute, for the most part. Sometimes you will see a determination letter that says when coverage started - but I've never seen one that states when it ended. No form is available online to my knowledge but she could try the Health Connector (MA state health ins site) to see; that site has been shut down periodically lately and I forget why. Don't know about the automatic requalification as of Dec 31; I know they want to see annual MA tax forms but that's not 'til April; perhaps they assume 'til then? Hope that helped.
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I just posted some pictures to my facebook page; I believe they are public, so anyone can see them. https://www.facebook.com/catherine.white.796/media_set?set=a.10203734001613513.1073741829.1322420821&type=1&pnref=story
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So far here we've got us an ANSI standard winter snowstorm/blizzard. Windy, much stronger gusts, about 20" but hard to tell for sure because of all the blowing and drifting. The wind is scouring the (very small, light, fluffy) flakes off roofs. I did have some fun watching some idiot woman driving despite the travel ban. She got stuck (several times!) in her 2WD car on my poorly plowed, deceptively uphill street. A couple of plow drivers got her unstuck and on her way. Couple of teen boys came by asking if we needed help shoveling (they came by last year too and did an excellent job with some nasty gloppy heavy snow). I sent them to an elderly client around the corner who really needs the help. His children usually come but they can't get here until after the travel ban lifts. Nantucket has 12.000 homes without power. Another 1,000 elsewhere. They're still getting gusts over 70mph out there. Probably no more than 45mph gusts here. The wind is a dull roar. A few plows are going by occasionally. We're just taking it easy. More as appropriate.
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I will check in as I can, assuming we have power tomorrow. If we do lose power, we have a fireplace with a clean flue, a good bit of burnable wood, and ways to heat food as well. We surely would not worry about stuff in the fridge and freezer; in extremis it could be packed in clean trash bins filled with snow. Thank you for all your good wishes; I am sending them myself to friends and family members who live closer to the coast and on Cape Cod.
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Here is a NOAA satellite image of the developing storm. http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/MediaDetail2.php?MediaID=1667&MediaTypeID=1
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whee-ha! just a couple of isolated flakes here at the moment (snow, not people ) but that will change later this afternoon and evening. 20" - 30" expected with gale winds (hurricane force at the coast). http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=42.43812686236589&lon=-71.23451975248378&site=all&smap=1#.VMaH5P7F-a8
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We took down the flag out front (but not the one out back as it's much harder to get to; we'll cross our fingers on that one). Local farm stand has a sign that they will be closed tomorrow. My office will be closed tomorrow. My Tuesday accounting client has cancelled. We'll hunker down and do our best - thanks for the good wishes!