Daily Archives: August 21, 2010

CRS Issues Report Addressing New Form 1099 Filing Requirements

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has issued a report addressing Form 1099 reporting requirements enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that become effective for payments made after December 31, 2011 by persons engaged in a trade or…

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IRS Releases Proposed Regulations Related to Circular 230

The IRS released proposed regulations that would amend Treasury Circular 230, the rules governing practice before the IRS. The proposed regulations generally would extend current regulations that apply to attorneys, certified public accountants and other specified tax professionals to all…

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Registered Return Preparer Update

The IRS has updated its FAQs regarding registered return preparers. New questions and answers are added frequently as details are finalized. The recently added FAQs address testing, return signing, and PTIN requirements. The FAQs are available on the IRS

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New pictures of Obama’s youth

Chubby: Barack Obama, then known as Barry Soetoro, centre, is pictured at a classmate's birthday party in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 1971

Chubby: Barack Obama, then known as Barry Soetoro, centre, is pictured at a classmate’s birthday party in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 1971

Popular: The man who would become president of the USA was well-liked in his neighbourhood of Menteng Dalam

Popular: The man who would become president of the USA was well-liked in his neighbourhood of Menteng…

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18 signs that America is rotting

The following are 18 signs that America is rotting right in front of our eyes….

1 – Due to extreme budget cuts, school systems across the United States are requiring their students to bring more supplies with them than ever…

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10 Signs The U.S. is Becoming a Third World Country

The United States by every measure is hanging on by a thread to its First World status.  Saddled by debt, engaged in wars on multiple fronts with a rising police state at home, declining economic productivity, and wild currency fluctuations…

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Iran believes an attack in next 3 months

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran had 'very precise information that the Americans have hatched a plot against themMahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran had ‘very precise information that the Americans have hatched a plot against them

Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad believes the U.S. will launch a military strike on ‘at least two countries’ in the Middle East in…

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How Gullible Are We?

This was found on the newsgroup: rec.humor.funny

H2O: Dangerous Chemical!

A student at Eagle Rock Junior High won first prize at the Greater Idaho Falls Science Fair, April 26. He was attempting to show how conditioned we

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Things You Didn’t Know About Social Security

Paper Social Security checks will soon be retired. Social Security recipients will be required to collect payments by direct deposit into a bank account or a government Direct Express Debit MasterCard beginning on March 1, 2011. Existing beneficiaries must switch…

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