An education tax credit temporarily improved last year—and may benefit you even if you don’t owe taxes. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act enacted in early 2009 increased the tax credit for college expenses for 2009 and 2010. The credit is refundable, meaning if you owe no tax, you may still receive a refund of [...]
Patrick & Robinson recently joined a recycling program and we invite you to participate. You probably know that you can’t just throw your nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries in the trash in Florida (other states have differing laws), but they’re recyclable along with other rechargeable batteries. We use a number of rechargeable batteries in our office and [...]
A new opportunity has opened this year for many Americans who have traditional IRA accounts. As the Roth IRA moves to its teen years, the households with these accounts number approximately half of those with the much more mature traditional IRA accounts. Other than the 23 year head start that the original IRA has over [...]
It’s the end of the season and you don’t want to miss any of the games on TV, but we’re into the New Year and there’s business to take care of. With the aid of a laptop you may be able to be productive while enjoying your favorite pastime, but be careful when you jump [...]
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