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Don't forget about this IRS give-back this year.
A SPECIAL ONE TIME TAX CREDIT ON YOUR 2006 TAX RETURN

When it comes time to prepare and file your 2006 tax return, make sure you don't overlook the "federal excise tax refund credit." You claim the credit on line 71 of your form 1040. A similar line ill be available if you file the short form 1040A. If you have family or friends who no longer file a tax return AND they have their own land phone in their home and have been paying a phone bill for years, make sure they know about this form 1040EZ-T.

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It's cold here today, so I dressed for the elements, throwing on comfortable, worn jeans, a heavy dark blue sweater, well broken-in combat boots, and my Belgian army coat. I didn't wear a tie, mainly because I don't own one and the concept puzzles me.

My girlfriend, who works as a manager in a fairly posh department store, was pointing out ties on a television program the other day. She wanted me to guess their costs and my answer was always like Rain Man, "About a hundred dollars." To my surprise, I wasn't far off. One hundred dollars for this "item?" I could be a land baron in Costa Rica for one hundred dollars.

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