Articles of Interest

Business Loss Claims and British Petroleum (BP)

• Current and Potential Tax Issues Regarding Gulf Oil Spill Payments
• **General Guidance in Supporting a Business loss claim with British Petroleum (BP) (PDF)
• Florida Bridge Loan Program – 26 Counties Included (PDF)

**This is general guidance.  Some adjusters are asking for more or less information depending on the nature of the claim and the type of business involved.  You can provide any information that supports your case.  Although we are unsure if so, we would anticipate the costs of professional assistance associated with substantiating your claim would be part of your damages.

Tax Related Issues

• Tax Tips for Those in the Military
• Current and Potential Tax Issues Regarding Gulf Oil Spill Payments
• Congressional Budget Office (CBO) says fiscal year federal deficit climbs to $1 trillion
• Court paves the way to joint filing by same sex married couples
• 2010 Hiring Tax Incentives (PDF)
• When Seeking a Competent Tax Preparer
• Five Ways to Pay Your Federal Income Tax
• New Tax and Hiring Incentives
• Eight Tips to Help You Choose a Tax Preparer
• "...taxes shall be as low as possible..."
• Recently Married or Divorced? Read This!
• IRS Proposes New Registration, Testing and Continuing Education Requirements for Tax Return Preparers Not Already Subject to Oversight
• Updated Homebuyer Tax Credit
• Health Savings Accounts - An Option for Reducing Your Medical Expenses (PDF)
• 2010 Liberalized IRA-to-Roth-IRA Conversion Rules
• Before you give, check out your charity (Link)
• Pay your income taxes by credit card (Link)
• Who Pays Our Taxes (PDF)
• Basic Guidance For Individual Income Taxes - IRS Publication 17 (PDF) (Link)
• Understanding Florida County Tangible Personal Property Tax

Current Issues

• What's Broke About Health Care - The Gate Keepers of Death, by David Glenn Cox

State and Local Issues

• Property Tax Discount - Facts on Amendment 7 for VETS
• Escambia All For One (Link)
• Pensacola Community Maritime Park (Link)

Investment Commentary

• Wells Fargo Advisors: 2010 Economic and Market Outlook (Link)
• What HIstory Tells Us About Stocks During a Recession (PDF)

Humor

• What the Competition is Doing (Photo)

Numbers Trivia

• How Numerals 0-9 Got Their Shape (Power Point)