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Posted by taxguru on May 16, 2013

From Argus Hamilton:

The Washington Post reported the arrival of the first of one trillion cicadas Monday which hatch every seventeen years back East. For the next month a million bugs per acre will be making loud noises proclaiming their freedom. It is why the IRS audited them. 

 

 The IRS apologized for targeting conservative groups for agency scrutiny during last year’s election. The tax collectors targeted GOP groups and donors for audits. It left every comedian wondering if a great joke on this subject is worth all the extra paperwork. 

 

 Congress vowed to investigate the IRS after the agency apologized for targeting GOP conservative political groups and their big donors Friday. The White House can’t escape by blaming this one on Bush. This is the big leagues, they’ve got to blame this one on Nixon.

 

President Obama was grilled as the IRS admitted targeting Tea Partiers Monday. The same day the Justice Department secretly seized reporters’ phone records. It prompted a party at the Nixon Library that night that was so loud the neighbors had to call the police. 

 

 The IRS apologized Friday for targeting Tea Party and conservative groups for extra scrutiny during the election last year. Tea Partiers were audited just for opposing the president. That’s what they get for being a bunch of nuts who don’t trust the government. 

 

 President Obama was ripped after the IRS targeted the Tea Partiers while the Justice Department spied on AP reporters. When he vowed to unite America he didn’t want the right wing and left wing united against him. This leaves you with the middle of the bird.

 

 

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Taxation = Slavery

Posted by taxguru on May 16, 2013

AlfonZo Rachel has some good reasons to push for the repeal of the 16th  Amendment.

 

 

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At least we can all joke about it…

Posted by taxguru on May 15, 2013

From Leno:

I was going to start off tonight with an Obama joke, but I don’t want to get audited by the IRS, so forget that.

 

The IRS has now admitted that they targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny. That’s why Mitt Romney wanted to be president so bad — to keep the IRS off his back.

 

The heat wave is continuing. There are warnings this could be a long, hot summer and they are telling everyone to cover up. Believe me. You don’t have to tell the Obama White House twice. They know all about covering up.

 

Today the White House unveiled its latest high-tech weapon: the IRS audit.

 

I love what IRS commissioner Steve Miller said today about this whole targeting conservative groups thing. He said, “Mistakes were made, but they were in no way made with a political or partisan motivation.” Yeah, “Mistakes were made” — try saying THAT during your next IRS audit.

 

First it was Benghazi, then the IRS scandal, and now this phone records scandal. Remember the old days when President Obama’s biggest embarrassment was Joe Biden? What happened to those days?

 

From Argus Hamilton:

The White House announced a one hundred billion dollar budget surplus for next year on Friday. It’s no secret how. The U.S. Senate voted to tax Internet sales Thursday one day after Pfizer began selling Viagra online and the cash is rolling in faster than we can count it.

 

The IRS apologized for targeting Tea Party groups for extra scrutiny last year when they tried to raise money for their cause. It will make for an interesting trial. The tax collectors plan to read the Tea Party platform on the witness stand and plead self-defense.

 

 

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When will the suffering end?

Posted by taxguru on May 15, 2013

IRS To Be Closed May 24, Four Other Days Due to Budget and Sequester – With the 27th an official holiday, that gives IRS employees a four day Memorial Day weekend.

 

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Posted by taxguru on May 15, 2013

NewsBusted had this bit on the IRS scandal in their latest episode.

 

 

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More on the IRS Political Scandal

Posted by taxguru on May 13, 2013

Why Obama released embarrassing IRS bombshell – Others understand the tactic to divert attention from Benghazi.

 

IRS kept shifting targets in tax-exempt groups scrutiny: report – Reuters

 

Rubio demands resignation of IRS chief –  Let’s not hold our breath waiting for this to happen.

 

Did David Plouffe Justify IRS Targeting Conservatives? – National Journal

 

Collins says IRS revelations will fuel government distrust – Even RINOs are upset.

 

Barack Milhous Obama –  Another president BHO resembles.

 

What Taxpayers Deserve to Know in IRS Nonprofit Controversy –  FoxBusiness

 

Bill would punish IRS agents who abuse authority with jail time –  FoxNews

 

IRS scrutiny went beyond Tea Party, targeting of conservative groups broader than thought –  FoxNews

 

Tea Party group might demand reimbursement from IRS for costly review –  FoxNews

 

Tea Party Rejects IRS Apology, Republicans Vow Investigation –  ABC 

 

Top IRS Official Didn’t Reveal Tea Party Targeting –  ABC

 

IRS IG Report: Targeting Conservatives Began In 2010 –  ABC

 

IRS targeted groups that criticized the government, IG report says –  Wash. Post

 

List of requests made by IRS to Tea Party groups –  How often are these things requested from left-wing nonprofits?  I would guess never.

 

Scarborough, Willie Geist Tear Into Obama Admin Over ‘Unspeakable’ IRS Scandal: ‘This Is Tyranny…It’s Real’ –  With MSNBC video.

 

IRS wrongdoing threatens to become a major issue for Democrats –  Wash. Post

 

Obama on IRS Scandal: I’ve Got No Patience With It –  Hilarious that he pretends to know nothing about this when he is on record making jokes about having the IRS audit his opponents.

 

Twin Scandals Sap Obama Credibility –  For those who are still drinking the Kool-Aid.  For the rest of us, he never had any credibilty on any issue.

 

The IRS admits to ‘targeting’ conservative groups, but were they also ‘leaking’? –  Daily Caller

 

 Wider Problems Found at IRS – WSJ

 

Internal IRS Mandate: ‘Be on the Lookout’ for ‘Organizations Involved In … Educating on Constitution and Bill of Rights’ –  Twisted definition of patriotism from the loonies in charge of Planet Washington DC.

 

 

The I.R.S. Does Its Job –  From a year ago, when the NY Times was applauding the IRS attacks on the Tea Party groups.

 

FLASHBACK: Romney donor vilified by Obama campaign, then subjected to 2 audits –  Just one of many IRS attacks on ObaMao opponents.

 

 

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The Less Damaging Scandal

Posted by taxguru on May 12, 2013

The scandal regarding the IRS attacks on ObaMao enemies appears to be getting more widespread coverage, including from some left wing news outlets, as a diversion from the more explosive Benghazi fiasco.  The left wing media are still covering up the Libya mess in order to protect Hitlery’s chances for the 2016 election.  As bad as using IRS to attack political opponents may be, it does pale compared to Hitlery’s complicity in the murder of four Americans.

Even with all of these “disclosures” of IRS abuse, I doubt we will see any substantive changes in how IRS operates in regard to insulating them from political influence.  With IRS’s new and expanded powers under ObamaCare, its use as a political weapon will only increase as well.

House committee outlines questions for IRS at planned hearing on targeting Tea Party –  FoxNews

The Taxman vs. the Tea Party –  NY Times

ABC’s Terry Moran On IRS Targeting Tea Party: ‘A Truly Nixonian Abuse Of Power By The Obama Administration…’ –  Mediaite

Report: Top IRS officials knew in 2011 that conservative groups were targeted –  Wash. Post

IRS Mess –  Time

Rogers: IRS targeting Tea Party and other political groups ‘intimidation’ –  FoxNews

Carney hit by 46 questions on Benghazi, IRS scandals –  FoxNews

 

 

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Least Shocking News of the Week

Posted by taxguru on May 11, 2013

These “revelations” should surprise nobody who remembers that IRS has been used as a political weapon against critics by Presidents for decades.  As a victim of the Clintons’ IRS attacks, this issue has long been one that I have been intimately aware of.  Even though these stories really aren’t new, I don’t mind piling on.  No government agency deserves to be publicly humiliated more than IRS.

IRS knew tea party targeted in 2011

 The IRS Targets Conservatives – WSJ

Tea Party groups, Republicans slam IRS for flagging conservative groups –  FoxNews

 Mark Levin may have prompted IRS-conservative group revelations –  Via his Landmark Legal Foundation

Playing politics with tax records –  Washington Post

IRS admits targeting conservatives for tax scrutiny in 2012 election –  Washington Post

Carney: I.R.S. Run By Bush Political Appointee –  There is nothing the ObaMao regime won’t blame on Bush.

IRS apologizes for targeting tea party groups –  As sincere as any apology from the creatures who inhabit Washington DC.

‘I’m not good at math’: The IRS’ public relations disaster –  This must make everyone feel so much better about the IRS being in charge of all of our health care in the near future.

Numerous Tea Party chapters claim IRS attempts to sabotage nonprofit status –  FoxNews had this reminder from Feb 2012.

Misuse Of The I.R.S.: The Abuse Of Power –  From 1989 in the NY Times. courtesy of Rush Limbaugh.

 

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QuickBooks Video Training

Posted by taxguru on May 9, 2013

I have always stressed how important good bookkeeping is for making financial decisions, as well as for preparing the most accurate tax returns.  Several years ago, I made a video showing people how to best use the Quicken programs for bookkeeping and tax return preparation purposes. 

I have long  wanted to do a similar one for QuickBooks.  While I have made some short instructional videos and guides for certain QB tasks, the program has far too many features for me to be able to cover everything it can do.  Also, since I don’t use a lot of the features in QB, such as invoicing, inventory and payroll, I don’t feel as qualified to do as good a job on these specific topics as someone who does use them on a daily basis.

I had been unable to recommend a good training video to clients and other readers who wanted to learn how to work with QB.  Every time  I saw an ad for a hands-on live class or seminar on QB, they were always using a two or three year old version of the program instead of the most current one.

That’s why I was glad to learn about a new instructional video series focusing on the QuickBooks 2013 program from a company that has a ton of excellent instructional videos.  This one is broken up into 115 separate videos totaling nine and a half hours. making it easy to just focus on those aspects of QB that you need to use but are unfamiliar with.  At only $99.95, it’s a lot less expensive than most live seminars and much less costly than my time would be to explain these topics one on one.

It’s available on DVD or as a download.  They also have 17 free videos from the course that you can check out to see if it will work for you.

 

Beginners QuickBooks 2013 Training Videos

 

 

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Posted by taxguru on May 9, 2013

From Jay Leno:

Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford is the guy who told his wife he was going for a hike and then went to Argentina to see his girlfriend. He was exposed as an unethical, lying, cheating weasel. In a stunning comeback, he has been elected to Congress, where he’ll fit right in.

 

New predictions claim that 42 percent of Americans will be obese by the year 2030. They say the only way to stop it is for government to step in. Oh, yeah, that will work. When it comes to trimming the fat and tightening your belt, who knows better than the U.S. government?

 

According to Forbes magazine, Al Gore is now worth more than $200 million. This is what Gore meant when he talked about going green.

From Argus Hamilton:

Al Gore was reported Monday to have two hundred million in the bank after he sold Current TV. He’s now as rich as Mitt Romney. Forget Asian Tiger mom techniques, the best way to raise kids to be successful in life is to make them boring, white and unelectable.

 

Pfizer announced it’ll sell Viagra directly to patients on its company website Monday and send the pills to men via overnight mail. It’s big news. The U.S. Postal Service just announced they are projecting their budget will be in the black for the first time in forty years.

 

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