ÿþ<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 12"> <link rel=File-List href="New%20Major%20Tax%20Changes%20Announced%20-%20Be%20Afraid_files/filelist.xml"> <link rel=Edit-Time-Data href="New%20Major%20Tax%20Changes%20Announced%20-%20Be%20Afraid_files/editdata.mso"> <!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:DocumentProperties> <o:Author>Peggy Hinshaw</o:Author> <o:Template>NormalEmail.dotm</o:Template> <o:Revision>1</o:Revision> <o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:Created>2010-03-05T00:44:00Z</o:Created> <o:Pages>1</o:Pages> <o:Words>1254</o:Words> <o:Characters>7151</o:Characters> <o:Lines>59</o:Lines> <o:Paragraphs>16</o:Paragraphs> <o:CharactersWithSpaces>8389</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:Version>12.00</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> </xml><![endif]--> <link rel=themeData href="New%20Major%20Tax%20Changes%20Announced%20-%20Be%20Afraid_files/themedata.thmx"> <link rel=colorSchemeMapping href="New%20Major%20Tax%20Changes%20Announced%20-%20Be%20Afraid_files/colorschememapping.xml"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:DoNotExpandShiftReturn/> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="&#45;-"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true" DefSemiHidden="true" DefQFormat="false" DefPriority="99" LatentStyleCount="267"> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="0" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Normal"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="heading 1"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 2"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 3"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 4"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 5"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 7"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 8"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 9"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 1"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 2"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 3"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 4"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 5"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 7"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 8"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 9"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="35" QFormat="true" Name="caption"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="10" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Title"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" Name="Default Paragraph Font"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="11" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtitle"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="22" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Strong"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="20" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Emphasis"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="59" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Table Grid"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Placeholder Text"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="No Spacing"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 1"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 1"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 1"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 1"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 1"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 1"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Revision"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="34" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="List Paragraph"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="29" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Quote"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="30" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Intense Quote"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 1"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 1"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 1"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 1"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 1"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 1"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 1"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 1"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 2"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 2"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 2"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 2"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 2"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 2"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 2"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 2"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 2"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 2"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 2"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 2"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 2"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 2"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 3"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 3"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 3"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 3"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 3"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 3"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 3"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 3"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 3"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 3"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 3"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 3"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 3"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 3"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 4"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 4"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 4"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 4"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 4"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 4"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 4"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 4"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 4"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 4"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 4"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 4"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 4"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 4"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 5"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 5"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 5"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 5"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 5"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 5"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 5"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 5"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 5"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 5"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 5"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 5"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 5"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 5"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="19" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtle Emphasis"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="21" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Intense Emphasis"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="31" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtle Reference"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="32" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Intense Reference"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="33" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Book Title"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="37" Name="Bibliography"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" QFormat="true" Name="TOC Heading"/> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1610611985 1107304683 0 0 159 0;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1610611985 1073750139 0 0 159 0;} @font-face {font-family:Verdana; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1593833729 1073750107 16 0 415 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; panose-1:2 11 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:647 0 0 0 159 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; color:black; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; color:black; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} p {mso-style-priority:99; mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-size:10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} </style> <![endif]--> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=black vlink=black style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:120.0pt;text-indent:-120.0pt;tab-stops: 120.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'>&nbsp;</p> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=782 style='width:586.5pt;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:white;border:solid #660000 1.5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:275.25pt'> <td width=750 colspan=2 valign=bottom style='width:562.5pt;background:black; padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt;height:275.25pt'> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=750 height=367 id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://ae887556f4-custmedia.vresp.com/library/1267749893/b8610693d3/mainbanner.jpg?__nocache__=1" alt=mainbanner.jpg align=bottom></p> </td> <td valign=bottom style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt;height:275.25pt'> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=200 height=51 id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://ae887556f4-custmedia.vresp.com/library/1267749893/a1a731a83a/TaxThinkAboutIt.jpg?__nocache__=1" alt=TaxThinkAboutIt.jpg><br> <span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Tax Think a division of Taryle and Associates, CPAs, PLLC&nbsp;<br> <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>PHONE: 480-948-9510</span></strong><br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:navy'>email: <a href="mailto:info@tacpas.com"><span style='font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>info@tacpas.com</span></a></span><br> <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?TaxThink/00eeadccba/TEST/3bbcf740a2/main_page="><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Visit the Tax Think Website &gt;&gt;</span></a> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td width="20%" valign=bottom style='width:20.0%;background:#7C3A00; padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size: 13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:white'>Warren's Events &amp; </span></strong><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:white'><br> <strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Deadlines</span></strong></span></b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'> </span></p> </td> <td width="60%" valign=bottom style='width:60.0%;background:#7C3A00; padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:white'>New Major Tax Changes Announced </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width="20%" valign=bottom style='width:20.0%;background:#7C3A00; padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size: 13.5pt;color:white'>&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size: 13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:white'>Thursday Night Calls:</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:white'> </span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2'> <td width="30%" valign=top style='width:30.0%;border:solid #E3BF77 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid #E3BF77 .75pt;background:#E3BF77;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><br> </span>&nbsp;<strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>S Corporation and Calendar Year C Corporation tax returns are due March 15th</span></strong> <br> and that is just a couple of weeks away.&nbsp; If you want us to prepare a 6 month extension please confirm with us that we have your corporation in the system if you have not already done so.&nbsp; </p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>&nbsp; </p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><br> &nbsp;<br> <strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>If you would like us to prepare your 2009 tax returns</span></strong> <br> please complete our 2009 tax organizer and send it and the requested documents to us. Once we receive your information we will let you know how much it will cost to prepare your returns. We will wait for your approval before we begin any work. </p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>&nbsp; </p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>The 2009 tax organizers are ready!<br> <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?TaxThink/00eeadccba/TEST/02dab224ae">2009 Tax Origanizers&gt;&gt;</a>&nbsp; </p> </td> <td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'> <p><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Judd Gregg (R-NH) have announced that they are working on a major overhaul of the tax system.&nbsp; They have named this bipartisan bill the  Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 . When I see a title like this I have just one thing to say: be afraid, be very afraid. The reason the title alone raises red flags is that whenever I see politicians&nbsp; use the words  fairness  or  simplification I know I need to hide my wallet; in this case they are using both words. As I said, be afraid.</span> </p> <p><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The Senators say their  proposal would eliminate many of the specialized tax breaks that currently benefit one group of Americans over another. The changes we propose will create policies that benefit everyone. One thing I know is that there is nothing that government does with taxes or anything else that benefits everyone! For this next part I will need to also quote directly from the Senators article because you just are not going to believe this one.  In an effort to make paying taxes even simpler, taxpayers will be able to request that the IRS prepare a tax return for them . You just can t make this stuff up. </span></p> <p><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Simplifying the tax code sounds like a worthy cause, especially now. Did you know that beginning this year the IRS has add a new schedule to the 1040. This new schedule L must be used to claim the standard deduction. That s right you now have to complete a one page form just to claim the standard deduction. Something obviously must be done but can we trust the people that brought us an entire schedule to claim the standard deduction to simplify anything? </span></p> <p><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>History shows us that every time Congress has  simplified the tax code it has become more complicated. For example, before the last  tax simplification act individuals had just one type of income. The act  simplified that one type of income into three types of income; earned income, portfolio income and passive income. This new simplification act is already proving to be no different. Again I will quote from the Senators articles:  Our legislation would exempt taxpayers from paying taxes on the first 35% of their long-term capital gains income. To qualify as a long-term gain, investments would have to be held for at least six months for the first $500,000 of capital gains, and for at least one year for capital gains after the first $500,000 . I may be crazy, but, to me, simplification would be something like  no tax on capital gains. </span> </p> <p><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The biggest issue I have with  simplification is that it ultimately leads to higher taxes. Most of the  complications Congress tries to remove are tax breaks and deductions.&nbsp; Often in tax simplification legislation the Congress tries to make up for the lost deductions by lowering the tax rate. The problem is, as we saw the last time we had a simplification, over time Congress gradually increases the tax rates but does not give back the deductions. It makes me want to scream every time I hear a politician say they are just bringing back the tax rates to where they were before.&nbsp; </span></p> <p><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Nothing is simpler than the 2 line tax form that that many of us joke about: Line 1  enter how much you made Line 2  Send it in. We could make it a little more complicated by making it a three line form. Line 1  enter how much you made Line 2  multiple by 1% Line 3 send in the amount on Line 2. Most of us would really like that new form at first, but in a few years we would change our minds when Line 2 then reads   multiply by 45%. </span> </p> <p><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The real complications (the ones that Congress does not want to get rid of) come from Congress attempts to make the tax code  fair . In other words they try to make sure that the  rich pay their  fair share of taxes. We see this with deductions being phased when income is over a certain point, increased tax rates for income over certain amounts and the inability to use credits and losses if income is too high, to name just a few. Honest and useful tax simplification would be to remove the income limits that are imposed in much of the tax code.&nbsp; Ultimately I believe that would also bring true fairness as a side effect.&nbsp; </span></p> <p><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>How do I know that this version of tax simplification won t address the complications I think should be changed? First, remember the new, more complicated capital gains calculation I shared with you above. The reason it is complicated is because they do not want the  rich to benefit from the new capital gains rules.&nbsp; Second, here is another quote from the Senators:  We make fiscally responsible tax reform possible by eliminating many of the specialized tax breaks strewn throughout the tax code. Our legislation maintains the most popular tax breaks like the mortgage interest deduction and the health-care tax exclusion, while eliminating specialized exemptions. Why does simplification always mean fewer deductions to these people?</span></p> </td> <td width="30%" valign=top style='width:30.0%;border:solid #E3BF77 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid #E3BF77 .75pt;background:#E3BF77;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"'>Don't forget, as a subscriber to TaxThink About It! you may attend our Thursday night calls</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>.<br> </span><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><br> </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Call is every Thursday (except holidays) 3:00 pacific time </span><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'>&nbsp;</p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>You won't believe the sweetheart deal that the Indymac boys were given by the FDIC. <strong><span style='font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?TaxThink/00eeadccba/TEST/bfb0d0a6bb">You Have to see this video&gt;&gt;</a></span></strong><br> <br> </span><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><br> <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?TaxThink/00eeadccba/TEST/0ada928c1e/TaxThink/6de5538f54/02767bb837/33e3ae6a67/affid=936914"><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#B35408'>Get your free subscription to Bob Proctor's Insight of the Day&gt;&gt;</span></a></span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><br> </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><br> </span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><br> <br> <strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>This Week's Quote</span></strong></span></b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>To lay with one hand the power of government on the property of the citizen, and with the other to bestow it on favored individuals & . is none the less robbery because it is & . called taxation.  US Supreme Court in Loan Association v. Topeka (1874)</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td colspan=3 style='background:#B45503;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="http://oi.vresp.com/f2af/v4/send_to_friend.html?ch=00eeadccba&amp;lid=TEST&amp;ldh=TEST"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:white'>Forward this message to a friend</span></a></span><span style='font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:white'> | </span><strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white'>480-948-9510</span></strong><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'>|&nbsp;Visit our website </span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?TaxThink/00eeadccba/TEST/77cbe81734"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:white'>www.tacpas.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><br> <br clear=all style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <hr size=2 width="100%" noshade style='color:#E0E0E0' align=center> </span></div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt: 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with &quot;Unsubscribe&quot; in the subject line or simply click on the following link: <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/u?00eeadccba/TEST/TEST">Unsubscribe</a></span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <hr size=2 width="100%" noshade style='color:#E0E0E0' align=center> </span></div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt: 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Tax Think<br> 8687 E Via de Ventura, Ste 101<br> Scottsdale, Arizona 85258<br> US<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.verticalresponse.com/content/pm_policy.html">Read</a> the VerticalResponse marketing policy.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="http://www.verticalresponse.com/landing/?mm/00eeadccba"><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/pwrby_vr_logo_120.gif?__nocache__=1" alt="Try Email Marketing with VerticalResponse!"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1030" src="http://cts.vresp.com/o.gif?00eeadccba/TEST/TEST&amp;__nocache__=1"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </body> </html>