Well, it is a bad day for Senator Ted Stevens...

There is growing evidence that Sen. Stevens may have used his powerful perch on the appropriations committee to direct tens of millions of dollars of earmarks to benefit family, friends, business partners and former staff," said Ryan Alexander, president of Taxpayers for Common Sense. She commented in a letter to the Senate's Republican leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070731/ap_on_go_co/stevens_investigation

It always comes as such a shock when the IRS makes a decision that makes our lives more difficult... seriously, they have always been so easy to work with in the past.... (sense a little amount of snarky irony there, do ya?)

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070724/irs_telefile.html?.v=1

Note to self: appendectomy = deductible
sex change = not deductible

whew, I am glad someone cleared that up for me...

http://www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=49138

Wow, just $5913? And this guy calls himself a criminal, please!

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-litax0706,0,166868.story?coll=ny-linews-headlines

In case you were unclear on this... it is good to have your paperwork in order in case you audited.... have a great day!

http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/business/2007/07/07/ddn070807duvall.html

So this whole war thing might become a problem for the IRS... well, probably not a big problem but we can all dream can't we?

My favorite part of this article is:

"People fear the IRS more than they fear God," said Alan Gamble, executive director of the National Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund. "They're paying under a tremendous burden."


http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/04/ap3884422.html