In an effort to help taxpayers during the recession, a number of tax breaks were introduced to ease matters, as well as help stimulate the economy. However, some of these tax credits will be expiring sooner than you think. The California Society of CPAs, sent to me via email, has an overview of some of the tax breaks that will soon be expiring:

COBRA Extension Benefits: If you are eligible for this tax break, you pay only 35% of your COBRA premiums, and you receive a reimbursement of the other 65% through a tax credit. Termination of your job for COBRA …read more

Property Crossroads has a very interesting post about Bill Gates house and land.
Here are just some of the features you can expect to enjoy:
Expansive electronics system
Large private library
Domed reading room
Swimming pool with underwater music system and a fossil-motif floor
Hidden cameras and sensors to track a person within 6 inches
Heated floors inside and out (walkways, driveway)
Music that follows you from room-to-room
Be sure and visit the Property Crossroads site as he’s also included plenty of other informational links and stories about the Gates residence.

In the comments of my last post about screen real estate comparisons between Firefox and the new IE7, Robert Aitchison wanted me to compare the two without all the 3rd party toolbars installed.
How about the copmparison without all the 3rd party toolbars loaded?, or alteas cut it down to one.
Also you’ll notice that Firefox has a menu bar while IE7 does not, I’ll admin I haven’t used IE7 but it seems like not having a menu bar would be extremely limiting.
So, I decided to do an additional little comparison without the toolbars. As you can see, IE7 still has a …read more