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2008 

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Contributions to charitable organizations are deductible, subject to certain limits and documentation requirements. A contribution is generally deductible only in the year of payment.Taxpayers report their charitable contributions by entering the total amount contributed on Form 1040, Schedule A,...
03/24/2008

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Recall the old saying Two heads are Better then One? Well then, what would you say to having 15 Heads working in unison?  Microsoft SharedView is a fast, easy way to share documents and screen views with small groups of friends or coworkers; anytime, anywhere. Use SharedView to put your heads tog...
03/24/2008

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I'd like to point out the Lee County was the Number 1 County in Florida for Population Growth during 2006-2007. Lee County had a Population increase of 20,475 bringing us to a total of 590,564 in Lee County, a 3.6 percent increase, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, with Broward seeing a decrea...
03/23/2008

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According to news reports, Citibank and Wachovia have each been sued in separate lawsuits brought by a credit default swap counterparty. Just a guess, but I bet we may be seeing a great deal more of this kind of litigation ahead. What is a credit default swap? A credit default swap (CDS) is a bil...
03/05/2008

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Director John Reich in his address to the Independent Community Bankers Association today at the annual convention in Orlando spoke about the condition of the thrift industry, lessons from current mortgage market challenges and findings from recent examinations of thrift institutions.Wisely Reich...
03/05/2008

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke called today for additional action to prevent more distressed homeowners from falling into foreclosure.“This situation calls for a vigorous response,” Bernanke said in a speech to a banking group in Florida.Even with some relief efforts under way by industry ...
03/04/2008

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Last Friday, an arm of the Justice Department sued Countrywide Home Loans in South Florida, claiming the lender's actions in a 2001 case have resulted in "an abuse of the bankruptcy process." The U.S. Trustee for Florida, which oversees the administration of bankruptcy cases, accuses Countrywide ...
03/04/2008

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Was rather irritated to find out that a few of the "Gift Cards" I received during the Holidays are now JUNK....read on to find out why: You know that Sharper Image gift card you got for Christmas? Right now, it's worthless. And other gift cards in your wallet could lose their value, too.The Sharp...
03/04/2008
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