In This Issue
The Tax Poem
The Tax Code
The Recovery Act
Energy-Efficieny Upgrades
April 15th!
Tax Deadline
The Tax Poem
 
Tax his land,
Tax his bed,
Tax the table
At which he's fed.

Tax his tractor,
Tax his mule,
Teach him taxes
Are the rule.

Tax his work,
Tax his pay,
He works for peanuts anyway!

Tax his cow,
Tax his goat,
Tax his pants,
Tax his coat.

Tax his ties,
Tax his shirt,
Tax his work,
Tax his dirt.

Tax his tobacco, 
Tax his drink,
Tax him if he
Tries to think.

Tax his cigars,
Tax his beers,
If he cries
Tax his tears.
  
Tax his car,
Tax his gas,
Find other ways
To tax his ass
(you know, donkey).

Tax all he has
Then let him know
That you won't be done
Till he has no dough.

  When he screams and hollers;
Then tax him some more,
Tax him till
He's good and sore.

Then tax his coffin,
Tax his grave,
Tax the sod in
Which he's laid.

Put these words
Upon his tomb,
"Taxes drove me
to my doom..."

When he's gone,
Do not relax,
Its time to apply
The inheritance tax.
Quick Links
 
 
Greetings! 
 
Are you finding the opportunity to read the books you'd like to?  How about the books that you know you "should" be reading but aren't?  In particular, the one "book" that will assuredly have an enormous impact on your life... that is the "Big Book" called the Tax Code.
 
Read more below about what our hard-working legislators have been up to...
Tax Code ComplexityThe Tax Code 
 
The federal tax code is the work-product of our legislature and it is not exactly leisure reading.
 
In fact, the IRS tax code in the Federal Register increased by 2,814 pages just since the first of the year.  In its entirety, it now comprises 70,320 pages!
 
Click on the flag to see how it has grown over the years.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (recently signed into law on Feb. 17, 2009)
 
Additional Tax Law Clarifications Made During
the 1st Quarter of 2009

(Click on the image) --->  Tax Update
 
 

 



 
 
 
If you missed the last issue of this newsletter and want to see what the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has in store for Consumers and Businesses click here to view the newsletter archives for the MARCH 2009 issue.
Federal Incentives for
Energy-Efficiency Upgrades
 
Click on the Green House to find the energy credits for...
Roofs
HVAC
Stoves
Insulation
Heat Pumps
Solar Panels
Water Heaters
Windows and Doors
Green House

Separately, The Texas Senate approved a bill that would fund a program to offer $500M to subsidize small-scale users of solar power. The rebate program would be one of the largest in the country when (if) it becomes law. Unfortunately, a potential drawback is a provision that has power companies buying back the excess power from the homeowner at a 20% discount to the going rate for retail electricity (fair market value)... more on this when (if) it actually becomes available.
 
NOTE:  The state of Texas generates more electricity from wind power than any other state.
 
I hope you hate the cost of taxes more than you hate the cost of employing the strategies for gaining tax advantages.
 
Let's talk soon...   you can reach me at 255-0395
 
Sincerely,
Greg Schroen
   
 
 
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