| QUOTES from
the
Masters... |
| On Belief |
On Expectation |
| "The
most important thing about a man is what he believes in the depth of
his
being. This is the thing that makes him what he is, the thing
that
organizes him and feeds him; the thing that keeps him going in the face
of untoward circumstances; the thing that gives him resistance and
drive."
-- Hugh Stevenson Tigner
"He
can who thinks he can, and he can't who thinks he can't. This is
an inexorable, indisputable law." -- Henry Ford
"If
you think a certain thought long enough and hard enough, it becomes a
fixed
belief and you will find yourself behaving on the outside in a manner
consistent
with it." -– Brian Tracy
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"Others
will underestimate us, for although we judge ourselves by what we feel
capable of doing, others judge us only by what we have already done."
-– Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow
"Our
limitations and success will be based, most often, on your own
expectations
for ourselves. What the mind dwells upon, the body acts upon." --
Denis
Waitley
"If
you conduct yourself as though you expect to be successful and happy,
you
will seldom be disappointed." -- Brian
Tracy
"It's
not that people want too much, it's that they want too little." -–
Mark
Victor Hansen
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The
Child Tax Credit
As is typical of tax legislation over the past decade, a number of Tax
Acts offered tax relief to individuals, but did so through a variety of complex
provisions that included retroactive, temporary and phased-in/phased-out
effective dates. While some of these
provisions may not apply to you, other provisions will and you may want to revise
your planning to take full benefit of those provisions.
Today's topic
is the child tax credit. If you would like
additional
information on this topic, please call my office.
The Child Tax Credit
The amount of the child tax credit was previously increased
from $500 to $1,000. The increase
was temporary and the child tax credit was scheduled to return to $500 after
December 31, 2010. The 2010 Tax Relief
Act, however, continues the child tax credit at $1,000 through 2012. In 2013, the child tax credit returns to $500
unless a future Congress takes action.
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Calendar
Year
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Credit
Amount per Child Under 17
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2011 - 2012
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$1,000
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2013 and
later
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$500
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In addition:
- The child tax credit is not indexed for inflation;
- The child tax credit phaseout begins at adjusted gross income levels of $110,000 married and $75,000 single;
- The child tax credit can be claimed against the alternative minimum tax;
- The credit is refundable to the extent of 15% of the taxpayer's earned income in excess of $3,000 in 2011 and 2012; and
- A federal income tax return must be filed to receive a child tax credit
refund.
Planning
Note:
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Consider using tax
savings
from the child tax credit to fund an Education Savings Account or to
participate
in a State Tuition Program. |
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| MESSAGES
from
the Masters... |
LOOKING
UP by Zig Ziglar
Back
in the days of sailing ships, a young sailor went to sea for the first
time.
The ship encountered a heavy storm in the North Atlantic. The young
sailor
was commanded to go aloft and trim the sails. As he started to climb,
he
made a mistake and looked down. He started to lose his balance. At that
moment, an older sailor underneath him shouted, "Look up, son, look
up!"
The young sailor looked up and regained his balance.
When
things seem bad, look to see if you're not facing the wrong direction.
When you're looking at the sun, you see no shadows. When the outlook
isn't
good, try the uplook -- it's always good!
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