Act Today to Protect the Mortgage Interest Deduction
Up for discussion next week by the Kansas Senate: HB 2059. This bill would single out Kansas as the first and only state in the nation to eliminate the ability of home owners to claim the mortgage interest deduction (MID) on their state income tax returns.
The Kansas Association of REALTORS reports that eliminating the mortgage interest deduction increases the tax burden by $162.5 million on over 344,000 Kansas home owners.
What can you do?
Say "yes" to the Masterson amendment, which will be offered during the debate to preserve the mortgage interest deduction by phasing out all itemized deductions (including the mortgage interest deduction) in future years in proportion to future reductions in state marginal income tax rates.
Click this link to send a special, pre-written message to Your Senator or Senators. |
What Else can Kansas REALTOR® Leaders Do to Fight HB2059?
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Next Stop in the KCRAR Roadshow Series: iPad Basics
The KCRAR Roadshow Series seminar "Embracing Mobility" Feb. 28 was canceled due to the forecast for a severe winter storm in the Kansas City region.
The following is the next KCRAR Roadshow Series program you should plan for today - this one available at the KCRAR classroom!
iPad Basics, Friday, March 8, 2013
Come learn in "iPad Basics," an interactive class that offers tips and tricks on how to use your iPad! This class is not only about apps - it is on settings, making bookmarks, making your own icons, preserving battery power, how to use cloud storage and more. Bring your iPad with you.
Instructor: Cindy DiCianni, KCRAR Tech Committee, Kansas City ReBar Camp tech speaker, and acknowledged iPad Queen.
KCRAR Classroom
11150 Overbrook Road, Suite 100
Leawood, KS 66211
Friday, March 8, 10:00 a.m. - 12 p.m.
This class is not for CE credit, it's for "Get Smart" credit. To register, log in as a member at www.kcrar.com, or visit this link. Look in the "Education Calendar and Registration-Live Classes" section for the iPad Basics class listed under "March 2013." |
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Plan Now for REALTOR® Day at PowerPlay March 13
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Are You Ready to RECHARGE?
 Sign up now to ensure your seat to KCRAR's RECHARGE technology conference April 3!
Registration to non-members will open March 15.
Featured speaker Chris Smith, Chief Evangelist, Inman News, will join a group of leading technology experts at this popular event scheduled to be held at the Kansas City Public Library - Plaza branch.
Chris, who is an Internet marketing and social media consultant and co-founder of the Tech Savvy Agent blog, earned the title of Chief Paper Killer for dotloop in Sept. 2012.
Registration for the event, which is available to members for $20, can be done by clicking this link.
What: RECHARGE, KCRAR's technology conference, featuring Chris Smith and expert panelists Nobu Hata, Leigh Brown, Maura Neill, Grag Dallaire and Raziel Ungar.
When:
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: $20
Where:
Kansas City Public Library - Plaza Branch
4801 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64112
To register: Visit this link, or log in as a member at www.kcrar.com (the member login is a green button on the top of your screen). Registration can be done by visiting the "Education & Event Registration" section. |
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Upcoming
KCRAR Education
March 7 - Advanced Short Sales
March 8 - KCRAR Roadshow Series Workshop: iPad Basics
May 12 - Stellar Seller Services
March 12 - Radon in Real Estate
March 13 - Mastering REO Transactions
March 13 - That Doggone Mold
March 14 - KCRAR Roadshow Series - Embracing Mobility
March 15 - KCMO Dream Act Financing
To register: Log in as a member at www.kcrar.com and visit "Education & Event Registration" to search for educational opportunities such as what you see listed above.
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