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	<title>Tax Refunds &#038; Advice</title>
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	<description>Find helpful tax help, information and news related to the IRS on the Banks.com IRS Tax Blog.</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 17:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Income Tax for a Sole Proprietor</title>
		<link>http://banks.com/blogs/irs/2008/05/07/income-tax-for-a-sole-proprietor/</link>
		<comments>http://banks.com/blogs/irs/2008/05/07/income-tax-for-a-sole-proprietor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 12:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Bibey</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Self Employed Taxes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Income Tax]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Are you a sole proprietor? In other words, do you work for yourself? Many people fit into this category, and tens of thousands more will join them in the months to come. Of course, working as a sole proprietor has its benefits and drawbacks from an income tax point of view. Before you work your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wesley Snipes Headed to Jail</title>
		<link>http://banks.com/blogs/irs/2008/05/05/snipes-headed-to-jail/</link>
		<comments>http://banks.com/blogs/irs/2008/05/05/snipes-headed-to-jail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 12:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Bibey</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Celebrity Tax Cases]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Actor Wesley Snipes is going to be away from the big screen for quite some time. At the end of April, Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison for failing to file tax returns. Although he came up with a $5 million down payment on back taxes that he owes, the court was still [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Spend your Stimulus Check</title>
		<link>http://banks.com/blogs/irs/2008/05/01/how-to-spend-your-stimulus-check/</link>
		<comments>http://banks.com/blogs/irs/2008/05/01/how-to-spend-your-stimulus-check/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 13:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Bibey</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Stimulus Package]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many Americans have already received their economic stimulus check, and millions more are slated to do so in the weeks to come. The question is: how are you going to spend this check? While the government wants you to spend this money â€œrecklesslyâ€ you are under no obligation to do so.
According to recent polls and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax Rebates have arrived</title>
		<link>http://banks.com/blogs/irs/2008/04/29/tax-rebates-have-arrived/</link>
		<comments>http://banks.com/blogs/irs/2008/04/29/tax-rebates-have-arrived/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Bibey</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Stimulus Package]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For many months, there has been non-stop talk of the economic stimulus checks that were set to be sent to millions of Americans this summer. The time has finally come, and much to the surprise of many, rebates are being sent out earlier than expected. The first group of payments is set to be sent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With a Struggling Economy, Consumers asked to Spend Stimulus Check</title>
		<link>http://banks.com/blogs/irs/2008/04/25/with-a-struggling-economy-consumers-asked-to-spend-stimulus-check/</link>
		<comments>http://banks.com/blogs/irs/2008/04/25/with-a-struggling-economy-consumers-asked-to-spend-stimulus-check/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Bibey</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Stimulus Package]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As you know by now, millions of Americans will be receiving an economic stimulus payment from the IRS by the end of the summer. If you take a closer look at the phrase â€œeconomic stimulus checkâ€ what do you see? Simply put, the government wants you to spend this money to stimulate the economy. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How does your Tax Professional Stack Up?</title>
		<link>http://banks.com/blogs/irs/2008/04/23/how-does-your-tax-professional-stack-up/</link>
		<comments>http://banks.com/blogs/irs/2008/04/23/how-does-your-tax-professional-stack-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Bibey</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Professional]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Do you hire a tax professional to file your year end return? If so, you are just like millions of other taxpayers. Unfortunately, not every tax professional is as qualified as the next. As you can imagine, you only want to rely on somebody who knows exactly what they are doing. After all, filing your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Itâ€™s never too early to Prepare for Next Year</title>
		<link>http://banks.com/blogs/irs/2008/04/21/it%e2%80%99s-never-too-early-to-prepare-for-next-year/</link>
		<comments>http://banks.com/blogs/irs/2008/04/21/it%e2%80%99s-never-too-early-to-prepare-for-next-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Bibey</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are like most Americans, you just finished filing your 2007 taxes sometime over the past four months. While you can breathe a sigh of relief, you need to keep in mind that it is never too early to prepare for next year. This holds especially true for those taxpayers who owed the IRS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Tax Deductions that Throw up a Red Flag</title>
		<link>http://banks.com/blogs/irs/2008/04/17/two-tax-deductions-that-throw-up-a-red-flag/</link>
		<comments>http://banks.com/blogs/irs/2008/04/17/two-tax-deductions-that-throw-up-a-red-flag/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Bibey</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Deductions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The last thing you want to do when filing your taxes is draw attention to your return. Unfortunately, thousands of people do this every year with the deductions that they claim. While there are quite a few legitimate deductions that you can use to your advantage, there are many others that the IRS watches closely. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Organize Tax Related Files for your Business</title>
		<link>http://banks.com/blogs/irs/2008/04/15/organize-tax-related-files-for-your-business/</link>
		<comments>http://banks.com/blogs/irs/2008/04/15/organize-tax-related-files-for-your-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Bibey</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Running a successful business takes a lot of time, patience, and organization. One area in which you must always stay organized is taxes. Just like individuals, you will have to file a year end return and for most businesses this is just the tip of the iceberg. If you do not stay organized, you will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to File a Tax Extension</title>
		<link>http://banks.com/blogs/irs/2008/04/11/how-to-file-a-tax-extension/</link>
		<comments>http://banks.com/blogs/irs/2008/04/11/how-to-file-a-tax-extension/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Bibey</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Extension]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The deadline to file your 2007 tax return is April 15, 2008. Does this leave you enough time to take care of all the details? If so, you should move forward right away and put your taxes behind you for the time being. But on the other side of things, if you need more time [...]]]></description>
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