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6 Commonly Overlooked Tax Deductions to Maximize Your Return

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“Can a dead person deduct medical expenses?” “Can We have so much love for taxes because we get to help filers maximize returns and learn about their finances. I recently learned that structures on my home office property including greenhouses are eligible for tax deductions,” she says. Can I claim my pet as a dependent?

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How to overcome the downsides of contract work

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The benefits aren’t as good It differs from company to company, but basic employee benefits can cover everything from childcare leave to medical costs. You don’t get paid during public holidays Paid holiday leave is a highlight of fulltime employment. Here’s everything about contract jobs people don’t tell you about.

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Start the New Year off with a New Focus on Your Personal Affairs.

Stephanie LH Calahan

  Here are a few tips to get started: Set up a filing system to store and manage your paperwork Your paperwork likely consists of three types of paper:  1) stuff you need to take action on 2) stuff you are saving for reference and 3) stuff that you should have tossed a long time ago, but haven't.    Avoid backlog. 

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2 Measures of effective productivity systems…

Ian's Messy Desk

I learned from my mother. I asked why he had been on the medication and she said, “that was four years ago, when he had his surgery.” Not only did she remember the name of the antibiotic from four years previous, within 45 seconds she had pulled a copy of the prescription from her files. Thanks for visiting!

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Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Try to anticipate the need so you can have the file or the answer your boss needs, before he or she even knows they need it. A good assistant knows just where to find the document or file needed, or they won’t stop looking till they do. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. 23, 1 p.m. (New

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Answering Reader Mail: Green EA, Green Executive

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Now's a great time to set a foundation and train your executive (if they are willing and learn to trust you) so a precedent can be set. Here are some things to work on for projects and what to figure out when learning to work with a new C-Level Executive during your first year. Filing Set up a great filing system now.

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Oh where or where is my password?

Laughing all the Way to Work

I keep mine in an encrypted Word file on my computer. I also have an encrypted file with various other important numbers like my and my husbands social security numbers and the like. Servers are usually backed up daily, so your file will likely be restored. However, you probably want to password protect file.