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- From: eire@bluemoon.use.com (Chris Clinton)
- Subject: Re: Which tax prep book to use?
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- References: <1993Jan19.010458.16716@spectrum.CMC.COM>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 93 13:54:16 EST
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- lars@spectrum.CMC.COM (Lars Poulsen) writes:
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- > In article <1993Jan11.204748.6366@meiko.com>
- > hardesty@meiko.com (Robert Hardesty) writes:
- > >I am trying to decide which tax prep book is best to use. There
- > >seems to be some that are put out by Cusumer Reports, Money, H&R Block
- > >among others and I was wondering which one to choose.
- >
- > It is amazing how few people pick up the best value in the field:
- >
- > IRS Publication 17: Your Federal Income Tax
- >
- > It is roughly equivalent in level of coverage to each of the above, and
- > it is free at your nearest IRS office (or by mail: Call 1-800-TAX-FORM).
- > --
- > / Lars Poulsen, SMTS Software Engineer Internet E-mail: lars@CMC.COM
- > CMC Network Products / Rockwell Int'l Telephone: +1-805-968-4262
- > Santa Barbara, CA 93117-3083 TeleFAX: +1-805-968-8256
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-
- I called the IRS on Dec 2nd and subsequently got a note to say that
- pub 17 was not available yet.
- I called again last week and got a similar note in yesterdays mail.
- Whats the point in them "supposedly" publishing a book when they do
- not have it available at the most important time in the tax year!!!!
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- Rgds .......Chris
-