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The “Third Party Designee” gives someone else, the person you pick, the ability to ask the IRS about the processing, not the content, of your return. This can be useful if you are unable to do so yourself or plan to not be around after filing your return.

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Ignore this section if you are not hiring (not under-the-table paying) someone to be the preparer. If you have no idea what this means, then it does not apply.

Back in the day, anyone could be paid to fill out your taxes for you, from that cousin down the street to your dad’s friend, the CPA.

Not anymore.

Thanks to IRS rules that went into effect fully in 2010, all paid tax preparers must register with the IRS months before touching a pen to paper. Preparers will be issued a PTIN (and a similar New York version), an ID number for professional preparers that signifies the only people who can legally charge you for the service.

Your buddy can still help out, and you can choose to (stupidly) do this illegally. But when given the choice, pay the fee and get a pro with a PTIN – it will save you an audit and your dad’s friend a nightmare.

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Seeing as Rutgers finished their season with a loss to Tech, it is no surprise that they failed to scrape more than one vote.

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It may be surprising to see the once dominant Tech team below the Top 25, but with a sad 7-6 2012 season and a series of bowl losses in the past three years, their performance simply fails to stack up to other teams. They also managed to finish only 4th in the Coastal Division in 2012, cementing their relatively low ranking (Tech ranked 3rd in 1999’s Coaches' Poll).

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Assange began following the Snowden affair from day one. His involvement, both as part of Wikileaks and his personal interest, is one of the key reasons that Snowden was able to gain asylum and escape the airport.

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Snowden was unofficially issued papers on July 23rd, but only received them on the 1st of August. The leaker has been stuck in Russia’s Sheremetyevo airport without the ability to cross the Russian border or leave the transit zone. It is expected that he will use the papers to seek asylum in Venezuela or Ecuador.

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Sometimes you have to look at what Earth actually is: a giant rock hurtling through space, flying around the galaxy with no regard. It can be humbling and a spiritual experience. The singer needs only to look out into space to realize that life needs to be taken slowly, savored and experienced. Those who hide risk missing it all.

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Anti-meth advocacy has a famous tagline: “Not Even Once.” This is for a reason.

Meth can cause anything from irritability and aggressiveness to full bouts of unstoppable rage and anger, funneled into physical abuse and deranged acts. Some meth users lose a sense of right and wrong, acting in completely amoral ways and, sometimes, physically assaulting anyone. It is no wonder that meth crimes have skyrocketed, with one study noting a nationwide 87% increase.

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Adjustments on the 1040A are few and far between – take what you get, or dive into a 1040.

16 – Educator expenses

17 – IRA deduction

18 – Student load interest deduction

19 – Tuition and fees

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Of course the IRS cares about teachers! That’s why a whopping $250 of self-bought supplies can be written off! If the school does not reimburse you (ha) for classroom items and you teach up to grade 12, you are eligible! This doubles for married teachers (2 teachers).

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