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Hi, Friend. Here are your Articles for May 14, 2008.
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Go Red for Women Features a Very Special Speaker

Last week, McKonly & Asbury helped celebrate the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women event at the Whitaker Center in Harrisburg.  Heart related illness, such as heart attack and stroke, is the number 1 killer of women in America.  All women need to take heart health seriously, a lesson that hit our firm close to home last year.  We took great pride in sponsoring this year's Go Red for Women luncheon, because the Survivor speaker is a dear member of the M&A family, our Director of First Impressions, Michele Breon.  Read on for more of Michele's story and important tips on recognizing the warning signs of stroke and heart attack.



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Economic Stimulus: Frequently Asked Questions

As millions of Americans are beginning to receive their economic stimulus payments, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released a list of the most-frequently-asked questions.  Stimulus payments started going out last week, and the initial round of payments will continue on a weekly basis through mid-July. In all, nearly 130 million payments will go out this year.  Since the payments began, the IRS has received a variety of questions that have now been released as a set of Frequently Asked Questions. Read on to find out where you can go to get your questions answered. 



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IRAs: To Convert or Not To Convert

In January 2010, an unprecedented opportunity will be available for taxpayers with MAGI (modified adjusted gross income) over $100,000 to convert all or any part of a deductible or nondeductible traditional IRA to a Roth IRA.  At that time, the $100,000 MAGI restriction on Roth conversions will be eliminated because of a favorable provision in the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005.  In addition, this Act will allow taxpayers who make a Roth IRA conversion in 2010 to spread the federal income taxes owed among two equal installments due in 2011 and 2012. Read on for more information. 



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The current low
interest rate environment may lead to various estate and gift tax planning opportunities for affluent individuals. If you are interested in transferring wealth to your children, grandchildren or other beneficiaries, check out these six techniques that may help you and your beneficiaries profit from historically low interest rates and depressed stock values. We'll also tell you about a surprising new IRS ruling that gives more latitude to taxpayers setting up irrevocable trusts.
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Success overseas
often depends on how well you and your employees understand foreign customs and rituals. Click "Full Article" for a look at some of the pitfalls and how to avoid them so you can come home with valuable new business.
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A regular C corporation that converts to an S corp
may be liable for an expensive built-in gains tax, also known as the BIG tax. But with proper planning before electing S status, the BIG tax can be reduced or even eliminated. Click "Full Article" for more information.
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