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April 2, 2009


Publisher's Note
I normally do not care what Robert Redford or other celebrities have to say about economic policy, foreign affairs or pretty much anything else of importance, but something he recently spouted caught my attention. Redford stated: "Do you think the earth was created by an accountant? No! The earth was created by the combustion of a creative explosion. Fire and chaos are what started everything. Then order came on top of that."

In these turbulent times of high unemployment rates, Conficker, bailouts, and more...a compliment emerged from Robert Redford's postulation. The marrying of the words "accountants" and "order" is a remarkable, unintended compliment. We'll take it, Sundance Kid!

Rob Nance
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I have a client that has a totally disabled child that has a seizure problem. We have been told to get in contact with an organization that trains and sells dogs that are specially trained to detect seizures. Would the cost of purchasing such a dog and its upkeep qualify as a medical expense assuming my client were able it deduct medical expenses?
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Received a form 1099A. According to my calculations I believe I have a loss on the sale of my vacation condo. 1099-A: outstanding loan 450,000.00; no proceeds received from sale; Basis (cost) 485,000.00; This is a recourse loan. On the form 1099A the FMV is 350,000.00. Did I calculate this right? I went from the IRS chart on the publication on the sale of assets.
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