Guest guest Posted July 27, 2004 Report Posted July 27, 2004 I'm not the one to ask. I made a C- in income tax and don't even do my own. Anybody on here a CPA? GG In a message dated 7/27/2004 11:13:45 PM Central Daylight Time, joe.kiff@... writes: HOWDY ALL. Out of curiosity, does anyone know of FIRE/EMS specific tax breaks. I was told that we could take a deduction of $35 (for meals) per day for shifts over 12 hours. Mr. Gandy may have to keep silent, as while he might have the most learnin', I'm afraid I'd he'd make one up and I'd end up in Club Fed. Thanks, in advance, Joe T. Kiff, EMT-LP, EMSI Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department Houston, Texas Quote
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2004 Report Posted July 27, 2004 I'm not the one to ask. I made a C- in income tax and don't even do my own. Anybody on here a CPA? GG In a message dated 7/27/2004 11:13:45 PM Central Daylight Time, joe.kiff@... writes: HOWDY ALL. Out of curiosity, does anyone know of FIRE/EMS specific tax breaks. I was told that we could take a deduction of $35 (for meals) per day for shifts over 12 hours. Mr. Gandy may have to keep silent, as while he might have the most learnin', I'm afraid I'd he'd make one up and I'd end up in Club Fed. Thanks, in advance, Joe T. Kiff, EMT-LP, EMSI Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department Houston, Texas Quote
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2004 Report Posted July 27, 2004 HOWDY ALL. Out of curiosity, does anyone know of FIRE/EMS specific tax breaks. I was told that we could take a deduction of $35 (for meals) per day for shifts over 12 hours. Mr. Gandy may have to keep silent, as while he might have the most learnin', I'm afraid I'd he'd make one up and I'd end up in Club Fed. Thanks, in advance, Joe T. Kiff, EMT-LP, EMSI Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department Houston, Texas ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at cyfairvfd.org Quote
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2004 Report Posted July 28, 2004 Joe & Gene-- I'm a CPA in Missouri (haven't transferred it to Texas), & have dealt with this issue in some detail. I'll post a discussion by the end of today, July 28. Conley Harmon >Anybody on here a CPA? > > >Out of curiosity, does anyone know of FIRE/EMS specific tax >breaks. I was told that we could take a deduction of $35 (for meals) per >day for >shifts over 12 hours. Quote
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2004 Report Posted July 28, 2004 Joe & Gene-- I'm a CPA in Missouri (haven't transferred it to Texas), & have dealt with this issue in some detail. I'll post a discussion by the end of today, July 28. Conley Harmon >Anybody on here a CPA? > > >Out of curiosity, does anyone know of FIRE/EMS specific tax >breaks. I was told that we could take a deduction of $35 (for meals) per >day for >shifts over 12 hours. Quote
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2004 Report Posted July 28, 2004 Joe & Gene-- I'm a CPA in Missouri (haven't transferred it to Texas), & have dealt with this issue in some detail. I'll post a discussion by the end of today, July 28. Conley Harmon >Anybody on here a CPA? > > >Out of curiosity, does anyone know of FIRE/EMS specific tax >breaks. I was told that we could take a deduction of $35 (for meals) per >day for >shifts over 12 hours. Quote
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2004 Report Posted July 28, 2004 Conley, Look forward to your post...(I'm from Missouri) Have a GREAT day Rande Re: Fire/EMS tax breaks > Joe & Gene-- > > I'm a CPA in Missouri (haven't transferred it to Texas), & have dealt with > this issue in some detail. > > I'll post a discussion by the end of today, July 28. > > Conley Harmon > > >Anybody on here a CPA? > > > > > >Out of curiosity, does anyone know of FIRE/EMS specific tax > >breaks. I was told that we could take a deduction of $35 (for meals) per > >day for > >shifts over 12 hours. > > > > > > Quote
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2004 Report Posted July 28, 2004 Conley, Look forward to your post...(I'm from Missouri) Have a GREAT day Rande Re: Fire/EMS tax breaks > Joe & Gene-- > > I'm a CPA in Missouri (haven't transferred it to Texas), & have dealt with > this issue in some detail. > > I'll post a discussion by the end of today, July 28. > > Conley Harmon > > >Anybody on here a CPA? > > > > > >Out of curiosity, does anyone know of FIRE/EMS specific tax > >breaks. I was told that we could take a deduction of $35 (for meals) per > >day for > >shifts over 12 hours. > > > > > > Quote
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2004 Report Posted July 28, 2004 Conley, Look forward to your post...(I'm from Missouri) Have a GREAT day Rande Re: Fire/EMS tax breaks > Joe & Gene-- > > I'm a CPA in Missouri (haven't transferred it to Texas), & have dealt with > this issue in some detail. > > I'll post a discussion by the end of today, July 28. > > Conley Harmon > > >Anybody on here a CPA? > > > > > >Out of curiosity, does anyone know of FIRE/EMS specific tax > >breaks. I was told that we could take a deduction of $35 (for meals) per > >day for > >shifts over 12 hours. > > > > > > Quote
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2004 Report Posted July 28, 2004 Boer a CPA in Kountze here in Texas can help. She does taxes for EMS and Public Safety types. Quote
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2004 Report Posted July 28, 2004 Boer a CPA in Kountze here in Texas can help. She does taxes for EMS and Public Safety types. Quote
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2004 Report Posted July 28, 2004 Boer a CPA in Kountze here in Texas can help. She does taxes for EMS and Public Safety types. Quote
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2004 Report Posted July 28, 2004 Nope, we're for tax breaks for the people who need them, like you and me. It's just the fat cat CEOS making over a million dollars a year that we oppose them for. That's who got them. GG In a message dated 7/28/2004 3:42:25 PM Central Daylight Time, supervisor@... writes: Aren't you Dems opposed to any type of tax break anyway? Just throw your opinion out as fact and argue that you're right. Bullard BS, LP Training Coordinator Lubbock Aid Ambulance Quote
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2004 Report Posted July 28, 2004 Nope, we're for tax breaks for the people who need them, like you and me. It's just the fat cat CEOS making over a million dollars a year that we oppose them for. That's who got them. GG In a message dated 7/28/2004 3:42:25 PM Central Daylight Time, supervisor@... writes: Aren't you Dems opposed to any type of tax break anyway? Just throw your opinion out as fact and argue that you're right. Bullard BS, LP Training Coordinator Lubbock Aid Ambulance Quote
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2004 Report Posted July 28, 2004 Nope, we're for tax breaks for the people who need them, like you and me. It's just the fat cat CEOS making over a million dollars a year that we oppose them for. That's who got them. GG In a message dated 7/28/2004 3:42:25 PM Central Daylight Time, supervisor@... writes: Aren't you Dems opposed to any type of tax break anyway? Just throw your opinion out as fact and argue that you're right. Bullard BS, LP Training Coordinator Lubbock Aid Ambulance Quote
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2004 Report Posted July 28, 2004 Aren't you Dems opposed to any type of tax break anyway? Just throw your opinion out as fact and argue that you're right. Bullard BS, LP Training Coordinator Lubbock Aid Ambulance _____ From: wegandy1938@... Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:53 PM To: Subject: Re: Fire/EMS tax breaks I'm not the one to ask. I made a C- in income tax and don't even do my own. Anybody on here a CPA? GG In a message dated 7/27/2004 11:13:45 PM Central Daylight Time, joe.kiff@... writes: HOWDY ALL. Out of curiosity, does anyone know of FIRE/EMS specific tax breaks. I was told that we could take a deduction of $35 (for meals) per day for shifts over 12 hours. Mr. Gandy may have to keep silent, as while he might have the most learnin', I'm afraid I'd he'd make one up and I'd end up in Club Fed. Thanks, in advance, Joe T. Kiff, EMT-LP, EMSI Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department Houston, Texas Quote
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2004 Report Posted July 28, 2004 Aren't you Dems opposed to any type of tax break anyway? Just throw your opinion out as fact and argue that you're right. Bullard BS, LP Training Coordinator Lubbock Aid Ambulance _____ From: wegandy1938@... Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:53 PM To: Subject: Re: Fire/EMS tax breaks I'm not the one to ask. I made a C- in income tax and don't even do my own. Anybody on here a CPA? GG In a message dated 7/27/2004 11:13:45 PM Central Daylight Time, joe.kiff@... writes: HOWDY ALL. Out of curiosity, does anyone know of FIRE/EMS specific tax breaks. I was told that we could take a deduction of $35 (for meals) per day for shifts over 12 hours. Mr. Gandy may have to keep silent, as while he might have the most learnin', I'm afraid I'd he'd make one up and I'd end up in Club Fed. Thanks, in advance, Joe T. Kiff, EMT-LP, EMSI Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department Houston, Texas Quote
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2004 Report Posted July 28, 2004 Aren't you Dems opposed to any type of tax break anyway? Just throw your opinion out as fact and argue that you're right. Bullard BS, LP Training Coordinator Lubbock Aid Ambulance _____ From: wegandy1938@... Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:53 PM To: Subject: Re: Fire/EMS tax breaks I'm not the one to ask. I made a C- in income tax and don't even do my own. Anybody on here a CPA? GG In a message dated 7/27/2004 11:13:45 PM Central Daylight Time, joe.kiff@... writes: HOWDY ALL. Out of curiosity, does anyone know of FIRE/EMS specific tax breaks. I was told that we could take a deduction of $35 (for meals) per day for shifts over 12 hours. Mr. Gandy may have to keep silent, as while he might have the most learnin', I'm afraid I'd he'd make one up and I'd end up in Club Fed. Thanks, in advance, Joe T. Kiff, EMT-LP, EMSI Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department Houston, Texas Quote
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2004 Report Posted July 28, 2004 wegandy1938-at-aol.com wrote: >Nope, we're for tax breaks for the people who need them, like you and me. >It's just the fat cat CEOS making over a million dollars a year that we oppose >them for. That's who got them. > > > > This may help you understand how the tax system works: This is a VERY simple way to understand the tax laws. Suppose that every day, ten men go out for dinner. The bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this. The first four men -- the poorest -- would pay nothing; The fifth would pay $1: the sixth would pay $3; the seventh $7; the eighth $12; The ninth $18. The tenth man -- the richest -- would pay $59. That's what they decided to do. The ten men ate dinner in the restaurant every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement -- until one day, the owner threw them a curve. " Since you are all such good customers, " he said, " I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily meal by $20. " So dinner for the ten only cost $80. The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes. So the first four men were unaffected. They would still eat for free. But what about the other six -- the paying customers? How could they divvy up the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his " fairshare? " The six men realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33. But if they subtracted that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would end up being *paid* to eat their meal. So the restaurant owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by roughly the same amount, and he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay. And so the fifth man paid nothing, the sixth pitched in $2, the seventh paid $5, the eighth paid $9, the ninth paid $12, leaving the tenth Man with a bill of $52 instead of his earlier $59. Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to eat for free. But once outside the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings. " I only got a dollar out of the $20, " declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth. " But he got $7! " " Yeah, that's right, " exclaimed the fifth man. " I only saved a dollar, too. It's unfair that he got seven times more than me! " " That's true! " shouted the seventh man. " Why should he get $7 back when I got only $2? The wealthy get all the breaks! " " Wait a minute, " yelled the first four men in unison. " We didn't get anything at all. The system exploits the poor! " The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up. The next night he didn't show up for dinner, so the nine sat down and ate without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They're $52 short! And that, boys and girls, journalists and college instructors, is how the tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up at the table anymore. Quote
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2004 Report Posted July 29, 2004 I remember getting a nice little check from the Department of the Treasury. To me, that's a break. Bullard BS, LP Training Coordinator Lubbock Aid Ambulance _____ From: wegandy1938@... Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 6:32 PM To: Subject: Re: Fire/EMS tax breaks Nope, we're for tax breaks for the people who need them, like you and me. It's just the fat cat CEOS making over a million dollars a year that we oppose them for. That's who got them. GG In a message dated 7/28/2004 3:42:25 PM Central Daylight Time, supervisor@... writes: Aren't you Dems opposed to any type of tax break anyway? Just throw your opinion out as fact and argue that you're right. Bullard BS, LP Training Coordinator Lubbock Aid Ambulance Quote
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2004 Report Posted July 29, 2004 I remember getting a nice little check from the Department of the Treasury. To me, that's a break. Bullard BS, LP Training Coordinator Lubbock Aid Ambulance _____ From: wegandy1938@... Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 6:32 PM To: Subject: Re: Fire/EMS tax breaks Nope, we're for tax breaks for the people who need them, like you and me. It's just the fat cat CEOS making over a million dollars a year that we oppose them for. That's who got them. GG In a message dated 7/28/2004 3:42:25 PM Central Daylight Time, supervisor@... writes: Aren't you Dems opposed to any type of tax break anyway? Just throw your opinion out as fact and argue that you're right. Bullard BS, LP Training Coordinator Lubbock Aid Ambulance Quote
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2004 Report Posted July 29, 2004 I remember getting a nice little check from the Department of the Treasury. To me, that's a break. Bullard BS, LP Training Coordinator Lubbock Aid Ambulance _____ From: wegandy1938@... Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 6:32 PM To: Subject: Re: Fire/EMS tax breaks Nope, we're for tax breaks for the people who need them, like you and me. It's just the fat cat CEOS making over a million dollars a year that we oppose them for. That's who got them. GG In a message dated 7/28/2004 3:42:25 PM Central Daylight Time, supervisor@... writes: Aren't you Dems opposed to any type of tax break anyway? Just throw your opinion out as fact and argue that you're right. Bullard BS, LP Training Coordinator Lubbock Aid Ambulance Quote
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