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618-Good Morning, The Offices of David Robinson. Check the Oil
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617-Unlimited Visibility
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616-Future Business Leaders: Student Workers and Interns
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615-Just Being Myself
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614-Friendship Breakage and Flashover
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613-Captain Edward John Smith of the RMS Titanic: What Was He
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612-Classical Escapism
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611-I Still Haven't Good Enough at Preparing Taxes to Do Them
by Mind-Reading
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610-Playing by the Rules in an S-Corporation
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609-Struggle Every Day to Stay Small
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608-Being Too Busy for Customers
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607-Theme Songs
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606-Important Moments and the Beginning and the End
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605-Do Your Homework and Write That Term Paper!
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604-Some Famous Highly-Successful Entrepreneurs
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603-Dads, Entrepreneurialism and Grace
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602-The Adam Smith Institute and Others About a Flat Tax
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601-Adam Smith
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600-One More Milestone
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599-Final Home Sale Exclusion Regulations, Late IRA Rollover
Relief, Student Loan Interest.
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598-Deducting Sales Tax, Giving Vehicles to Charity, Continuing
the Child Tax Credit.
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597-Like Kind Exchanges and Lawsuit Settlements
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596-Sport Utility Vehicle Rules Change
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595-2004 Tax Law Developments
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594-Regional Leadership By and For Real People
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593-Regional Cooperation
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592-I've Learned A Lot in a Year
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591-Right There On My Forehead
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590-You CAN Control Your Day
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589-Aren't We All Teachers
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588-Giving Credit Where Credit is Due
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587-Let There Be Light
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586-The Next Best Thing that Richmonders Need is a Lighthouse
- Really! At Least in 1802 That Was the Case.
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585- Focus on the Target and the Big Problems
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584- Being Too Busy for Customers
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583- Creating a Market
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582- Support the Arts
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581- Start Early to Grow Your Child into an Entrepreneur
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580- One of the Best Things I've Ever Done
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579- Portable Toilets
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578- Cold Stone Creamery
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577- Theme Songs
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576- Too Many Sales Calls
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575- People are the Product
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574- Triangles
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573- A Gentleman Always Does the Kind Thing
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572- Graduation Day
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571- One 1980 Dollar to the College Republicans (By Check)
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570- A Sharper Focus
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569- Diagnosing and Assigning Introverts and Extroverts
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568- Run with the Little Guy
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567-Target Market Definition
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566-The K.I.S.S.S. Principle
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565-Your Signature is Your Lasting Imprint
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564-The Treasury Secretary Speaks About a Flat Tax!
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563- Shouldn't Friendship and Mentorship Be Forever?
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562- I Still Haven't Gotten Good Enough at Preparing Taxes To
Do Them By Mind-Reading.
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561-Being in Debt
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560-Staying Motivated
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559-Some People Look for Ways to Create Fire
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558-Struggle Every Day to Stay Small
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557-Every Existing Chesterfield Resident Will Pay $5,300 to
Subsidize Each of 18,300 New Homes. Yes, that's $97 Million
Dollars!
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556-Doomed from the Start
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555-Pet Projects of Successful People
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554-Home-Based Multi-Level Marketing
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553-Stand Up for What You Believe In
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552-Full Disclosure
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551-The Ghosts of Ivymont
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550-Lots of People Start Businesses but the Best Ones Write
Great Term Papers
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549-Beginning of the Year Tax Thoughts
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548-End of Year (2003) Tax Thoughts
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547-The Framers Felt It Important Enough to Make it the First
One
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546-Start a Radio Show
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545-Luck Favors the Prepared Mind
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544-Get Involved with Charitable Boards
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543-Salary versus Profit
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542-Rates, AMT and the Marriage Penalty
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541-Being a Mail Connoisseur
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540-Eagles and Pigeon Goo
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539-We The People
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538-David Bruce Robinson, CPA's List of What All Citizens Should
Do to Participate in the Political Process
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537-One Big Problem is a Bunch of Little Ones
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536-Septembers and Octobers
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535-The Power of the Postcard
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534-Business Love is Looking Out After People, Part Two
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533-Business Love is Looking Out After People, Part One
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532-Laying Down in Front of Client Problems
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531-"Among the Heros" by Jere Longman
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530-A Sense of Urgency
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529-Competing Against Yourself. Look in the Mirror to Find your
Fiercest Rival.
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528-Which Comes First; The Friendship or The Loyalty. And, By
The Way, Which Lasts?
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527-Being Organized to Stay Small
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526-Entrepreneurialism is Under The Lost Sock
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525-Speed, Decision Making, Reassessment and Speed Bumps
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524-My Uncle George
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523-A Zebra Can Sometimes Change His Stipes
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522-The Right Thing at the Right Time
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521-Which Came First, the Donkey or the Elephant?
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520-Pennywise and Poundstupid
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519-A Diamond of an Employee
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518-A Political Snowstorm
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517-When Educated Gentlemen Dressed Up Like Indians
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516-Josh Doesn't Let People Go
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515-Never Be A Stick-In-The-Mud--Be A Roy or Mike!
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514-Do All Businesspeople Get Calls From Their Past?
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513-Time to Announce a Redirection of TaxFax™
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512-Future Business Leaders
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511-Best Friends and the Office in the Late 1960s and 1970s
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510-Dads and Future Entrepreneurs
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509-Good Morning. The Accounting Office of David Robinson, This
is April
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508-No W-2? Here's What To Do!
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507-Some Basic Tax Tips
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506-Loaning Money to Family Members
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505-KEOGH Plans
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504-The SBA is Here To Help
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503-Philanthropy
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502-Preparing for Life's Emergencies
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501-Borrowing Carefully
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500-Tax Fax - Our 500th Issue
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499-Refinancing
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498-Fixing Your Credit Woes
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497-New Years Resolutions
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495-Giving Stock to Charity
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494-Financial Planning
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493-Budget Is Not A Four Letter Word
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492-Year End Tax Strategies
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491-College Savings Options
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490-Mentoring, It's Not Just for Kids
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489-Protect Yourself from Telephone Scams
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488-Fair Debt Collection Act
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487-Coping with Layoffs
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486-Family Business
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485-Important Lessons from Big Time Entrepreneurs
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484-Section 529 College Savings Plans
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483-Is Your Business in Trouble?
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482-Drug Free Workplace
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481-Credit Unions
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480-Bond Investment
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479-Mutual Funds
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478-Do You Need an Ad Agency
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477-Choosing Health Care Coverage
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476-Establishing a Retirement Plan
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475-Borrow From Your Corporation
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474-Securing Funds
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473-Choosing The Right Location
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472-Human Behavior vs. Stock Behavior
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471-Put Your Market Worries To Rest
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470-Investing in the Current Markets
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469-Ways to Cut Costs on Long Term Care Insurance
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468-Household Help- Are They Employees Too?
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467-Vacation Homes and the Tax Relief They Bring
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466-Long-Term Care Insurance
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465-Investments
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464-Strategies for When Retirement Day Arrives
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463-Retirement
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462-Strategies to Save on Next Years Taxes
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461-The Effects of Taxes on Children
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460-Real Estate and Taxes
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459-What Do We Do Now? (That April 15th has come and gone)
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458-Start Planning Ahead
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457-IRS Attractions
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456-Emergency Last Minute Stuff.. To Help Your Friend With
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455-To Have an Ira or Not To Have An Ira, That Is The Question
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454-Procrastinating Entrepreneurs
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453-Choosing Accounting Software
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452-Succession Planning
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451-Managing Cash Flow
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450-Saving Money in Old Cities
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449-Website Security
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448-Finding Good Information Technology Help
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447-Tax Law Changes
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446-Long-Term Care Insurance
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445-Technology Tune-up
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443-Charitable Giving
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442-Senior Citizen Tax Relief
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441-Homeowner Tax Breaks
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440-Valuable Tax Deductions Part II
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439-Valuable Tax Deductions
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438-Getting Started
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437-Small Business Insurance Mistakes
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436-Interviewing Job Candidates
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435-Leadership Lessons
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434-Business Plans
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433-Effective E-marketing
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432-In Case of Disaster
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431-Small Business Audits
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430-Auto Deductions
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429-Refinancing Your Mortgage
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428-Financial Compatibility
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427-Education Tax Relief
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426-Information About Trusts
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425-Estate Planning
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424-Using a Debit Card
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423-Managing Your Money Online
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422-Motivating Your Team
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421-Saving Money - Part 2
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420-Saving Money
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419-Small-Cap Stocks
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418-Tax-Efficient Portfolios
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417-Paying Young Employees
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416-Financing For Risky Times
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415-On-Line Investing
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414-Loans On Your Terms
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413A-Special Edition: Have You Heard? The IRS Will Be Sending
A Check
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413-Money-Market Funds
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412-The Cost Of Auto Insurance
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411-More Planning For 2001 Taxes
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410-Plan Now For 2001 Taxes
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409-Plan Ahead For Retirement
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408-Purchasing Disablility Insurance
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407-Trading Methods To Avoid Taxes
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406-Several Ways To Pay Your Income Tax Bill
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405-Real Estate Tax Tips
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404-Children and Taxes
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403-Before You Take Out A Loan
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402-Ways To Avoid Debt
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401-Save Every Month
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400-Defining A Strategy
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399-Five Questions To Ask Before You Buy Any Investment
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398-Mistakes Made By Beginning Investors
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397-Create Value With Fixed Assets
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396-Fly Solo Or Choose A Partner?
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395-Business-To-Business Shopping Online
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394-Golden Ideas To Improve Your Business
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393-Direct Mail Marketing Techniques That Work
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392-Attaining Success In The Online Market
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391-Final Year 2000 Thoughts
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390-Online Investing
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389-Capital Gains Advanced Topics
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388-Capital Gains Basics
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387-IRS Service Center Reorganization
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386-Bush or Gore?
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385-Long-Term Care Insurance
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384-Flexible Spending Accounts
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383-Life Insurance Basics
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382-If You Have Waited Too Late To Start Saving For Retirement
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381-Social Security- Part Two
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380-Social Security- Part One
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379-Preventing Financial Disaster During Divorce
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378-Banking And Bill Paying Over The Internet
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377-Buy Or Lease? Make The Best Choice
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376-Borrow Money The Smart Way!
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375-Which Direction Will Your Business Travel Next?
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374-Cut Taxes While Paying For An Education
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373-What Auto Insurers Never Tell You
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372-Managing Your Health Care Costs
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371-College: A Bottomless Pit To Throw Money Into
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370-Investment Tips to Cut Your Personal Finance Costs
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369-Bargaining With The Best of 'Em
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368-Financial Fraud: A Crisis Of Identities
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367-Conserve Energy And Save Big
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366-House Hunting
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365-Buying A New Home
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364-Fly The Friendly Skies: Save On Airfare
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363-Find The Freebies
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362-How To Complain Tactfully And Effectively
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361-Tax Tips For Movers
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360-Great Quality Leads To Great Success
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359-Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
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358-Which Price Is Right?
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357-Advertising: Push or Pull?
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356-Budgeting 101
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355-Controlling Extremes in Accounts Receivable
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354-People Are the Key to Operation Success
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353-Effective Decision-Making Systems
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352-What Types of Daycare Expenses Qualify For the Child and
Dependent Care Credit?
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351-Helpful Hints To Prevent Investment Mistakes
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350--A Brief History of Federal Taxation To Obtain a Perspective--
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349--Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Tax Credits--
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348--What types of Daycare Expenses Qualify For the Child and
Dependent Care Credit?--
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347--The Child Tax Credit--An Overview--
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346--What is David Robinson doing besides taxes these days?
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345--Getting Ready For Your Preparer-- Part 3
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344--Getting Ready For Your Preparer-- Part 2
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343--Getting Ready For Your Preparer-- Part 1
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342--Success Secrets For Entrepreneurs
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341--New Investment Opportunities
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340--Tax Traps on Estates
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339--Final Thoughts of the Millineum
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338--Estate Planning
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337--Winning The Tax Game
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336--Holiday Planning Tips for 2000
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335--Why Can't My Small Company Have a 401(k) Plan?
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334--Mileage Rates, Renting Property to a Corporation, Insurance
Agents, Expatriates
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333--The Most Common Small Business Retirement Plan-- The SEP-IRA
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332--The "Simple" -- A Simple Retirement Plan?
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331--Year End Planning for Individuals-- Part Three
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330--Year End Planning for Individuals-- Part Two
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329--Year End Planning for Individuals--Part One
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328--Small Business Year End Planning
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327--Medical Expenses
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326--Charitable Organizations
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325--Deductions For Bad Debts
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324--Household Employee Tax
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323--Internet: The Global Connection
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322--Developing Trends in the Internet Industry
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321--Tax Breaks For 1999 And Beyond
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320--Strategies For Dependency Exemptions
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319--Disputes With The IRS
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318--Top Ten List for Uncovering Tax Breaks
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317--Investment Expenses
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316--Vacation And Second Home Tax Savings
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315--Tax-Deferred Property Exchanges
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314--Maximizing Cash Flow
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313--Critical Dates For Y2K
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312--Little-Known Charitable Deductions
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311--Thoughts About Investor Mistakes
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310--Investor Mistakes
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309--Unusual Business Charitable Contributions
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308--Business Charitable Contributions
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307--Recordkeeping for Meals and Entertainment
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306--More Meals and Entertainment
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305--Meals and Entertainment
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304--Commuting Costs
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303--Some Ways to Reduce Taxes
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302--Section 125 Plans
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301--Banking--Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
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300--The Future of Business License Taxes in Chesterfield County,
Virginia
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299--Winning the Lottery
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298--Sickness and Injury Benefits
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297--Fringe Benefits
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296--Retirement & Stocks
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295--Where To Retire?
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294--Making the Most of Your Charitable Gifts
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293--Home Computer Deduction
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292--Preparing For Your CPA
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291--Deductible Taxes
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290--Who Is Considered a Dependent?
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289--Filing Status
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288--1999 Standard Deductions, Personal Exemptions and Tax Rates
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287--Final 1998 Thoughts
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286--Hire a Professional
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285--Umbrella Liability Insurance
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284--Safety Deposit Boxes
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283--The Spirit of a Contract
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282--Life Insurance
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281--Cleaning Up Your Computer
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280--Roth IRA Update
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279--Social Security
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278--Types of Taxable Income
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277--Year 2000 Computer Problems
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276--Estate Planning
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275--Virginia New Hire Law
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274--Retirement Planning (Part 2)
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273--Retirement Planning (Part 1)
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272--Tax-Favored Wealth
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271--Chaos In Cyberspace
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270--Alternative Minimum Tax
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269--Striving For Investment Success
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268--Deducting a Loss On the Sale of a Decedent's Residence
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267--Innocent Spouse Relief
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266--The IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 (Part 2 of
2)
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265--The IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 (Part 1 of
2)
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264--Stocks
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263--Types of Entities
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262--Learning From the President's Tax Return
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261--IRS Audits Across the U. S.
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260--Bartering
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259--Business Insurance
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258--Deductions For Homeowners
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257--New For 1998 Taxes
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256--Preparing To Sell a Business
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255--Contacting Your Legislators
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254--Nanny Tax Update
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253--The Effect of the 1997 Tax Bill
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252--Teaching Investing to Kids
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251--Financial Web Sites
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250--Brokers On the Web
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249--Computer Backups
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248--Your Financial Records
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247--Tax Quiz
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246--Myths About Financial Aid
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245--Lifetime Learning Credit
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244--Education IRAs
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243--Education Credit and Student Loan Interest
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242--Capital Gains
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241--New Laws For Residence Sales
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240--Home Office Deduction
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239--Converting Regular IRAs to Roth IRAs
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238--Making Roth IRA Contributions
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237--IRAS In General
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236--Privately-Owned Businesses
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235--End of Year Thoughts
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234--Year-End Planning
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233--1997 Tax Legislation
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232--Roth IRA
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231--SBA Loan Program
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230--Planning For the Future
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229--Guaranteed Loan Program
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228--Raising Capital
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227--Employee Theft
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226--Income Statement
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225--Avoiding Discrimination Lawsuits
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224--Property
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223--Audits Part 2
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222--Audits Part 1
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221--Virginia Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Part 2
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220--Virginia Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Part 1
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219--Make Money Safely
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218--1997 Federal Tax Bill
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217--Individual Retirement Accounts
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216--Education Tax Credits
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215--Child Tax Credit
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214--Business Loans
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213--Business Entertainment Expenses
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212--The Balance Sheet
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211--Need Help Paying Bills?
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210--Changes At The IRS?
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209--Get Paid To Job Hunt
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208--College Students and Credit Cards
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207--Ten Rules For Winning With The IRS
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206--Retirement and Tax Traps
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205--Child Support
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204--Business Leadership
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203--Financial Strategies for Couples
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202--Profit Motive
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201--Small Business Fraud
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200--Purchasing a Business
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199--Writing a Business Plan
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198--Tax Saving Tips
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197--Donating Inventory
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196--Medical Savings Accounts
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195--Tax Concerns
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194--Moving Money Offshore
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193--The Consumer Price Index
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192--Charitable Remainder Trusts
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191--Outgrowing Your Home Office
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190--Securing Merchant Status With Credit Card Companies
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189--Getting Paid Promptly
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188--Tax Aspects of Lawsuits
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187--Gifts to Employees
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186--Control Your Credit Card
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185--Earned Income Credit
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184--Hiring Household Help
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183--A Little About Us
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182--Family Loans
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181--Financial Resolutions
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180--Children's Taxable Income
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179--Estimated Payments
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178--Key 1996 Numbers
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177--Alternative Dispute Resolution (Part 2 of 2)
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176--Alternative Dispute Resolution (Part 1 of 2)
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175--Retirement Plans
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174--Planning for Your Retirement
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173--Charitable Gifts
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172--Tax Savings for Small Business Owners
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171--Tax Savings for Home Owners
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170--1996 Tax Highlights
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169--SIMPLE Retirement Plan
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168--IRS Says it Will Listen to CPA's
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167--Taxpayer Rights
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166--Selling Your Product Globally
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165--Basic Transportation Is Not Basic Anymore
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164--Building a Target Market
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163--Dole's Tax Plan
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161--Reducing Risk in Hiring and Firing, Part 2 of 2
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160--Reducing Risk in Hiring and Firing, Part 1 of 2
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159--Teaching Your Children Financial Responsibility,
Part 2 of 2
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158--Teaching Your Children Financial Responsibility,
Part 1 of 2
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157--Preparing For Next Year's Taxes
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156--Spending Money Wisely
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155--Advice For Parents on Getting Kids Into College
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153--Is Virginia A High Tax State?
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152--Charitable Remainder Gifts
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151--Navigating the Web
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150--1996 Tax Rates

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