Learn the rules avoid the gift tax
The article explains gift tax basics with an $11 000 annual exempt amount per recipient. It notes rates from 18 to 50 percent on excess gifts and April 15 filing deadlines, while gifts to spouses charities and many educational or medical payments are exempt. It directs readers to IRS Form 709 instructions.
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IRS
Kids bear hidden stress when a parent loses a job
Lee Hecht Harrison executive Bernadette Kenny notes children sense trouble and may internalize fears. She cites anxious worries about food and moving for ages five to Ten and eleven to sixteen. Another survey shows two thirds of shoppers consider nutrition before buying.
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Lee Hecht Harrison
Bernadette Kenny
InsightExpress
Seaworld and Epcot Top Travel Value in Consumer Report
Consumer Reports ranked amusement parks by value based on 2,500 travelers from November 2000 to November 2002. Seaworld and Epcot received positive value ratings above 40 percent for affordability, while Disney California Adventure Knott’s Berry Farm Universal Studios Hollywood and Florida scored below 30 percent.
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Seaworld
Epcot
Anaheim
Calif
Knott
Berry Farm
San Diego
Universal Studios
Wheatland Park to Bring Homes Shops to C Street Corridor
Bulldozers reshape 48 acres at Ely Road and C Street for Wheatland Park a $50 million mixed use project by High Development. It will include 67 single family homes 86 town homes 144 luxury apartments a 32000 square foot retail center and a neighborhood trail link to downtown Cedar Rapids. The plan aims to create walkable access to major employers and a central pool clubhouse and ponds while preserving home values through berms and transitional zoning.
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Dave DeWitte
Gazette
Edar Rapids
C Street
Cedar Rapids
GE Capital
McLeodusa
Heinz/Quality Chef
Cooper Tire
Cooper Tire Distribution
Bowling Street
Ely Road
Todd Lemke
Wheatland Park
High
High Development
Daryl High
Jim Angstman
Vern Zakostelecky
Retailers chase Hispanic shoppers with bilingual signs and lines
Major retailers expand Hispanic marketing as Hallmark doubles Hispanic greeting cards to 2,500, Blockbuster stocks Spanish rentals, Kmart launches Thalia line, and Sears unveils Lucy Pereda clothing. Census 2000 growth cited as key driver for reaching 35.3 million Hispanics and boosting sales.
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Anne D
Hop
Ing
U.S
Deidre Parkes
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