[pianotech] Off Topic: Call me Bill

[Garret Traylor]

Fenton Asks: But, how can you deduct money you didn't make?
I leave all the higher thinkin for them folks in the city.  I just come up
whit the good idea and try to do my part.  PEACE

Kindest Regards,

Garret 

 

From: Fenton Murray [mailto:fmurray at cruzio.com] 
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 10:46 AM
To: hpp at highpointpiano.com; pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Off Topic: Call me Bill

 

Garret,

So that's how our government works, as you say, pretty cool.

Now, I would quickly become confused in any discussion regarding income tax
and math in general, so take it easy on me.

But, how can you deduct money you didn't make? I you didn't make it, you
didn't claim it, and you didn't pay taxes on it. I mean, you could take the
whole year off and make nothing, you'd pay nothing.

It's like donating a tuning to a non-profit. You could charge them the $150,
then donate it back, then deduct it, or, just give them the tuning and
forget the paper work, nothing to deduct if you never made it in the first
place.

Anyway, not to take away from a fellow piano tech in the halls of justice.

You have my vote.

Fenton

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Garret Traylor <mailto:hpp at highpointpiano.com>  

To: pianotech at ptg.org 

Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 5:01 AM

Subject: [pianotech] Off Topic: Call me Bill

 

Hey this is pretty cool ...

 

For the year 2009 I will serve as Foreman for our Federal Grand Jury (middle
district for North Carolina); usually two to three days each month for the
year.  Very quickly I realized that the compensation we receive as jurors
along with the financial burden of 24 days or more out of work might somehow
be compensated with some sort of tax relief.  So, I contacted our State
Senator Jerry Tillman and my suggestion has become Senate Bill 95 and House
Bill 132.  Senator Tillman said that I would get credit for the idea and
that it should pass easily.

 

See the brief details at:
 
<http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009
&BillID=H+132>
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&
BillID=H+132

 

Kindest Regards,

Garret 

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Garret Traylor - President

High Point Piano & Music Inc.

88-PIANO (336) 887-4266

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