Introducing IRS

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By Anne Durrell

Find answers to any questions you have about IRS has become easier than ever. Not only are multiple versions and multiple IRS questions available on their own website, but it is also possible to find the answers you need on other Web sites owned by tax professionals as well.

IRS Questions page is very comprehensive and if you cannot find the answers to the questions you need, then their very easy search tool at the top of the page will help you find the right category.

If you have more involved IRS Questions but you don't want to speak to an IRS employee or representative, then it is possible to find websites for tax professionals or tax advisers who will happily try to find the answers you need.

Some private tax help encourage readers to post their IRS questions onto their site so that others can also benefit from their find answers for you. This can be very good if you do not have time to sit waiting on hold after calling the Internal Revenue Service for assistance online.

Among the most frequently asked IRS questions relate to the amount of refund you might receive. If you are still unsure about how to calculate the amount of the refund, there are so many different tax calculators out there that you can access and help you to understand.

There is even tax software that can suggest extra deductions you may not have thought of that could increase the amount of tax refund you receive.

Of course, if the IRS questions whether you can get your tax refund paid to you even if you have a tax debt to be paid, then the answer is no. The IRS will insist that any reimbursement you received is paid the debt you owe.

You might have IRS Questions about how to fill out some of their forms. These aren't always easy to follow or understand, so it's important to get them right. Free tax help is available for almost every question you have regarding your taxes.

If you cannot find the answers you need, then it is easy enough to call the service within the IRS and ask your questions directly or once again you have the opportunity to access many private sites tax help actively to work hard to help you find the answers you need.

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Alternative Energy - What's Old Is New Again

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By Sam Reynolds

Alternative energy seems to be all the rage today, but a lot of people have are unsure of what it is or have different definitions. I hope this article clears things up,

alternative energy is commonly used to refer to sources of energy that are an alternative to coal, oil and natural gas. These fossil fuels have been the most common source of our energy for generations.

This wasn't always the case. In the not too distant past, sailing ships and animals powered transportation.

Dutch windmills are an icon of the country. Windows are also closely associated wit old ranches of the American West.

Many people are surprised to learn that producing solar hot water heating systems was a commercially profitable business in the latter part of the 19th century and early 20th century.

As you consider the above and similar facts I think you can see that the dominance of fossil fuels has been very brief and very recent. As it becomes harder and more expensive to meet our energy needs with fossil fuel, we need to return to other sources.

With that background, here's my working definition of alternative energy: energy from a source other than the burning of fossil fuels (again coal, oil and its derivatives and natural gas).

While many people automatically assume that alternative energy sources are renewable, that isn't necessarily so. For example, burning peat for heat is an alternative energy, but it is neither clean nor renewable.

However most sources of alternative energy are renewable as well as better for the environment than fossil fuel. That is why there is such interest in these types of energy these days.

When people think about alternative energy solar panels and windmills are probably the most common things that come to mind. However there are many other forms of alternative energy are ready available (for example geothermal and biomass) and researchers are exploring some entirely new possibilities

My expectation is that in the not-too-distant future the tables will turn: what we consider "alternative" today will be the standard tomorrow. Burning fossil fuels will be oddball alternative.

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