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Comment Re:Groklaw (Score 1) 129

I have a pocket watch hanging beside my monitor to "present information to the user in a non-distracting way from the user's primary interaction." Once Allen has finished with the biggies, he'll eventually work his way down to me. I've been doing that since 1992 or so. Bring it!
Businesses

Submission + - Scientology Could Lose Tax Breaks in UK

Pickens writes: "The Guardian reports that the government is urging councils across the United Kingdom to stop giving hundreds of thousands of pounds in tax breaks to the Church of Scientology. In the first time a cabinet minister has intervened in the long-running dispute over the tax breaks for Scientology, communities secretary, Eric Pickles, says a majority of the public do not want the "controversial organization" to be given the kind of favorable treatment usually reserved for charities and questioned this use of public money. "Tolerance and freedom of expression are important British values, but this does not mean that the likes of Church of Scientology deserve favored tax treatment over and above other business premises," says Pickles. "The Church of Scientology is not a registered charity, since the Charity Commission has ruled that it does not provide a public benefit. Nor are its premises a recognized place of worship." However Scientology has won some victories to gain tax-free or low-tax status. In 2000, it persuaded Revenue & Customs that it should be exempt from VAT on payments received because its services were educational and non-profitable and in a test case before the VAT tribunal, the Scientologists' lawyers forced the taxman to return £8m in overpaid VAT."
Education

Quantum Physics For Everybody 145

fiziko writes in with a self-described "blatant self-promotion" of a worthwhile service for those wishing to go beyond Khan Academy physics: namely Bureau 42's Summer School. "As those who subscribe to the 'Sci-Fi News' slashbox may know, Bureau 42 has launched its first Summer School. This year we're doing a nine-part series (every Monday in July and August) taking readers from high school physics to graduate level physics, with no particular mathematical background required. Follow the link for part 1."

Comment Could work in your favor... (Score 2, Funny) 114

" 'Imagine what will happen when, decades from now, a president nominates someone to the Supreme Court who had access to Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook at the age of 15."

This could work in alot of people's favor...
When applying as the Head of the Agriculture Department...

"As you can plainly see, I had several successful Farmville farms at age 15."

Comment Re:how quaint (Score 1) 432

If you under-withhold by more than 10% or $500 (whichever's more) you end up owing a penalty.

You have 3 options for underpaying without penalty
1) You can underpay by up to $1000 (not $500)
2) You are correct about underpaying by 10%
3) If your taxable income goes up, you are only required to prepay what your total tax liability was in the previous year. This means if your total tax liability last year was $1000, and then this year your liability went up to $6000 (whether it be because your income increased, or you no longer had certain credits or deductions), you are only required to have prepaid/withheld $1000. Come April 15, you will have to pay the additional $5000, but if you were smart you had it sitting in the bank gaining interest all that time.

I seriously need caffine... I thought this was devolving into a
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5) Profit! thread

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