Author: Tony Novak
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One month past my hypertension crisis
Yesterday marked one month since I was treated for an acute hypertensive event. After consulting with my personal physician on the telephone, I walked to a medical clinic in Vineland NJ on December 28 just as they were closing and an empathetic physician saw me and administered a drug to temporarily lower my blood pressure.…
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Now is the time to reassure your Republican lawmakers
I just sent this message to my Republican Congressman and urge you to do the same especially if you live in an area represented by a Republican representative. As a growing number of Republican lawmakers express concerns about the president, they need to be reassured in their decision to oppose Trump. “Dear Congressman LoBiondo: I have…
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Top ten ways to avoid federal income taxes
Whether you goal is to financially resist the Trump regime, free funds to increase support for your favorite defunded charity, or simply to improve you own financial security, one of the most effective ways is tax avoidance. The ordinary American pays more than 1 in 5 total dollars earned as federal income tax. We know that…
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Can we defund federal government through personal tax avoidance?
Almost half of all money used to operate the federal government comes from individual income taxes. More than half of all individual taxpayers are opposed to the policies ushered in by president Trump, the most famous of modern avoiders. Individual political activism is at the highest level we have experienced in our lifetime. An increasing number…
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Signs of further division in tax practice
I recently resigned from a large online group of tax professionals that I had grown to rely upon for daily advice and news. My past work in the tax field has primarily focused on political forecasting (efforts that were not so successful lately, by the way) and small business lobby efforts. My future plans revolve around…
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Online Banking with Chase/Intuit
Chase Bank, the last large bank to resist automated online integration with customer accounting software, announced a deal with Intuit, the nation’s largest consumer and small business software firm. Now customers can automatically reconcile accounts, analyze performance reports, prepare tax filings and make bank transactions from a single secure software with little effort and without the…
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New approach to break the health care reform impasse
Patient Freedom Act of 2017 A new bill to break the health care impasse is introduced today. WSJ reports “Sen. Collins, a Maine Republican, will answer that question publicly Monday when she introduces a bill with Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy aimed at breaking the party’s logjam over the repeal of the Affordable Care Act…
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Fantastic opportunity to save on taxes and insurance
Great news for health care costs: Small businesses can immediately combine the benefits of the the recent December 13, 2016 federal health care law with Trump’s new January 20, 2017 executive order to save money on health insurance and taxes. The new law reverses prior IRS positions to give us new opportunities for savings. The…
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Civil action as a family value
The warm feelings shared today after the Women’s March, the world’s largest peaceful civil protest against government yesterday sparked a personal memory from 15 years ago. On one of our earliest trips to Washington DC with Josh, 8 and Arielle 5, and friend Greg (above) we visited the White House. But we didn’t go on the…
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Personal health data on blood pressure
Each of us has access to plenty of medical information. Yet I still find it difficult to sift through the mass of medical data to find the most relevant information to help manage my own health. I conclude that sometimes the best data is that which you collect yourself. Over the past month I’ve intensified data collection about…