Randi Brammer /Accountant & Tax Preparer

For some of the lost receipts that you can't find, try this.

Call the vendor and ask for a copy.

The phone companies will give you the info right over the phone.

So will Cell phone providers.

Medical and pharmacies will give you a printout for the year.

Credit card interest will be on your last statement.

Banks will give you the amount of your mortgage interest if you just ask.

Many receipts can be reproduced if you ask the vendor.

You could always just guess, but you could be wrong and guess low. A few quick phone calls can get you on the right track with most all of your deduction.

Many people wait until the last minute to have their taxes done. For some it is because they don't want to pay in until the 15th.

Well, just because your have your taxes filled out before the 15th of April does not mean that you have to file them and send in the check.

I have had several people tell me that is why they wait until the last minute to have their taxes done. The problem with waiting, if you are missing something and have to look for it, you may not get filed on time. Then you need to do an extension and that also costs money.

Do yourself a favor and have your taxes done NOW! It will give you plenty of time to find all your info and you will find a tax preparer that isn't working on your return with only 2-3 hours of sleep for the past week or more.

Now it the best time to get on your tax return. Tax prepares like myself are not busy yet and so have plenty of time to go over your return.

Most of you also are not overly busy so it is a great way to fill the slack time productively.

I know, many of you are saying that you don't want to pay in before you have to. But, having your taxes prepared now does not mean you have to send them in until the April 15th deadline.

Save yourself the stress and possible mistakes by getting this unpopular task done ow.

I think of all the pills we take and some times it seams that we are given the some stuff for all of our ails...

An 80 year old lady goes into the Dr.s office..."I wold like some Birth Control pills" she said.

Taken aback, the Dr. asked, "Why."

"Because they help me sleep" she said.

Thinking a bit more the Dr. said..."How do they help you sleep better?"

"Because, I put them in my Grand Daughter's orange juice and I sleep better."

This sounded to funny not to pass on.

Sven and Ole went into the garbage hauling business. All they had was a not so vintage 1949 ford pick-up truck.

They had the truck loaded full and heading to the dump. A policeman stopped them and said that there was papers and debris blowing off and if they didn't find a way to cover it up, they would be getting a ticket.

So, Ole jumps on top of the load and pread eagle to hold the gargabe on.

As they drove along they passed under a bridge. There were two people on the bridge and one remarked...

"Look there, some lady just through out a perfectly good Husband!"