Business
Win at Work
Kept Waiting
People who are winning at working aren't playing the I-win-you-lose game, translated in this example as I-don't-want-to-wait-so-you-can. You see, for people who are winning at working, their perspective goes beyond themselves. These are the people whose consistent, everyday actions contribute to a better workplace and a better world.
May 8, 2008 - 12:07:15 AM
IRS News
Payment Options Available for Those Who Can't Pay in Full
AUGUSTA -- The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers who owe but can't pay in full that several options are available to help them meet their tax obligations and save money by the April 15 filing deadline.
Apr 12, 2008 - 9:43:22 PM
IRS News
Maine IRS Assistance Centers Open Saturday, April 12 to provide Free Help for Certain Taxpayers, Retirees and Disabled Vets
AUGUSTA -- With the April 15 tax filing deadline quickly approaching, the Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers that free help is available and announced extended hours at four Maine locations.
Apr 9, 2008 - 11:58:17 AM
IRS News
IRS Urges Taxpayers To e-file Extension Requests By April 15 Filing Deadline; 43,000 Expected in Maine
AUGUSTA - The Internal Revenue Service yesterday urged taxpayers who need additional time to complete their tax returns to submit their requests for an automatic extension electronically by April 15. E-filing a request for an extension is convenient, safe and secure, and taxpayers receive confirmation to keep with their records.
Apr 4, 2008 - 10:40:56 AM
Win at Work
How About Thank You
It started with a turkey. In the early days of a start-up company I once worked for, a plump turkey was a small thank you token given to employees around the holidays. The turkey-giving practice lasted maybe three years, until the growing size of the organization necessitated its change. And while enhanced benefits emerged to replace that poultry gift, I found it amazing that the missing turkey still appeared as a resentment issue five years later in employee forums.
Apr 3, 2008 - 11:26:52 AM
IRS News
Seven Tax Tips for Busy Mainers
AUGUSTA -- With the April 15 tax deadline two weeks away, here's seven tips for busy Mainers from the Internal Revenue Service.
Apr 2, 2008 - 11:59:22 AM
IRS News
IRS Tax Tip 2008 - Special Edition: March 29 - A Day of Help for Millions Filing Returns Solely to Obtain Stimulus Payments
AUGUSTA -- Are you one of millions of Americans who need to file a tax return this year solely to obtain your economic stimulus payment? The IRS has set aside Saturday, March 29 as "Super Saturday," a day of help just for you!
Mar 28, 2008 - 8:57:09 AM
IRS News
IRS Sets March 29 as "Super Saturday" to Help Retirees, Veterans, Low-Income Workers Receive Economic Stimulus Payments: Four Maine IRS Offices Open to Provide Assistance
AUGUSTA -- The Internal Revenue Service and scores of its partners nationwide will open hundreds of locations on Super Saturday, March 29, in an effort to reach those Americans who are eligible for the economic stimulus payment but who normally are not required to file an income tax return.
Mar 25, 2008 - 9:32:28 AM
IRS News
IRS Has $4 Million for Maine Taxpayers Who Have Not Filed a 2004 Tax Return
AUGUSTA -- Unclaimed refunds totaling approximately $4 million are awaiting about 4,700 Maine taxpayers who failed to file a federal income tax return for 2004, the Internal Revenue Service announced today. However, to collect the money, a return for 2004 must be filed with an IRS office no later than Tuesday, April 15, 2008.
Mar 24, 2008 - 10:16:51 AM
IRS News
IRS Announces Economic Stimulus Payment Schedules, Provides Online Payment Calculator
AUGUSTA -- The Internal Revenue Service announced today that it will begin sending more than 130 million economic stimulus payments starting May 2. The initial round of weekly payments will be completed by early July.
Mar 18, 2008 - 11:27:31 AM
Win at Work
Winning at Working: Being About
Once upon a time, a prince and princess lived in stressful palace, surrounded by a stressful village, inside a stressful land. They knew it was stressful because everyone said it was. Their parents, the king and queen, worked from sunrise to sunset hearing issues from their kingdom, weighing the requests, and appropriating the collective harvest to the people of their land.
Mar 14, 2008 - 11:01:07 AM
IRS News
Form 4136 Revised; Some Farmers, Fishermen Have Until March 10 to E-File, IRS Says
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Agricultural industry taxpayers, farmers and fishermen, who electronically file Form 1040 returns with Form 4136, Credit for Federal Tax Paid on Fuels, must wait until March 3 to e-file the newly-revised Form 4136.
Mar 7, 2008 - 10:53:45 AM
Business
Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop
GORHAM -- The Grant Institute's Grants 101: Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop will be held in Gorham, Maine, April 23-25, 2008. Interested development professionals, researchers, faculty, and graduate students should register as soon as possible, as demand means that seats will fill up quickly. Please forward, post, and distribute this e-mail to your colleagues and listservs.
Mar 6, 2008 - 10:39:22 AM
IRS News
IRS Busts Myths About Stimulus Payments
AUGUSTA -- The Internal Revenue Service moved to set the record straight on several issues surrounding the administration of the 2008 economic stimulus payments. Approximately 130 million taxpayers will receive a payment of at least $300 beginning in May 2008.
Mar 1, 2008 - 10:46:40 PM
IRS News
IRS Partners Host Free Tax Help for Low-Income, Elderly Taxpayers
PORTSMOUTH, NH -- Nearly 12,000 free tax preparation sites will be open nationwide this year as the Internal Revenue Service continues to expand its partnerships with nonprofit and community organizations performing vital tax preparation services for low-income and elderly taxpayers.
Feb 20, 2008 - 11:38:51 AM
IRS News
IRS Will Send Stimulus Payments Automatically Starting in May; Eligible Taxpayers Must File a 2007 Tax Return to Receive Rebate
AUGUSTA -- The Internal Revenue Service today advised taxpayers that in most cases they will not have to do anything extra this year to get the economic stimulus payments beginning in May.
Feb 14, 2008 - 9:29:36 AM
Win at Work
Winning At Working - Past or Future
Watching a rerun of "What Not to Wear" on The Learning Channel, I was struck by the dialogue between the individual being transformed and the cast of experts. While agreeing to follow the advice and input from these style-masters, "Joyce" was closed to the ideas presented of what she should wear, how her hair should be cut, and her make-up enhanced.
Feb 13, 2008 - 11:42:51 PM
Win at Work
Winning at Working - Relationship Basics
People who are winning at working understand relationship basics. Common courtesy, mutual assistance, timely communication are tools they use to build, foster, and enhance their relationships. They understand their relationship approach is a reflection of their foundational principles. And those principles start with giving.
Feb 1, 2008 - 2:58:22 PM
IRS News
IRS Warns of New E-Mail and Telephone Scams Using the IRS Name; Advance Payment Scams Starting
AUGUSTA -- The Internal Revenue Service today warned taxpayers to beware of several current e-mail and telephone scams that use the IRS name as a lure. The IRS expects such scams to continue through the end of tax return filing season and beyond.
Jan 31, 2008 - 9:10:02 AM
Business
USDA Accepts Applications for Crop, Feed and Livestock Losses Suffered February 29 up to December 31, 2007
ELLSWORTH -- Laura Rand, Executive Director for USDA Farm Service Agency in Hancock County announced that eligible farmers and ranchers who suffered livestock, livestock feed and crop losses that occurred before Dec. 31, 2007, can apply to receive disaster payments beginning today.
Jan 29, 2008 - 8:09:55 AM
IRS News
York, Maine Resident Selected for Taxpayer Advocacy Panel
YORK -- A Maine man was recently selected by the Treasury Department to serve on the nationwide Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP), a Federal Advisory Committee charged with providing direct taxpayer input to the IRS. Panel members listen to taxpayers, identify issues and make suggestions for improving IRS service and customer satisfaction.
Jan 25, 2008 - 9:52:21 PM
Win at Work
Winning at Working: Making a Fresh Start
"How could that be?" I muttered silently as I reread the message. This was not a person I wanted to encounter as I returned from a holiday vacation filled with family, friends, and fun. And yet, there he was on my calendar. My first meeting of the New Year was scheduled with my nemesis.
Jan 11, 2008 - 4:54:11 PM
IRS News
IRS E-File Opens for 2008 Filing Season for Most Taxpayers
AUGUSTA -- Most taxpayers may file their 2007 tax returns electronically beginning on January 11 as the Internal Revenue Service opens the e-file program.
Jan 10, 2008 - 9:26:33 PM
IRS News
Tax Packages Begin Arriving in Maine
AUGUSTA -- IRS reminds taxpayers to watch for late tax law changes that could affect their return.
Jan 2, 2008 - 8:49:39 PM
IRS News
Filing Season Opens on Time Except for Certain Taxpayers Potentially Affected by AMT Patch
AUGUSTA - The Internal Revenue Service announced today that the upcoming tax season is expected to start on time for everyone except certain taxpayers potentially affected by late enactment of the Alternative Minimum Tax "patch."
Dec 28, 2007 - 6:59:50 AM
IRS News
Certain Payments to Disabled Veterans Ruled Tax-Free; Some May Be Due Refunds
AUGUSTA -- Payments under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) program are no longer taxable and disabled veterans who paid tax on these benefits in the past three years can now claim refunds, the Internal Revenue Service said today.
Dec 14, 2007 - 11:17:00 PM
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Winning at Working: Thought Conformity
People pass off others' thinking as their own. They parrot others' issues without personal analysis. And they embrace others' perspectives as if it was their original thought. But these repackaged perspectives hamper innovation, personal growth, and business results.
Dec 12, 2007 - 11:59:48 AM
IRS News
IRS Reminds Charities and Churches of Political Activity Ban
AUGUSTA -- The Internal Revenue Service today reminded section 501(c)(3) organizations, including charities and churches that federal law prohibits them from becoming directly or indirectly involved in campaigns of political candidates.
Nov 24, 2007 - 9:38:05 PM
Win at Work
Winning at Working: Being Present
It was a dimly lit restaurant. Still she was dressed in pink, and while I admit it's hard to tell the gender of three month old babies, clothing color is a reliable clue. So, it surprised me when the waitress began playing with my granddaughter, asking "How old is he?"
Nov 19, 2007 - 1:36:24 PM
IRS News
IRS Has $213,000 in Refund Checks Looking for a Home in Maine
AUGUSTA -- The Internal Revenue Service is looking for 313 Maine taxpayers who are due refund checks worth about $213,000 after those checks were returned as undeliverable.
Nov 14, 2007 - 10:43:50 PM
Business
American Cancer Society Recognizes Outstanding Volunteers: Hannaford Supermarkets Selected as Award Recipient
TOPSHAM -- The American Cancer Society's Annual Volunteer Celebration dinner was held recently at the Marriott Sable Oaks in South Portland. Hannaford Supermarkets is the recipient of a 2007 American Cancer Society Special Recognition Award for outstanding support of the 2007 Daffodil Days and Relay For Life events.
Nov 7, 2007 - 7:12:39 PM
Win at Work
Winning at Working: What is Experience Anyway?
I learned in first grade that one plus one equals two. But, that's not the right equation when counting work experience. We often think we're building experience to help us get ahead. In reality, we're passing time. Ten years working like a cloned Bill Murray in Groundhog Day is not ten years worth of experience. Doing the same thing again and again yields an experience formula more like: ten times one equals one.
Nov 7, 2007 - 4:40:31 PM
IRS News
IRS and State of Maine to Share Employment Tax Examination Results
AUGUSTA -- Officials from the Internal Revenue Service and more than two dozen state workforce agencies, including Maine, today announced they have entered into agreements to share the results of employment tax examinations.
Nov 6, 2007 - 6:55:45 PM
IRS News
IRS Seeks Applications for TE/GE Advisory Committee
AUGUSTA -- The Internal Revenue Service is seeking applications for vacancies on the Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT). The committee provides a venue for public input into critical tax administration areas.
Nov 2, 2007 - 9:02:30 PM
NFIB
Alliance Aims to Push the Debate
Many people get frustrated by gridlock, whether it's traffic or political. Of the two, the political kind has far worse effects on our economy. So four leading organizations have decided to do something about it.
Nov 1, 2007 - 8:35:10 PM
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Winning at Working - Hot Coals
Involved in an expensive developmental workshop, Chad volunteered first when the facilitator queried the group about their objectives. It was the morning session of a weekend event that a friend of mine was conducting, and she'd asked me to sit-in. So, on a Saturday morning when I'd normally be sleeping, I found myself listening to Chad's frustrations about his lack of success, his inflexible boss, and his difficult coworkers.
Oct 15, 2007 - 4:00:00 PM
Win at Work
Winning At Working: The Whole Person
Henry Ford is reported to have quipped, "Why is it that I always get the whole person when what I really want is a pair of hands?" The 21st century version doesn't sound quite like that, but its essence prevails in plenty of workplaces.
Oct 3, 2007 - 5:06:28 PM
IRS News
Back-to-School Tax Breaks Help Teachers Pay Classroom Costs; Aid Parents, Students with College Tuition
AUGUSTA -- With the new school year now under way, the Internal Revenue Service reminded teachers, parents and students that saving receipts and keeping good records can help them take advantage of various education-related deductions and credits on their 2007 federal income tax return.
Sep 20, 2007 - 8:31:12 PM
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Winning at Working: Tell Me Again
I had noticed her earlier, joyfully greeting and seating guests in the tourist-packed bistro of a resort near the entrance to Denali National Park. After several days in Denali's backcountry, we were once more in the busy bistro and I saw her again. This time, equally energetic and enthusiastic, she was bussing dishes and wiping down tables, along side a man doing the same.
Sep 3, 2007 - 11:20:50 PM
IRS News
IRS Warns of New e-Mail Scam Offering Cash for Participation in "Member Satisfaction Survey"
AUGUSTA -- The Internal Revenue Service has issued a consumer alert regarding a new, two-step e-mail scam that falsely promises recipients they will receive $80 for participating in an online customer satisfaction survey.
Aug 29, 2007 - 11:35:56 PM
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