Credits & Deductions for Higher Education
For those of you who attend college or have children who attend college, you may want to learn more about the higher education tax credits and deductions offered by the IRS. The following list shows the credits and deductions available for the year 2009 with a brief summary of each. In the coming weeks, more detailed write-ups will follow for each individual item.
Updated 9/28/09 to include Bartow, Catoosa, Coweta, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Heard, Newton, Rockdale and Walker counties.
ATLANTA — Victims of recent severe storms and flooding in Georgia may qualify for tax relief from the Internal Revenue Service.Following severe storms and flooding beginning Sept.18, the President declared Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, Heard, Newton, Paulding, Rockdale, Stephens and Walker counties federal disaster areas qualifying for individual assistance.
Description |
Min. Fuel Economy For New Vehicle |
$3,500 Voucher |
$4,500 Voucher |
Passenger Car |
22 mpg |
Mileage improvement of at least 4 mpg |
Mileage improvement of at least 10 mpg |
Light-Duty Truck** |
18 mpg |
Mileage improvement of at least 2 mpg |
Mileage improvement of at least 5 mpg |
Large Light-Duty Truck*** |
15 mpg |
Mileage improvement of at least 1 mpg or trade-in of a work truck |
Mileage improvement of at least 2 mpg |
Commercial Truck**** |
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Trade-in must be at least pre-2002 |
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*EPA Combined **under 6,000 lbs. ***6,000 lbs. - 8,500 lbs. ****8,500 lbs - 10,000 lbs. |
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EPLI covers businesses against claims by workers that their legal rights as employees of the company have been violated.
The number of lawsuits filed by employees against their employers has been rising. While most suits are filed against large corporations, no company is immune to such lawsuits. Recognizing that smaller companies now need this kind of protection, some insurers provide this coverage as an endorsement to their Business Owners Policy (BOP). An endorsement changes the terms and conditions of the policy. Other companies offer EPLI as stand-alone coverage.
EPLI provides protection against many kinds of employee lawsuits, including claims of:
Information from the Insurance Information Institute webpage.
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