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Fun NEWS STORY! The Pollard Family at the Eastern Idaho State Fair! Fudge Season is just around the corner - this one is fast & fantastic! Our Eastern Idaho Fair starts Saturday at Blackfoot Great Idea to Solve the Hospital Problem CELEBRATE CHUBBUCK DAYS THIS WEEK-END! What you get when you combine Rocky Watson, Sandtrap Food, Line Dancing and Fun? Napoleon Festival - Fun in the Park Activities and PRESTON RODEO POW * MIA Awareness Rally & Motorcycle Rodeo July 25, 26 , 27 Don't Miss It! The Next Revive @ 5 is Going to Be VERY SPECIAL! See You There? On a lighter note - - favorite quotes! August 07 September 07 October 07 November 07 December 07 January 08 February 08 March 08 April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 August 08 September 08 October 08 November 08 December 08 January 09 During this summer we have had to opportunity to enjoy almost every night that Revive @ 5 was held. It has been the greatest fun -fantastic music with lots of dancing, good food and tons of people to meet or get to know better. It has been an amazing group - - ISU attendees, jr and senior high schoolers, some young, some old, some in the middle and quite a few children with great manners and friendly smiles. I am sure I have the best job in the world! It has been wonderful to spend Wednesday night painting hands, faces, legs and arms. We have a great future generation growing up in the Pocatello/Chubbuck area. They are fun, creative, smart and funny, too. The event is held in the Old Town Pocatello Pevillion - it is amazing! Besides the food, music and door prizes the Farmer Market has shared the space with Revive @ 5 - what a great set-up! The street is closed off so you and enjoy the music while shopping for produce or hand crafted items! It was not good news that this was the last of the 2007 Revive @ 5 events. However, there is the good newsthat the Civitans (who did an amazing job this year) are already planning for next year! We will be there and I sure hope many of you will be too! Among the things that Civitan did for the community was to help buy 250 backpacks and fill them with needed school supplies for students in need. WOW! What a huge undertaking!
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IRS Increases Milage Rates through December 31, 2008
IRS Increases Mileage Rates through Dec. 31, 2008 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced an increase in the optional standard mileage rates for the final six months of 2008. Taxpayers may use the optional standard rates to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. The rate will increase to 58.5 cents a mile for all business miles driven from July 1, 2008, through Dec. 31, 2008. This is an increase of eight (8) cents from the 50.5 cent rate in effect for the first six months of 2008, as set forth in Rev. Proc. 2007-70. In recognition of recent gasoline price increases, the IRS made this special adjustment for the final months of 2008. The IRS normally updates the mileage rates once a year in the fall for the next calendar year. "Rising gas prices are having a major impact on individual Americans. Given the increase in prices, the IRS is adjusting the standard mileage rates to better reflect the real cost of operating an automobile," said IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman. "We want the reimbursement rate to be fair to taxpayers." While gasoline is a significant factor in the mileage figure, other items enter into the calculation of mileage rates, such as depreciation and insurance and other fixed and variable costs. The optional business standard mileage rate is used to compute the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business use in lieu of tracking actual costs. This rate is also used as a benchmark by the federal government and many businesses to reimburse their employees for mileage. The new six-month rate for computing deductible medical or moving expenses will also increase by eight (8) cents to 27 cents a mile, up from 19 cents for the first six months of 2008. The rate for providing services for charitable organizations is set by statute, not the IRS, and remains at 14 cents a mile. The new rates are contained in Announcement 2008-63 on the optional standard mileage rates. Taxpayers always have the option of calculating the actual costs of using their vehicle rather than using the standard mileage rates. Mileage Rate Changes
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