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IRS Reminds Parents of Ten Tax Benefits

IRS Reminds Parents of Ten Tax Benefits

Your kids can be helpful at tax time. That doesn't mean they'll sort your tax receipts or refill your coffee, but those charming children may help you qualify for some valuable tax benefits. Here are 10 things the IRS wants parents to consider when filing their taxes this year.

1. Dependents In most cases, a child can be claimed as a dependent in the year they were born. For more information see IRS Publication 501, Exemptions, Standard Deduction, and Filing Information.

2. Child Tax Credit You may be able to take this credit for each of your children under age 17. If you do not benefit from the full amount of the Child Tax Credit, you may be eligible for the Additional Child Tax Credit. For more information see IRS Publication 972, Child Tax Credit.

BlueCross BlueShield of WNY Announces Snowman Making Challenge

BlueCross BlueShield of WNY Announces Snowman Making Challenge

The second annual BlueCross BlueShield Snowman Making Challenge will be held every Sunday during February, the frostiest month of the year in Buffalo, one of the snowiest cities in the nation. 

Beginning Sunday afternoon, February 5 at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park and for each consecutive Sunday, BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York is hosting Snowman Making Challenge events at family-friendly venues in Western New York.  The Challenges are part of the company’s Healthy Changes Everything℠ platform and are a fun way to celebrate winter by taking part in a healthy activity.

The Snowman Making Challenges are free events, open to the public.  Everything you need to build a snowman, or a whole family of snowmen, will be on-site – snow or no snow!  Creativity in the absence of snow will result in surprising “SnowCrows” – a winter take on the standard fall decoration.

Soup-fest this Sunday!

Soup-fest this Sunday!

 

Learn to Ski, Sun. Jan 29

Learn to Ski, Sun. Jan 29

 

Sun. Jan 291:00pm - 2:30pmLearn the basics of cross-country skiing before
going on a short guided ski tour. Ski rental =
$4.00/person; Friends of Reinstein members =
$2.00. Registration required; call 716-683-5959
to sign up. h/c accessReinstein Woods Nature Preserve, 93 Honorine Dr., Depew 14043www.dec.ny.gov/education/1837.html683-5959

 

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Crowley Webb Works Around the Clock for You and Who

Crowley Webb Works Around the Clock for You and Who

Crowley Webb, a full-service advertising agency in Buffalo, NY, just completed 25 straight hours of work for Twenty-Five Hour Workday contest winner, You and Who.

Crowley Webb created the contest to celebrate their 25th anniversary in 2011. The aim was to give away a free marketing campaign to a worthy startup in Western New York. The agency received more than 40 entries, which they narrowed to three finalists who were charged with getting votes on Crowley Webb’s website. After 15,000 votes were cast, You and Who was named the winner. You and Who works with artists from around the country to design custom t-shirts. For each shirt sold, the company donates matching items to organizations that help those in need.

Independent Health Named One of the Best Companies to Work for in New York State

Independent Health Named One of the Best Companies to Work for in New York State

BUFFALO, N.Y. (January 26, 2012) – For the fifth consecutive year, Independent Health has been named one of the best companies to work for in New York state. 

The fifth annual Best Companies to Work for in New York State survey and awards program identifies and honors the best places of employment in the state of New York. Independent Health is a finalist in the large-size company category, which includes companies with 250 or more U.S. employees. Since its inception in 2007, the Best Companies program has quickly become a prestigious honor for winners, and a company’s participation often leads to valuable long-term benefits for its corporate culture.