das@ucla-cs.UUCP (12/15/85)
Every December, Academic Information Service, Inc., sends an ad for a 350-page
book called the "198X Tax Guide for Engineers" (this year, X=6), at $21.95 +
$2.30 postage and handling. I think they also publish one for Academics.
The brochure makes it look like it's pretty informative, with some information
that tax guides for the general public don't often get into.
Does anyone have any positive or negative recommendations about it?
-- David Smallberg, das@locus.ucla.edu, {ihnp4,ucbvax}!ucla-cs!dasmazlack@ernie.BERKELEY.EDU (Lawrence J. &) (12/16/85)
>Every December, Academic Information Service, Inc., sends an ad for a 350-page >book called the "198X Tax Guide for Engineers" (this year, X=6), at $21.95 + >$2.30 postage and handling. I think they also publish one for Academics. > >The brochure makes it look like it's pretty informative, with some information >that tax guides for the general public don't often get into. > >Does anyone have any positive or negative recommendations about it? I like it and use it. It is a higher level treatment than you find in something like Lasser (sp?), but not as obtuse as the Prentice-Hall one designed for tax accountants. (The PH is the standard. NOT their one that competes with Lasser tho.) I use the academic one. I can't tell you about the engineers one. ...Larry Mazlack
jug@whuxlm.UUCP (Grauman Joseph) (12/17/85)
> Every December, Academic Information Service, Inc., sends an ad for a 350-page > book called the "198X Tax Guide for Engineers" (this year, X=6), at $21.95 + > $2.30 postage and handling. I think they also publish one for Academics. > > The brochure makes it look like it's pretty informative, with some information > that tax guides for the general public don't often get into. > > Does anyone have any positive or negative recommendations about it? > > -- David Smallberg, das@locus.ucla.edu, {ihnp4,ucbvax}!ucla-cs!das 've used both the version for college teachers and, since 1977, the version for engineers. It is the best I've found for my purposes, and ther's alot of stuff I've learned from it that has helped me minimize (legally) what I have to hand over to Uncle Sam each year. I recommend it highly. If you read the brochure, you'll find that you have nothing to lose, since AIS will give you a refund if their guide does not save you a certain amount of money (I don't recall the amount). Joseph U. Grauman AT&T Bell Laboratories
dan@neuro1.UUCP (Dan Johnston) (12/19/85)
I've gotten the Tax Guide for College Teachers every year for the last 5 years. It`s very informative. I'm sure it's paid for itself each year. dan johnston
john@gcc-milo.ARPA (John Allred) (12/19/85)
>> Every December, Academic Information Service, Inc., sends an ad for a 350-page >> book called the "198X Tax Guide for Engineers" (this year, X=6), at $21.95 + >> $2.30 postage and handling. I think they also publish one for Academics. >> >> The brochure makes it look like it's pretty informative, with some information >> that tax guides for the general public don't often get into. >> Would someone kindly post the address of this company? -- John Allred General Computer Company uucp: seismo!harvard!gcc-milo!john
doc@cxsea.UUCP (Documentation ) (12/19/85)
> Every December, Academic Information Service, Inc., sends an ad for a 350-page > book called the "198X Tax Guide for Engineers" (this year, X=6), at $21.95 + > $2.30 postage and handling. I think they also publish one for Academics. > > The brochure makes it look like it's pretty informative, with some information > that tax guides for the general public don't often get into. > > Does anyone have any positive or negative recommendations about it? > > -- David Smallberg, das@locus.ucla.edu, {ihnp4,ucbvax}!ucla-cs!das Excellent book, according to my accountant friend. Much clearer and easier to use than anything else you'll find. Cheaper than hiring an accountant, too. __________________________________________________________________ Joel Gilman Documentation Center Computer X, Inc. Seattle uw-beaver!ssc-vax!cxsea!bruce!doc Maybe Type A's run the world, but Type B's make it worth living in. ___________________________________________________________________
bob@multivu.UUCP (bob) (12/21/85)
In article <705@neuro1.UUCP> dan@neuro1.UUCP (Dan Johnston) writes: >I've gotten the Tax Guide for College Teachers every year for the last 5 >years. It`s very informative. I'm sure it's paid for itself each year. > >dan johnston How does one obtain the Tax Guide for XXX ? -- ~ bob (Bob Hutson) ucbvax!ucdavis!lll-crg!lll-lcc!vecpyr!altos86!multivu!bob seismo!umcp-cs!gymble!lll-crg!lll-lcc!vecpyr!altos86!multivu!bob
jeff@wjvax.UUCP (Jeff Albom) (12/21/85)
The address for Academic Information Services, Inc. is:
Academic Information Services, Inc.
L'enfant Plaza
P.O. Box 23279
Washington , D.C. 20026
The guide "1986 Tax Guide For Engineers" is $21.95 per copy + $2.30 postage
& handling (MD residents addd 5% sales tax). For first class postage , pay
$4.60 instead of $2.30 .
The guarantee for the guide is " If this Tax Guide does not save you $200
on your taxes, the full purchase price will be refunded when returned
within 30 days." i.e. you have 30 days to return the book (30 days to do
your taxes and find out if you save $200)
You can also charge the book to Visa or Mastercard.
In a previous article, somebody mentioned a first source tax guide (does
that mean that the above book was derived from the first source tax
guide or is the above book an excerpt of the first source) available
from:
Commerce Clearing House @ (212)730-0909 and called (if I remember correctly)
the Commerce Clearing House Master Tax Guide. According to the previous
posting, this guide is less expensive than the AIS guide and is also more
?complete?
jeff@wjvax