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From: wirth@fine.Princeton.EDU (Colleen Wirth)
Newsgroups: misc.taxes
Subject: How is state tax liability figured?
Date: 13 Nov 92 18:26:43 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Princeton University

Hello fellow tax payers--

The only time I ever seem to get around to reading this group is in
November when the evil tax man is taking bigger and bigger chunks
out of my measly paycheck, in an effort to make up for those 9
deductions I claimed back in February. I can usually figure my tax 
burden to within $100 or so, but this year there's a hitch: I worked 
half the year in California, and then moved to New Jersey and started 
working and paying taxes here.

What I need to know is, do the states figure the amount of taxes I owe 
considering ONLY the amount I made in that state, disregarding any 
money I made in another state? 

This is very important, since if I get to start again at $0 in New Jersey 
half way through the year, I'll be in a much lower tax bracket in both 
states. I could then use my state refunds to pay the Feds.

If states have a magic formula which will allow them to extract from 
me the maximum possible tax (likely), does someone out there know the 
formula?

Thanks, Colleen
Newsgroups: misc.taxes
From: cep@taligent.com (Christophe Pettus)
Subject: Re: US Treasury Reports (Was Re: The Election)
Organization: Taligent, a little subsidiary of two really big companies.
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 21:05:15 GMT

In article <1992Nov6.181531.1619@tc.fluke.COM> witters@tc.fluke.COM (John Witters) writes:
>So, are there any experts out there on this?  Am I in deep doo-doo, for not
>reporting this, or is this something that mutual funds usually automatically
>take care of?

You should be OK (talk to an accountant just be sure, though), since,
technically, you are not holding the outside interests, the mutual fund
is, and you are properly reporting income on the funds.  If you held
the foreign securities directly, and didn't report them, there would be
Big Trouble.
--
-- Christophe

"I draw the line at Styrofoam packing kernels, you sick pervert."
Newsgroups: misc.taxes
From: chetana@meaddata.com (Chetana Wilkins)
Subject: Tax Formula 
Organization: Mead Data Central, Dayton OH
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 18:57:09 GMT
Distribution: usa

Can someone please post the formula for figuring out the amount of
taxes one owes based on the AGI. I know one exists for if your AGI is
over 50K, this appears on the tax forms. Does the same formula apply
for AGI less than 50K?

Thank you.
Chetana Wilkins.
From: txwizard@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (txwizard)
Newsgroups: misc.taxes
Subject: Tax guides and software
Date: 12 Nov 92 19:38:00 GMT
Reply-To: txwizard@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (txwizard)
Distribution: usa
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX
Originator: txwizard@bashful.cc.utexas.edu

I would greatly appreciate your recommendation on Tax Guides
to help in tax return preparation and tax software.

Thank you.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Michael S. Kim
Graduate School of Business
The University of Texas at Austin
txwizard@ccwf.cc.utexas.edU
Newsgroups: misc.taxes
From: romo@netcom.com (Rafael Romo)
Subject: How to pay penalties on an IRA?
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 17:27:14 GMT

The question: "How does one pay penalties on the early withdrawal of an
IRA?" was raised in a recent conversation I was in, and none of us knew.
Seems like someone forgot to reinvest their IRA.  Anyway, does anyone
know?  For CA people, how does the state side of the issue work?

Thanks.

Rafael

-- 
Rafael Romo romo@netcom.com ---

	Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean that people
	aren't out to get you.
From: txwizard@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (txwizard)
Newsgroups: misc.taxes
Subject: Taxes on Foreign Corporations
Date: 12 Nov 92 00:27:49 GMT
Reply-To: txwizard@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (txwizard)
Distribution: usa
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX
Originator: txwizard@bashful.cc.utexas.edu

Our president-elect Bill Clinton has made a promise to raise taxes on foreign
corporations.  Two issues at hand.

1.  Unless foreign countries our asleep, they are going to retaliate.  The wrath will undoubtedly fall on the U.S. multinationals.  What is your opinion on 
this?  Anyone?

2.  The U.S. corps are just as guilty when it comes to transfer pricing.  So, 
where do we draw the line on who is right and who is wrong.  Rather, who is the
non-sinner to cast the first stone?  Aren't there better ways to deal with such
problems such as Value-Added Tax?  Any opinions?

No flames please.  I just want to know what other people feel.  I personally
don't have a position on the questions listed above.  I hope some of you
will enlighten me.

Thanks!
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Michael S. Kim
Graduate School of Business
The University of Texas at Austin
txwizard@ccwf.cc.utexas.edU
Newsgroups: misc.taxes
From: doug@cc.ysu.edu (Doug Sewell)
Subject: A bill from California
Organization: Bush in 92 ? NOT!
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 16:18:09 GMT

My father worked for a large corporation in Michigan until about a year
ago.  His work sent him to several states, including California.  His
boss was in Michigan, his salary came from Michigan, California simply
had another part of the same corporation.

He recently received a bill from California, saying that since he worked
in California, he owes them income taxes, and further, that since he should
have known about it, they are assessing penalties (currently about $2K).

I need some light on this:

(1) What tax law in California, if any, supports this ?  How recent is it ?
    How many others are affected (I'd expect MANY people).

(2) How can we find out how the state found out about his working there ?
    Due to other circumstances, we suspect that this might have been a
    'harassment move'.

Any responses would be appreciated.  We're not even sure where to start.
--
Doug Sewell, Tech Support, Computer Center, Youngstown State University
doug@cc.ysu.edu	   doug@ysub.bitnet	<internet>!cc.ysu.edu!doug
"Recession: your friend loses his job.  Depression: you lose your job.
Recovery: Bush loses his job" - Bill Davidsen
From: JOHNSON%TWSUVM.BITNET@SHSU.edu
Newsgroups: misc.taxes
Subject: dependents
Date: 12 Nov 92 16:55:08 GMT
Organization: Fedtax-L<==>Misc.Taxes Gateway
X-Gateway-Source-Info: Mailing List

One of my dependents moved out in June this year and I have not
contributed to his support since that time.
Are there any rules for claiming a dependent for part of a year?
Also, I had a total loss on a vehicle this year.  The insurance payoff
did not payoff the full amount of the loan.  Vehicle purchased new,
100% financing.  Is this a loss?
Thank you
Please reply to johnson@twsuvm
From: fish@hpscit.sc.hp.com (John Fisher)
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 17:34:32 GMT
Subject: Re: kill your darlings
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Santa Clara, CA
Newsgroups: misc.writing

rchao@well.sf.ca.us (Robert Chao) writes:

>a common screenplay saying is "kill your darlings," which means, eliminate
>anything in your script that is not essential to the plot.
>Aren't there some great films that have scenes that are not essential?
>What do you think of these:

>Robert Chao
>Oakland, California

You will find both movies *and* screenplays (they're not the same :))
that have scenes that are not essential. I'm sure you can find
successful films that have broken all the rules (probably not all in one
film), BUT... I don't think you'll find any in this catagory written by
first-time screen writers.

"Kill your darlings," is advice usually given to first timers to enhance
their chances of selling their scripts. Once you're established, you'll
be able to do lots of things that are otherwise... forbidden.


John Fisher at Hewlett-Packard |
in Santa Clara, CA             |  Suicide is the most sincere  
fish@sc.hp.com                 |  form of self-criticism.
Newsgroups: misc.writing
From: Alan_Barclay@mindlink.bc.ca (Alan Barclay)
Subject: Re: Theme ~ Moral
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 07:55:55 GMT

Well, I may define my terms differently from you but here is my understanding
of the difference between Morality, a Moral, a Theme, and a Thesis.

1) Morality is a set of rules for making ethical decisions.

2) A moral, is a story which illustrates a set of rules for making an ethical
decision.

3) A theme is a subject explored by a work.  The subject may be a set of
rules for making ethical decisions.  It may also be the question of God's
existence and nature, or anything else including the meaningless of life.  A
theme is NOT a Morality OR a moral.  A moral draws a conclusion from a
situation, a theme only portrays a situation.  The theme of a story may
illustrate a "morality," but is not itself a set of rules.

4) A thesis is a theory about the cause-effect relationship of events which
occure in the real world.  One may use a theme to illustrate a thesis.  (BTW
a thesis is the same as a moral, except it does not neccessarily include
ethics.)}i

Fiction, especially modern genre fiction, often contains the thesis: unusual
circumstances inspire unusal performances from ordinary people.  There are
several other theses' which one might lump in as a sort of "Heroic
Archetype."  There are a lot of reasons why this "Heroic Archetype" shows up
in most cultures' accounts of fictional or mythical events.  I strongly
recommend you read a book called "The Hero with a Thousand Faces" by Jopseph
Campbell.

To summarize the theses of this work: fictional and mythical accounts have a
structure analogous to the common human experience of challenging one's own
physical, spiritual, or psychological limitations.  (In a comedy one
overcomes those limitations, in a tradgedy, one fails).

It is my belief that this aspect of fiction is an inevitable result of the
human mind's hardwired approach to the world.  If you don't like this
constraint, you are free to try to write anything you like, but I think
you'll find it creeping in.


--
Alan


alan_barclay@mindlink.bc.ca
From: ajm@seqp4.sequoia.com (A.J.Madison)
Newsgroups: misc.writing
Subject: Re: Stephen Donaldson
Summary: Or does the Author have the publisher wade through the fan mail?
Date: 9 Nov 92 23:17:41 GMT
Organization: Sequoia Systems Inc., Marlboro, Mass.

In article <1992Nov4.033758.19628@wixer.cactus.org>, wizard@wixer.cactus.org (John P Onorato) writes:
> 
> 
> 
> Does anyone know where and if Stephen R Donaldson is on the net?  I am
> so loath to go through publishers...


A long time ago, I had desired to ask a question of mssrs. Niven & Pournelle,
and looked them up in the appropriate edition of Who's Who.  There were
perfectly reasonable addresses in the book.  Not something that looked like
this: P.O. Box 11177 NY, NY, but: more like 1234 Shady Tree Lane, Suburban
Town, CA.  It is possible that either mssrs. Donaldson or Gibson would respond
to a question if sent directly to them.  However, they could also be inundated
with fan mail, and forward it all to some hapless drone at the publishers or
the trash can :-).

Has anyone had any luck getting there with surface mail?  Is there good reason
to believe that some/all of these folks are buried with piles of mail that
starts with: "I've got this great story I want to get published that just
needs the right person to read it, and I've decided you're that person..."
-- 
when everyone is out to get you, being paranoid is just good thinking.
         - Dr. Johnny Fever <in other words, standard disclaimer>
A.J. Madison                                           ajm@sequoia.com
Sequoia Systems Inc.
Newsgroups: misc.writing
From: sasafw@dobo.unx.sas.com (Fred Welden)
Newsgroups: misc.writing
Subject: Re: Ahimsa - a digression
Date: 10 Nov 92 19:36:20 GMT
Article-I.D.: unx.BxIMGL.Iyr
Organization: Dobonia
Originator: sasafw@dobo.unx.sas.com


In article <1992Nov10.174818.27937@watson.ibm.com>, ds@tejas.watson.ibm.com (Dinkar Sitaram) writes:
|
||> They must
||> either be unaware of, or try not to think of, what goes on all the time
||> in their own bodies--their immune systems and their colons.]
|
|This is also not quite correct.  I am not completely familiar with these
|philosophies, but I believe that they accept that complete non-violence
|is impossible.  Towards the end of one's life, one is expected to do
|penance for all the inadvertant violence one has committed.

This was admittedly an exaggeration.  I was trying to get Jon Campbell
to think about what is going on in his own literary gut, as it were.
The other inaccuracies were just plain old ignorance, folks.  Thanks to
Dinkar for setting me straight(er).

-- 
--Fred, or another blind 8th-century BC  |  sasafw@dobo.unx.sas.com
        Hellenic poet of the same name.  |
Organization: Arizona State University
Date: Thursday, 5 Nov 1992 15:51:51 MST
From: Jon L. Campbell <KVJLC@ASUACAD.BITNET>
Newsgroups: misc.writing
Subject:    The end of a day.


   The end of the day is fast approaching and I haven't written the
five chapters I promised myself this morning.  I suppose tomorrow will
be another day if I live long enough.  If I don't, I hope to god that
when I wake I'm not where my mind often wanders for ideas.

Jon
Newsgroups: misc.writing
From: bjones@lookout.it.uswc.uswest.com (Brent Jones)
Subject: Re: TECHNICAL: online/on-line
Organization: U S WEST Information Technologies
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 13:34:00 GMT

In article <k446553@pro-amber.cts.com> jeff@pro-amber.cts.com (Jeff Jungblut) writes:
>In <17136@mindlink.bc.ca>
>Linda_Richards@mindlink.bc.ca (Linda Richards) writes:
>
>>> Jeff Jungblut writes:
>>>
>>> Msg-ID: <k213168@pro-amber.cts.com>
>>> Posted: Mon, 2 Nov 92 03:14:39 P
>>>
>>> Org.  : ProLine [pro-amber] -- Spring Valley, Ca
>>>
>>> The Apple Publications Style Guide:
>>>
>>> on-line (adj.), on line (pred. adj., adv.)  Note hyphenation of adjective.
>>>
>>> ---
>>> In my own writing, I usually use on-line except when referring to online
>>> help, in which case I spell it as one word.
>>
>>
>>Yes, but what does it get edited to?
>
>Considering I'm also usually the editor, it stays as I wrote it.  (In the
>case of online vs on-line vs on line, at least.)

I'm not sure what you mean here. You say you usually use "on-line"
unless you are referring to "online help." Do you mean that you would
write "on-line information" and "on-line access" but would write "online
help"? As all of these strings have essentially the same grammatical
structure, I'm not sure how you would justify the inconsistent 
usage. Using "on-line" after the modified word in the sentence would
also fly in the face of convention--most sources would recommend "on
line." You would hyphenate the compound modifier if the reader is likely to
momentarily read the first part of the compound, "on," as an adjective,
which I don't think is true in this particular case. A sample sentence
would be, "The help screens are on line."

Just curious. Conventions are conventions, and not altars to worship at
(at which to worship? :-)), but they should probably be logical and
internally consistent. This is especially true in technical
documentation.


-- 
Brent Jones, Lead Technical Editor, U S WEST Information Technologies
U S WEST sez "Nuh uh, his opinion, not ours." bjones@denitqm.uswest.com
"In the Kingdom of Boredom, I wear the Royal Sweatpants." --M. Leyner
Newsgroups: misc.writing
Subject: Re: kill your darlings
From: bthomas@dumaine.gac.edu (Barbara L Thomas)
Date: 9 Nov 92 23:07:12 -0600

In article <BxF9p5.E2v@well.sf.ca.us>  writes:
> 
> a common screenplay saying is "kill your darlings," which means,  
eliminate
> anything in your script that is not essential to the plot.
> Aren't there some great films that have scenes that are not essential?
> What do you think of these:
> In Star Wars, there is a scene where Luke and Leia are separated from
> Han and Chewie, so that Luke swings over the bridge and Han runs around
> shooting. The thing is, afterwards, aren't they right back to where they
> started? Don't these scenes not make the story progress?
> 
> In the Godfather, what about the horse's head scene? Does that move
> the story forward? or is it necessary to develop characters?
> 
> did you know that a great scene was cut from Annie Hall because it
> wasn't essential? it was Woody making friends with some guys in jail.
> -- 
> Robert Chao
> Oakland, California
"Killing Darlings" is one of the hardest things to do.  No matter how much
I tell myself that I need to be ruthless and cut a part out, I will  
usually find some excuse to leave it in.  I have an unusually cruel  
proofreader (my mother) :) who will finally tell me that it has to go.   
Even then, I will definitely complain about it.  Sometimes I'm really  
tempted by thoughts of "so what if it doesn't fit the storyline" or "it  
doesn't really confuse the reader, does it?" just because I think it is  
such a cleverly written little spot . . .  I don't think that there is  
anyway to get over this and I think that most writers run into this  
problem.  At least, I hope that they do . . . I'd hate to feel all alone  
in this. :)
--
Barbara L. Thomas
"The World may never know."
bthomas@nic.gac.edu
Newsgroups: misc.writing
From: Alan_Barclay@mindlink.bc.ca (Alan Barclay)
Subject: Re: A request for suggestions...
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 01:40:46 GMT

On an editor like the one you describe, it would be nice to be able to view
TWO items (for comparison of details, etc.) at the same time the comment
window is open.  I can foresee a situation where one might have the body of
the original text on screan plus be working on one's comments, and still want
to compare the original (or the notes) to some other part of the original
file.

Hope that makes sense.


--
Alan


alan_barclay@mindlink.bc.ca


Newsgroups: misc.writing
From: brayl@nyx.cs.du.edu (Bill Rayl)
Subject: Writers wanted for telecomm. Mag
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 92 02:09:56 GMT



Have you ever read a computer columnist's article and thought you could do
as good or better a job of writing?  Well, here's your chance!

Pegasus Press of Ann Arbor, MI is looking for columnists and reviewers for
CONNECT magazine.  Covering the major commercial online services,
Internet/Usenet and smaller Bulletin Board System networks, CONNECT focuses
on telecommunications from a user-oriented perspective.

User-oriented means that people who know how to get a modem connected to
their personal computer should be able to understand and follow every
article in the magazine.  CONNECT will show them month after month how to
get the most from the pay services they're using.  These include
CompuServe, Delphi, America Online, Prodigy and GEnie.  CONNECT
may also introduce them to "free" networks like FidoNet.

CONNECT will also review new telecommunications products, and deal with
complicated subjects in a clear, easy-to-undersand manner.  If you like
getting into the guts of products, and can talk about them in a manner that
doesn't put all your non-tech friends to sleep, then this could be for you!

So, if you've ever wanted to see your name in print, please request a
Writer's Guide for CONNECT magazine by emailing Patricia Snyder-Rayl at
70007,4640 on CIS, or UNICORNPUB on GEnie and Delphi, and at
brayl@nyx.du.edu on Internet.  Or, via US mail, contact Pegasus Press at
3487 Braeburn Circle, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 or call (313) 973-8825 (voice) or
(313) 973-9137 (24hr BBS).


Newsgroups: misc.writing
From: mahmood@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov (Rafique Mahmood)
Subject: How and Where to publish children's writing ???
Keywords: publish children's writing
Organization: NASA/MSFC
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 20:34:53 GMT

I like to know where and how children can publish their writing.
It can be an article, essay, story or poem.

My daughter writes very well and she wants to publish it in some
magazine.

I like to know the name of some magazines and how to contact them.

All information will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Rafique Mahmood
email: mahmood@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov

Newsgroups: misc.writing
From: Alan_Barclay@mindlink.bc.ca (Alan Barclay)
Subject: Re: mix it up was the theme.
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 07:10:31 GMT

Cop out.
--
Alan


alan_barclay@mindlink.bc.ca


Newsgroups: misc.writing
From: linden@thetao.unx.sas.com (Carol Linden)
Subject: Re: Job market for tech writers?
Originator: linden@thetao.unx.sas.com
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 16:00:50 GMT
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.


In article <1992Oct29.221042.5511@octel.com>, shaun@octel.com (Attacking Deep Structure) writes:
|> The following is posted anonymously for a friend.  I'll try to catch all
|> the followups, but please email me a copy of all the posts as well so I can
|> forward them on.  I sometimes miss a few articles, due to work.  :)
|>
|> --- >8 --- snippage --- >8 ---
|>
|> I'd like some input on what the job market is like for technical
|> writers or documentation specialists right now.  I'm contemplating
|> a career change in that direction because while I'm gainfully employed
|> as a programmer, I hate it.  Unfortunately, I don't get many opportunities
|> to do writing officially on my job.  I have tried to snag writing projects
|> when I can, and I've been writing mock documents on my own.
|>
|> My background (without writing a whole resume):  I graduated a little over
|> a year ago with a CS degree and I've been working since then as a
|> programmer.  On my spare time, I'm working on a degree in psychology.  In
|> college I was the 'president' of a student media for almost two years, and
|> edited and published a small tabloid newspaper.
|>
|> Anyway, my inquiry here is a little amorphous, but if anyone can offer
|> advice, criticism, or pointers to information on how I can improve my
|> chances in this career change, please post it or e-mail to the address of
|> the poster.  He will forward any e-mail to me, and I will send any
|> subsequent articles through him.  Thanks.
|>
|> --- 8< --- snippage --- 8< ---
|> --
|> shaun@octel.com  ||  TANSTAAFTLD: There Ain't No Such Thing As An FTL Drive
|>
|> "Your cooperation will insure that peace and democracy are restored in the
|> near future."

   It's a good field to go into. Someone with a programming background
would be in REALLY good shape to get a job in a software house. I got
my job 9 1/2 years ago with a B.A. in Religion (comparative religion
and religion and modern culture). Getting a technical writing job
with just a liberal arts education is NOT the rule any more. Most
people getting these jobs now either majored in tech writing, have a
tech writing certificate, have previous tech writing experience,
or have previous programming experience with some eduational
indication that he/she has good language skills--at least
where I live and work. I'd advise your friend to get some tech
writing courses under his/her belt. That proves his/her seriousness
about the new career, and having some writing courses would make an
employer a little less nervous about hiring someone with little or
no writing experience. Also, go to local STC meeting.

I wish your friend well.

Cheers, CAL
Newsgroups: misc.writing
From: troly@redwood.math.ucla.edu (Bret Jolly)
Subject: Re: On-line Writing Workshop?
Organization: UCLA Mathematics Department
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 92 02:56:18 GMT

In article <50590002@hpopd.pwd.hp.com> ag@hpopd.pwd.hp.com (andy garton) 
writes:
>There was a recent post regarding an on-line writer's workshop.  I've since
>lost this post but did try emailing the quoted address of -
>
>        writers-request@studgruppy.lan1.gov

   There are TWO typos here.  The correct (cross my fingers) address is

        writers-request@studguppy.lanl.gov

   I.e., "studgruppy" should be "studguppy" and "lan1" should be "lanl"