Article: You should receive a W-2 form if you are employed and your employer withholds taxes from your paycheck. You may also receive a 1099 form. These information notices are sent for a variety of reasons, such as if you were paid for services provided as an independent contractor, you received interest or dividends, you received government payments (such as unemployment compensation), or you received withdrawals from a retirement account. You should receive your financial forms by early February at the latest. If you haven't received them, follow up with your employer or those who hired you as a freelancer. You can take the standard deduction or itemize for deductible expenses. For the 2019 tax year, the standard deduction will be $12,200 for those filing as single or married filing separately or $24,400 for married filing jointly. The standard deduction is required unless you have more than the allowed standard deduction amount in itemized deductions. Allowable deductions may include home mortgage interest, state and local income taxes or sales tax (but not both), charitable contributions, unreimbursed medical expenses, and real estate and personal property taxes. Since many free sites require that you have an income below a certain amount, you should roughly calculate your AGI before logging online. Simply subtract your standard or itemized deductions from your total income. This will give you a rough estimate of your AGI. If you can tell from simply estimating your AGI that preparing your taxes overwhelms you, an alternative is to hire an accountant in your area. They will calculate your taxes for you, lifting a weight off your shoulders. Accountants can also file your taxes online, thus getting you a refund faster. The Voluntary Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program provides free tax preparation for those with incomes below $55,000. The program is also available to those over 60, people with disabilities, and those with limited English. You can find a VITA program near you by calling 1-800-906-9887 or by using the online VITA Locator tool (https://www.irs.gov/individuals/free-tax-return-preparation-for-you-by-volunteers).
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Gather your financial documents. List your deductions. Calculate your adjusted gross income (AGI). Hire an accountant if you need help.
Article: Getting enough sleep is one of the most important ways girls can help get rid of a pesky cold. Your body is already fighting a battle against the cold and trying to get rid of it, which in turn, makes your body more tired. If you can, try to stay home from school or work. If that isn't possible, lighten your load a bit. At lunchtime, go to the nurse's office and see if you can rest in there until the end of lunch. You have to avoid getting dehydrated, which will make it harder for your body to fight off the cold. Drink lots of water, orange juice, and tea. Avoid soda (even the sugar-free kind) and coffee, because the sugar and caffeine will tax your immune system and it will take longer for you to get well. It might pay you to remember tea also contains caffeine. Hot liquids especially can help alleviate your congestion and soothe your inflamed throat and nose. Try hot water with honey and lemon, or a nice soothing mint tea. Avoid milk (and other dairy products) as these contribute to the production of mucus and will make girls feel worse. There are different kinds of gargles you can use to help your throat and your congestion. You can buy them at any drugstore, but it's super easy to make one right at home. Try 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of salt mixed with an 8-ounce glass of warm water. Mix a little honey and apple cider vinegar in an 8-ounce glass of warm water. Steep 1 tablespoon of lemon juice in 2 cups of hot water. Mix in 1 teaspoon of honey and allow it to cool to room temperature before gargling. Sniffing your mucus back into your head instead of blowing it can make your cold worse, and can hurt your eardrums, giving you an earache on top of everything else. There is also a right way to blow your nose. Doing otherwise can, again, hurt your eardrum. The correct way is to press one finger over a nostril and blow gently to clear the other nostril. Repeat on the other nostril, both nostrils are cleared. Remember to wash your hands after. This method is not just for girls, it's okay for others to blow their nose this way too. This is only for helping to ease your symptoms. There is no cold medication of any kind that will prevent or treat a cold. Also, cold medication can have unpleasant side effects and worsening of symptoms when you stop taking them. That said, they can help give you some relief, especially at night so you can sleep. Decongestants are used to reduce nasal congestion and usually come as a spray or to be taken by mouth. They only ease symptoms for a short period of time and are usually best to be used at night when you're trying to sleep (and many cause drowsiness, anyway). Do NOT use it for longer than 7 days. Painkillers like paracetamol, ibuprofen, or aspirin can help reduce a fever and alleviate pain (like the pressure from your congested sinuses). You really shouldn't take them if you're under the age of 16 Do if you are a girl aged less than 16 don't take them. Make sure to check that it's okay to take the painkiller if you're already taking other cold medication. Since colds thrive in dry conditions, and dry air dries your throat and nasal passages causing a stuffy nose and scratchy throat, getting moisture in your body and home can help ease your cold symptoms. You can run a hot steamy shower and sit in it with the bathroom door closed and breathe in the steam. Adding a little eucalyptus can help open your air passages for a while. Stand over a steaming pot and drape a cloth or towel over your head to trap in the steam. Breathe deep. You can also get a humidifier, just make sure that you clean it properly to avoid mold, fungi, and bacteria. These help alleviate the pressure caused by all the mucus in your sinuses and can help you feel better. Drugstores have reusable hot and cold packs available or you can heat a damp washcloth for 55 seconds in the microwave as a hot pack and use a packet of frozen peas as a cold pack. Various vapor rubs or menthol rubs like Olbas Oil, Vicks, or Mentholatum can help you breathe more comfortably if you apply a bit directly under your nostrils and they can help alleviate the redness and chapped areas on your nostrils. This is especially important to do at night, but elevating your head helps drain your nasal passageways of the mucus that's been collecting in them and will help you sleep more comfortably at night. Put extra pillows on your bed so that you're sleeping propped upright.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Sleep. Rehydrate. Gargle to ease your throat. Blow your nose properly. Get over the counter medications. Get steamy. Put hot or cold packs on your congested sinuses. Put mentholated salve under your nose. Elevate your head.
Article: Make sure the garlic is fresh and from a good producer. The fresher the garlic the better the benefits. Put the rest of the garlic in a container in the pantry or freezer to keep it fresh. The fresher it is the more minerals and vitamins are in it and that will provide many more benefits. Make sure it is a very small part of the clove you can get sick from too much garlic and the point of this is to make you feel better. The water helps to calm your stomach and sends helps with digestion. Make it a habit of this. Combined with vitamins and a good breakfast this will have you feeling much better soon. The garlic will help with dark rings under the eyes and will improve the immune system.
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Get a clove of garlic from a local food store. Peel the skin off of one part of the clove. Cut a small chunk off of the part you peeled. Swallow the garlic with a full glass of water. Continue to do this every morning for better health.