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Dear Readers,
As we come to the close of 2013, I pray that you are taking care of yourself. The holidays are really hard for some in different ways. It always astonishes me when I see family members acting
as caregivers and the amount of time it takes to actually live for two people.
By Rick Garcia
By A.J. Gross, C.P.A., E.A.
Ella Cowan celebrating 100 years of living life!
TNCP photo
LANSING, MI — Ella Cowan celebrated a century on her birthday as she turned 100 years old with family and friends at Riverfront Towers located at 601 S. Cedar Street. She was surrounded by a crowded room of friends and family. She received resolutions from the U.S. Congress, State of Michigan, Ingham County and the City of Lansing. Ella also received a birthday card greeting from President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.
Three people were found dead at a Lansing home yesterday evening, December 5. Police believe it to be a double-murder and suicide.
Toy Village sign shown here touting one of its many sales to bring customers in. Going out of business will be bittersweet for many.
On May 11, TNCP CAN was featured on “Lansing Online Radio” at WLNZ 89.7 Lansing Community College radio. Nacho Bermudez, father of Ignacio “Notch” Bermudez; Vivian Bodiford, mother of James Edward Jones III; Karen Chicky Scott, TNCP CAN volunteer and Lori Black, mother of Shayla Johnson. Bermudez, Bodiford and Black all spoke about their murdered loved one.
Wayne Bradley has been hired as the Michigan State Director of African-American Engagement for the Republican Party.
Michigan Black Advisory Council: Terry Johnson (Farmington Hills), Blake Edmonds (Grand Rapids), Kerry Jackson (Farmington Hills), Eunice Myles Jeffries (Detroit/Farmington Hills), Kelly Mitchell (Grand Rapids), Jessica Ann Tyson (Grand Rapids), RNC Chairman Reince Priebus (at the podium) Linda Lee Tarver (Lansing), Bishop Ira Combs (Jackson), Wayne Bradley (Michigan State Director of African-American Engagement) and Michigan Republican Party Chairman Bobby Schostak. Not in photo: Jerome Barney (Detroit), Bill Brooks (Detroit), Jimmy Greene (Saginaw), Dr. Phillip Johnson (Saginaw) and Pastor Phillip Smith (Grand Rapids).By Rick Garcia
When I think of November in Michigan, I instantly picture a dark, angry air of tumultuous weather as Gordon Lightfoot’s haunting ballad “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” continuously plays in my head. “November Witch” is the name that sailors have used for years to refer to the unexpected and wickedly violent storms on the Great Lakes. There are many stories and legends coming out of the large fresh water body that shaped our great State into a sailing enigma.
By A.J. Gross, C.P.A., E.A.
Operating a small business can be tough. There is plenty of work to complete.
Generally, one aspect of the business that is easily mismanaged is taxes and accounting. Many small business owners gather documents at the end of the year for taxes. Gathering documents at the end of the year can be time consuming and inefficient. The following are IRS resources to help you categorize expenses and identify business expenses throughout the year.
(Forms and Publications can be downloaded online at www.IRS.gov or our website
www.ALGTaxSolutions.com in the Resources section).