Wednesday, March 21, 2012

New site for ACE park sought by CAMT.

The Denver Post reports that "The Colorado Association of Manufacturing and Technology is looking for a new site for a high-tech manufacturing business campus that has NASA as a partner."
(Read the story here.)
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20132619/new-site-sought-nasa-backed-park

In "an e-mail sent (03/08/2012) by CAM chief executive Elaine Thorndike said the Loveland property is no longer the future ACE Park site, adding, "We are currently identifying other potential locations in the Denver/Boulder area."  -- according the The Denver Post.

The question becomes where will the new site be? When will the reported 10,000 new jobs arrive in Colorado to support the ACE (Aerospace and Clean Energy) park?

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

The Tax Man Cometh: Where's My Refund?


 The number one question taxpayers ask is Where's My Refund? I know, because I work at a tax service and I get this question all the time. So I have compiled a list of websites that answer this question. Generally, electronically filed returns (efile) can take up to 21 days, according to the IRS ( but most likely 10 to 14 days). Paper filed returns can take 6 to 8 weeks.

To get your Federal Return status, go to the Federal Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website : www.irs.gov.
Navigate to the right column and press the Where's My Refund? button. It will open another page which explains the process.
  1. You must wait at least 72 hours after e-filing a return.
  2. You will need to provide a Social Security Number, Filing Status, and the Exact amount of your refund found on your tax return.
  3. Next click the link to Get your refund Status or the“Where's My Refund? button and enter the information listed above.

To find the refund status at the State level, search (Google, Yahoo or Bing) with the following key words:

Search: +

Example: Colorado Where's My Refund.

  1. Click the Individual button.
  2. Click the Where's My Refund. button
  3. To check your refund status:
    Account Type:= Individual Income
    ID Type =Social Security Number
    ID =
    or PIN/Letter ID from the state letter sent to you.

------ Comment: The above example is for the State of Colorado. Your state's query maybe different but the basic idea is to enter your tax id and the refund amount to get your refund status.

Tips: The status message is only as current as your last query. The IRS may update the information with new information. Your projected refund date will be not be effected, unless there are processing delays or you owe federal or state back taxes, child support, or past due government student loans, etc.

Remember- If the Tax Man Cometh - you can run – but you can't hide.