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Show 8 Wednesday, February 10, 2010 \ir THE SIGNPOST Celiac continued from page 4 www.celiac.org. Because there is no way to prevent the disease, it is important to make a diagnosis early and obtain treatment to avoid related conditions such as certain types of intestinal cancer, osteoporosis, autoimmune disorders, fractures, miscarriages and infertility. "It is so important to be aware of the disease and its possible symptoms," said Penny Fergus, a student at WSU that suffers from Celiac Disease. "Early diagnosis is key in being able to deal Taxes continued from page 4 with the disorder and to live a healthy life." There are many ways to get involved and to help out those that may suffer from Celiac Disease. Programs such as Ralph's Community Contribution Program, Cars4 Causes, I Do Foundation, GoodSearch and Albertsons Community Partners contribute to the cause. Comment on this story at wsusignpost.com. PHOTO SOURCE.: ASSOCIATED PRESS High Gluten foods can not be properly digested by those suffering from Celiac Disease. The average expected cost of considering cheating on their taxes. professional to prepare taxes is between The second best-selling software is $200-$300, while a software program to TaxACT. This program has a feature that prepare them ranges from nothing at all fills out a financial aid worksheet for the to $160. filer as the tax return is prepared. The "Having someone like H&R Block do financial aid feature could be a decisionthem saves me time making benefit for by not needing me to / / students unsure of how Tax programs do them myself, plus they want to file. 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Most professional accountants have algorithms, which are not always charge by the hour and not being prepared going to work," s.-iid economics major will drive the price up, while using a Chance Kendall when asked about the program can take as long as users want, abilities of tax preparation software. The but only if it's finished before April 15. human interaction of a tax professional There are currently over 20 different could be what a person needs and willing online services available for free, but to pay for when filing a return. there are restrictions such as an income Either way. WSU students are making less than $57,000 for 2009. This income the final decision on how they want to level covers 70 percent of tax filers. Last prepare their tax returns by evaluating year, TurboTax from Intuit was claimed between time and money. Regardless of to be the best-selling tax preparation what method is chosen, being required to software with over $33 billion in returns. file a tax return is a certainty. The software can search for up to 350 different deductions and even rate the likelihood of being audited. This could Comment on this story at be a useful feature to prevent those wsusignpost. com. J i O V O 1 9 continued from page 4 SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS Toyota has recalled 2.3 million cars in eight different models and has stopped selling them. experienced the problem, he received little to no help when he called the dealership. "I called and explained to the service manager about what happened and he told me that it was just a fluke," Cannon said, "but it was still under warranty so I took it in and had them look at it." Cannon said it wasn't until the recall that he received any information from Toyota. "I struggled trying to decide between a Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla," Cannon said, "and I went with the Corolla because I heard it was safer than the Civic." Cannon did, however, get his Corolla into the dealership this past Saturday and said that next time he makes such a large purchase, he may go with the Honda. "When you've paid just over $30,000 for a vehicle you want to be able to drive it without worrying," Cannon said. "I have two kids in car seats in the back that sat empty because I wouldn't put them in that car until it was fixed." Toyota has fixed the problem with their sticky gas pedals, but now according to the recent news, the 2010 Prius Hybrid is having brake problems, creating more problems for the large-auto manufacturer. Comment on this story at wsusignpost.com. •*•>?. Starting at HELLO to us on twitter. LEWIS J EWE LE R S 1917 Weil 1800 North Suite D • 5, Clinton, UT 84015 {601) 773-6556 |