CANDACE STEVENS's (numbercruncherllc) Blog

I have a client who dealt with Identity Theft.  She did end up getting things straightening out, but for years it slowed the process down for her.  She had to paper file for a few years. In the past, the IRS has assigned verification numbers to victims of identity theft to file their tax returns,...

A man was driving down the road when a policeman stopped him. The officer looked in the back of the man’s truck and said, “Why are these penguins in your truck?”The man replied, “These are my penguins. They belong to me.”“You need to take them to the zoo,” the policeman said.The next day, the off...

Two friends are walking their dogs -- a Dalmatian and a Chihuahua -- when they smell something delicious coming from a nearby restaurant.The guy with the Dalmatian says, “Let’s get something to eat.”But the guy with the Chihuahua says, “We can’t go in there, we have dogs with us.” So the first gu...

There was a blonde, a redhead, and a brunette. They were all trapped on an island and the nearest shore was 50 miles away. The redhead swam trying to make it to the other shore she swam 15 miles, drowned, and died. The brunette swam 24 miles, drowned, and died. The blonde swam 25 miles, got tired...

Married couples have 2 ways to file their income taxes, married filing joint or married filing separate. Both taxpayers are jointly and individually responsible for the tax and any interest or penalty due on their joint return, even if they get divorced. It is possible that one spouse may be hel...

A dog thinks: Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me and take good care of me...THEY MUST BE GODS!!!!!A cat thinks: Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me and take good care of me....I ...

During the heat of the space race in the 1960's, NASA quickly discovered that ballpoint pens would not work in the zero gravity confines of its space capsules. After considerable research and development, the Astronaut Pen was developed at a cost of $1 million. The pen worked in zero gravity, ups...

Q: There are 500 bricks on a plane.  One falls off.  How many are left?             A:  499Q:  What are the three steps for putting an elephant in the refrigerator?            A:  Open fridge, put elephant in, close the fridgeQ:  What are the four steps for putting a giraffe in the refrigerator? ...

Eligible educators can deduct unreimbursed expenses for COVID-19 protective items to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the classroom. COVID-19 protective items include, but are not limited to:   face masks; disinfectant for use against COVID-19; hand soap; hand sanitizer; disposable gloves; tape, p...

Nuts About Love“Driving through Southern California, I stopped at a roadside stand that sold fruit, vegetables and crafts. As I went to pay, I noticed the young woman behind the counter was painting a sign. ‘Why the new sign?’ I asked. ‘My boyfriend didn’t approve of the old one,’ she said. When ...