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Thursday, February 14, 2013
Valentine's Day Greetings!
A happy Valentine's Day to all!
Tiny quilt and A-line dresses by Care, sweaters by Suedehead, yoked dresses by me.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Miniautres Monday--Little Table at Last!
It looks like there has been a small furniture convergence!
As it often goes with the
Yard Sale Gods
: just as I mentioned my longing for a little table for the play area, daughter Ib found this delightful little chair and table set at her local thrift store--just perfect for small people!
I'm happy to say that the little chairs from my previous find also fit perfectly at the table--seating for four.
To the Yard Sale Gods: many thanks! And please be advised that all available space for little furniture is now full!
Monday, February 4, 2013
Miniatures Monday--the Little Rocking Chair
My mom and I shared a love for small things--and we also shared a love for this little chair from her childhood!
This little rocker (shown here with the little cabinet my dad made for me when I was five) was always around as I grew up.
I learned later that my grandfather had it made for Mom when she was a little girl, in about 1930, by a local carpenter who used the wood from shipping crates and containers to make useful objects. I love its apparent Arts and Crafts roots! Mom also pieced its current seat cover--the chair has had a few coats of paint as well as layers of upholstery!
The little chair is still sturdy and strong, and is being enjoyed by my own grandchildren.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
A Desert Boy Visits the North
Grandson Zach, age 3, heads out from home in Las Vegas to visit his northern grandmas:
Zach: Why is there SAND everywhere??
Zach's Mom: That's snow, Zach!
Zach: . . .Does that mean it's still Christmastime here???
Monday, January 28, 2013
Miniatures Monday--the Little Mohair Girls
An e-friend gave Care and me some mohair scraps, so naturally some of the Tiny Ones made a trip to the beauty salon for new coiffures!
Please meet Antoinette, Blush, Dorothy, Mallow, Molly, Octavia, Storm, Taylor, Tippin, Topenga, Vivian, and Zara, (who is a fabulous custom reroot by Leeloominai and joined the girls at the party).
It's been fun working out a technique for new little wigs--I have to admit that the hardest part has been cutting off their hair and pulling out its roots! It seems too cruel. But it WAS fun trying all the little wigs on the bald girls to see whose hair they were.
Wardrobe consultation, photos, and clothes are by Care, and Storm and Zara's amazing custom tans and sweater by by Suedehead.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
A Bed for the Twin Kittens
My Twin Kittens projects has morphed and expanded--the little kitties seemed to need a cozy place to nap!
Since this is still a
scrap project, I poked around the house to find
a base to work with and came up with a square plastic ice cream bucket.
I cut it off 2-2/14 inches from the bottom with my Xacto blade, and had my frame.
This cute floral stripe print came from my Mom's stash and goes well with the kitties' dresses--the fabric for the sheet and pillowcase is a fat quarter that was left over from a bundle. I measured the top of the base and cut a strip of fabric that length (plus seam allowance), wide enough to extend down inside the base.
I cut the ruffle about 1-1/2 times the length of the first strip, and 2-1/4 wide after hemming--the same measurement as the height of the base, so it will just cover the outside--then ruffled it onto the shorter strip and sewed the two ends together, making a circle. The seam allowance of the ruffle is hot-glued to the upper outside edge of the base, then the flat strip is hot-glued down the inside.
I cut three layers of leftover glazed quilt batting the size of the base to make the mattress, and covered them with my fat quarter fabric. I did cover the entire thing like a cushion, but it occurs to me the fabric could just be hot-glued around the mattress, since it's glued in place anyway!
The little pillow is made of some more of my leftover glazed batting, folded and hand stitched into a pillow shape, and the pillowcase sized to fit.
It became obvious that the bed needed a handle so that Baby K can carry it around, so I covered a strip of thrift-store plastic canvas from my stash with the last length of floral stripes and then poked a hole in each end with my awl, making corresponding holes in the sides of the bed.. (A little FrayCheck takes care of any raveling.) There is a button on the inside and outside at each side of the bed, stitched together through the hole so that the handle can rotate.
The twin kittens look warm and cozy in their new bed!
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Thrift Thursday--Little Wooden Chairs for the Grandkids
A thrift store outing with Hubby last weekend yielded these three sturdy pine children's chairs, at $9.00 for the set-- they look as if they were hand made, and I love the simple style and wood finish.
Now I just need a little table for the play area downstairs. . .
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June 17th, 2013 by John Kim | 64 comments
To start off this week, we're giving you some information regarding Air Jordan Retro Spring 2014 Releases. With 2014 being the 23rd Anniversary of the Air Jordan VI, we can certainly expect a slew of the originals to arrive, and the first up to bat appears to be the OG White/Infrared colorway for February of 2014. It last released in 2010 as part of the Infrared Pack, but this 2014 release looks to be a solo release. Also dropping in Spring 2014 is the Air Jordan X in White/Dark Powder Blue-Black; this was an original colorway from 1995, and barring any changes (maybe a checker-print inner lining rather than solid Blue like with the OG), it looks like another true Retro is on the way. We'll have more information for you as it develops, but stay tuned to Sneaker News for more and let us know if you're excited about these Spring 2014 Air Jordan releases.
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I don't see too many comments about the 10s,i guess those were before som iof y'all time ...
got the 2010 release of these 6s and the leather was fucing piss awful, i hope these aint the same qaulity! probly a pass none the less cause of the hype...
Finallyyyyyy! I've been waiting for the VIs the whites are nice but really want the black and infrared or varsity doesn't matter both bad ass. Can't wait! As for the tens either the steels later this year or some stealths off eBay.
It amazes me how everything is found out sooner than later. I love 6s, I hope they good color ways & not just these and the black/red ones
damn guess it's time to start wearing my white/infrafeds. since everybody and their mom gonna have em now lol shit
if jb retros anything i really want the oxy xiv or the indiglo! either or will be golden! nuff said!
I wonder how the 6s will look with that clear blue bottom on them. With that being said, I wonder what kind of special bottom they put on my Revis trainers. They're clear and have yet to yellow or even tint after a lot of wear.
Oh god I won't some carmines!!! Those guys cost an arm and a leg on ebay and flightclub. These 6s will have to do for the time being.
jb re-retroing everything that was released via the pack, lets forget about the carmines.
Its the year of the "6" so get ready
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hope JB is onto something w the X's and we see the city pack. that wud be F'n dope!
very excited to hear about the outlook for the infrared 6's. i was gona wastey money on the 2010's but not after seeing this.. lol..
Hopefully the maroons return next year as was rumored awhile ago. Those would be dope for the year of the 6
The Xs are a must get. I had these Charlotte X as a baby and I've been waiting for them to be released. Next year is gunna be dope.
I was only 11 so I might be mistaken, but weren't these called the "Charlotte Hornets" of the city pack?
You need some XVIIIs? I have a pair of original Jordan 18 black/royal sz 11.5 with all accessories including original receipt..tried on once many yrs ago..Contact me if interested.
They do but they don't! 1 skip 2 but all the way up to 13 and 14 will sell regardless but after that its a toss up! Personally, I say open up the vault and let us sneaker heads have a little fun!


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- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 35 per week (rates may vary)
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Adam, a tour drummer, and Nicki are so close with her parents, Caren and Carl, that they've decided to buy a house together. The challenge, each person has very specific needs: Adam wants a drum studio; Nicki wants a spacious master suite; Carl and Caren want an in-law suite. It's a tall order, even in a Nashville market flush with large homes.


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Lee Unkrich
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Born | Cleveland, Ohio |
August 8, 1967
Alma mater | University of Southern California |
Occupation | Director, Editor and Screenwriter |
Years active | 1990 - Present |
Known for | Toy Story 2 Toy Story 3 |
Spouse(s) | Laura Century (3 children)[1] |
Lee Unkrich (born August 8, 1967) is an American director, film editor and screenwriter. He is a longtime member of the creative team at Pixar, where he started in 1994 as a film editor. He later began directing, first as co-director of Toy Story 2. After co-directing Monsters, Inc., and Finding Nemo, Unkrich made his solo directorial debut with Toy Story 3, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Animated Film in 2011. Unkrich is the 2011 recipient of University of Southern California's Mary Pickford Distinguished Alumni Award recognizing alumni contributions to the cinematic arts. With the award, Unkrich joins a list of distinguished USC alumni including Robert Zemeckis, Walter Murch, Jon Landau, Gary Rydstrom and Jay Roach.
A native of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Unkrich spent his youth acting at The Cleveland Play House. Unkrich graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1990.[2] Before joining Pixar in 1994, Unkrich worked for several years in television as an editor and director. Unkrich is married to Laura Century and they have three children: Hannah, Alice, and Max.[1]
- Prison Stories: Women on the Inside (1991) (TV) (production assistant)
- Silk Stalkings (1991) (TV Series) (assistant editor, editor, director)
- Renegade (1993) (TV series) (assistant editor)
- Betrayed by Love (1994) (TV) (assistant editor)
- Separated by Murder (1995) (TV) (editor)
- Toy Story (1995) (editor)
- A Bug's Life (1998) (editor)
- Toy Story 2 (1999) (co-director, editor, additional story material)
- Monsters, Inc. (2001) (co-director, additional editor)
- Finding Nemo (2003) (co-director, supervising editor)
- Cars (2006) (additional editor)
- Ratatouille (2007) (additional editor)
- Toy Story 3 (2010) (director, story, additional voice) (BAFTA) (Academy Award)
- Monsters University (2013) (executive producer)
- Untitled Pixar Dia de los Muertos film (2016) (director)[3][4]
- ^ a b O'Connor, Clint (June 12, 2010). "'Toy Story 3': Director Lee Unkrich, from Chagrin Falls, doesn't want to break Pixar's golden streak". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- ^ Notable Alumni, USC School of Cinematic Arts, Accessed March 10, 2008.
- ^ Dickey, Josh (April 24, 2012). "Pixar announces Latin-themed feature". Variety. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ Graser, Marc (April 2, 2013). "'Finding Nemo' Sequel 'Finding Dory' Swims Thanksgiving 2015". Variety. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
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Vest Pension House Hotel Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippine. pension house in Tagbilaran City, Bohol with hotel amenities at pension house rates, book on-line, fine dining restaurant, international cuisine, full liquor bar
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Keene State College was one of the original five schools to host Elderhostel at its founding back in the early 1970's. After a long hiatus, Elderhostel returned to KSC in the early 1990's when then-Dean of Arts and Humanities, Michael Haines, who had worked with Elderhostel in two other states since the mid-1970's, re-introduced a Summer Elderhostel program. In the mid-1990's, Dr. Haines was convinced by an old friend in the Boston Elderhostel headquarters to try a new program—the Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR), an Elderhostel-affiliated program offered largely by Elderhostel sites for longer terms for local area residents.
A handful of area Elderhostel veterans sat down with Dr. Haines around 1995 and planned the first ILR at Keene State. They called the fledgling program the Cheshire Academy for Lifelong Learning, or CALL. The first CALL courses—about four or five offerings--were taught by KSC faculty, largely from the Arts and Humanities. Before long, learned and experienced CALL members joined KSC faculty and others in expanding the offerings. In those early years, CALL membership ran to about 30-50 people from the Monadnock region. Eventually, the CALL program superseded all other Elderhostel offerings at the college.
The intent of the CALL program, from its inception, has been to offer high-quality, non-credit courses, mainly Liberal Arts courses, to older citizens of the Monadnock region and to offer these courses for two short terms (early Fall and later Spring) at a reasonable cost. From the beginning, CALL members have been actively engaged in suggesting or even creating the course offerings.
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Terrorist Victims' Tax Relief Refunds Were Accurate, but
Some Were Delayed
March 2003
Reference Number: 2003-40-080
This report has cleared the Treasury Inspector
General for Tax Administration disclosure review process and information
determined to be restricted from public release has been redacted from this
20, 2003
FROM: Gordon C. Milbourn III /s/ Gordon C.
Milbourn III
Acting Deputy Inspector General for Audit
SUBJECT: Final Audit Report - Terrorist Victims'
Tax Relief Refunds Were Accurate, but Some Were Delayed (Audit # 200240055)
report presents the results of our review to determine if the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) provided accurate and timely tax relief when processing individual income tax returns for the victims of
terrorist attacks. We also determined
if the IRS adequately informed victims' families and/or representatives of the
actions taken and if victims' returns were identified for special processing as
September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the United States of America and
thousands of people perished as a result.
In order to provide relief to families of the victims of these and
certain other acts, the Congress passed the Victims of Terrorism Tax Relief Act
of 2001. This legislation typically
exempts victims from income tax for the year of their death and for the prior
taxable year. It provides a minimum tax
relief benefit of $10,000 for each deceased victim.
IRS implemented special procedures to process tax relief refunds for tax
returns filed for deceased victims of these terrorist attacks. The program for processing these returns was
referred to as the Killed in Terrorist Action (KITA) Program. Employees were to be trained at IRS Campuses
throughout the country to be prepared and available to work KITA returns. The IRS expected the processing of these
highly sensitive KITA returns to be expedited at all times.
KITA Project Office identified approximately 2,900 KITA victims. When we began our review, approximately
1,500 of these victims had returns that were being processed using the special
KITA procedures. During our review, the
IRS made special efforts to notify victims' families who had not yet filed KITA
returns that tax relief was available.
As of October 31, 2002, the IRS had received approximately 4,500 returns
for 2,400 victims to be processed in the KITA Program.
Tax relief for processed KITA returns ranged
from the $10,000 minimum to $11 million per victim.
on information submitted by victims' families, IRS employees correctly computed
tax relief amounts for returns processed in the KITA Program and issued manual
refunds to speed relief to victims' families.
The IRS did not issue
40 percent of the tax relief refunds in our sample within the time period set
as a goal by KITA Project management or within a time period that we would
consider to be expedited. Of our sample
of 156 victims, these refund delays affected 76 victims' families.
Based on our concerns about
processing delays and our suggestions to both clarify expected processing time
periods and notify victims' families of processing results, KITA Program
management took actions to improve KITA processing during our review. In addition, most returns expected for the
KITA Program have already been filed and processed by the KITA Program. Therefore, we limited our report
recommendations to those that could affect victims' families that have KITA
returns yet to be filed or processed.
To help ensure that victims'
families receive the tax relief that the Congress intended and the expedited
return processing that the IRS expects, we recommended that the KITA Project
Office compare its list of victims to its list of KITA-processed returns and
research the accounts with no KITA-processed returns. The KITA indicator should be input to those accounts identified
as needing it. In addition, for those
same accounts researched, any returns filed where tax relief was not granted
should be corrected. We have also
included some observations that the IRS could consider in implementing other
sensitive programs such as the KITA Program in the future.
complete response to the draft report is included as Appendix VI.
Copies of this
report are also being sent to the IRS managers who are affected by the report
recommendations. Please contact me at
(202) 622-6510 if you have questions or Michael R. Phillips, Assistant
Inspector General for Audit (Wage and Investment Income Programs), at (202)
Employees Correctly Computed Tax Relief Refunds
Forty Percent of the Tax Relief Refunds Were Delayed
Most Victims' Families Were Not Informed of Processing Results for
Their Tax Relief Requests
Victims' Accounts Were Not Always Identified and Returns Did
Not Always Receive Special Processing
Issues Encountered Could Provide Useful Guidance for the Future
Appendix I – Detailed Objectives, Scope, and Methodology
Appendix II – Major Contributors to This Report
Appendix III – Report Distribution List
Appendix IV – Outcome Measures
Appendix V – Timeliness of Refunds – Complete Return to
Manual Refund
Appendix VI – Management's Response to the Draft Report
On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the United States of America and thousands of people perished as a result. In order to provide relief to families of the victims of these and certain other acts, the Congress passed the Victims of Terrorism Tax Relief Act of 2001, which the President signed into law on January 23, 2002. This tax relief applies to victims who died as a result of:
The Relief Act typically exempts the above victims from income tax for the year of their death and the prior taxable year. It provides a minimum tax relief benefit of $10,000 for each victim regardless of the individual's income tax liability for the eligible tax years.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) developed Tax Relief for Victims of Terrorist Attacks (Publication 3920) to assist victims' families and representatives in filing returns for tax relief. This Publication includes instructions and worksheets for filing returns and computing the tax relief amounts. The IRS mailed this Publication and related tax forms and instructions in March 2002 to identified victims' families.
The IRS implemented special procedures to process tax relief refunds for tax returns filed for deceased victims of these terrorist attacks. The program for processing these returns was referred to as the Killed in Terrorist Action (KITA) Program. The IRS' goal was to expeditiously process these sensitive KITA returns.
In order to expedite refunds and speed relief to the victims' families, the IRS established a KITA Project Office at the Andover Campus and provided special Andover mailing addresses for KITA returns. The KITA Project Office in Andover received original and amended returns claiming KITA tax relief, controlled them on the KITA inventory data file, and used express shipping to send the returns to the various KITA Campuses for processing.
Employees were to be trained at IRS Campuses throughout the country to be prepared and available to work KITA returns. These employees verified the computations of tax relief amounts and issued "manual" refunds to expedite the refunds. Tax relief for processed KITA returns ranged from the $10,000 minimum to $11 million per victim.
This audit was conducted at the national KITA Project Office and at the Andover, Atlanta, Austin, Fresno, Kansas City, and Philadelphia Campuses. The audit was conducted from July through October 2002 in accordance with Government Auditing Standards. Detailed information on our audit objectives, scope, and methodology is presented in Appendix I. Major contributors to the report are listed in Appendix II.
The KITA Project Office identified approximately 2,900 KITA victims. When we began our review, approximately 1,500 of these victims had returns that were being processed using the special KITA procedures.
Because some victims' families had not filed returns requesting tax relief, KITA Project officials took actions to help ensure victims' families were aware of available relief. The KITA Project Office informed us that reminder notices for the Oklahoma City victims' families were mailed in mid-September 2002 and that reminder notices for other victims' families were planned for early November 2002. These actions were coordinated with state authorities in Oklahoma and New York. As of October 31, 2002, the IRS had received approximately 4,500 KITA returns for 2,400 victims to be processed in the KITA Program.
A number of factors are involved when calculating tax relief amounts. On joint returns, only the decedent's part of the joint income tax liability is eligible for tax relief, which requires an allocation of income and deductions between the spouses. Certain types of income are exempt from tax while other types of income are not exempt and not eligible for tax relief. In addition, some taxes are not eligible for tax relief (e.g., self-employment tax). Victims whose tax relief for eligible years totals less than $10,000 are entitled to the $10,000 minimum tax relief.
After considering the above factors, return preparers completed IRS-required worksheets showing the tax relief calculations and filed the worksheets with the KITA tax returns. IRS employees used the information from the worksheets to verify the accuracy of the requested tax relief amounts.
We reviewed 86 KITA tax returns and did not identify any
material problems with the accuracy of IRS employees' calculations of tax
relief amounts. Based on the
information provided by return preparers, the IRS verified and corrected, as
necessary, the requested tax relief amounts.
In conjunction with this, "other" taxes were forgiven or not forgiven as
appropriate, and the $10,000 minimum relief was allowed when applicable.
The IRS procedures required employees to expedite KITA tax return processing at all times. To implement this, the KITA Project Office goal was for the KITA Campuses to issue a manual refund within 30 days of receiving a "complete" return – one with all the information needed to process the return. The IRS' 30-day period began on:
· The date the IRS received the return at the special Andover mailing address designated for filing KITA returns, if a return was complete when filed.
However, the 30-day goal did not consider delays to request additional information or routing delays when the IRS received a return at an address other than the designated KITA address. In our review, we used both the IRS' 30-day goal and an additional goal that, in our opinion, needed to be met to consider a refund to be expedited. We considered a refund delayed if it was issued within the IRS' 30-day goal, but the total time the IRS spent processing the return was 40 days or more.
To evaluate the timeliness of the KITA refunds, we selected 156 victims who had at least 1 return identified for KITA processing as of June 4, 2002. Of the 272 returns reviewed, a total of 109 returns (40 percent) had delayed refunds. These delays affected 76 victims' families and involved refunds that totaled $5 million and averaged $65,000 per victim.
Refunds for the 272 returns reviewed were issued in an average of 24 days from the date the returns were complete. However, 109 returns had delayed refunds.
Of these, 78 returns (52 taxpayers) were not refunded
within the IRS' goal of 30 days from the date the return was complete. See Appendix V for the days, by Campus, from
return completion to the manual refund for the 272 returns reviewed.
· Of these, 31 additional returns (24 taxpayers) had refunds issued within the IRS' 30-day goal, but the total IRS processing time was 40 days or more. These included 26 returns where the KITA Campus took 1 week or more after receiving the return to request additional information needed to complete the return. These also included 5 returns incorrectly mailed by victims' families to the Brookhaven Campus, with routing delays contributing to the excessive processing time.
The refund delays occurred for a number of reasons.
controls would have helped the KITA Project Office identify and prevent delays
The KITA Project
Office could have reduced the number of delayed refunds by:
· Clearly communicating the IRS' 30-day goal to the KITA Campuses early in the Program. The goal was not clearly communicated until late June 2002, after we notified the Project Office of this issue and after many of the returns had been worked.
Initial procedures established by the KITA Project
Office contributed to the delays
Procedures for working and reviewing the KITA returns caused delays at some Campuses.
· To reduce burden and avoid unnecessary contacts with victims' families, procedures required employees to reconstruct taxpayers' allocations of income and deductions used to compute the tax relief amounts if this information was not provided by the return preparer. Because this information was not required with the return, KITA employees at several Campuses spent a significant amount of time trying to determine the allocations and compute the refunds. After we brought this issue to the attention of the KITA Project Office, these procedures were changed to expedite processing.
Some KITA Campuses did not provide sufficient staffing
to timely work the returns
The IRS stipulated
that each Campus working KITA returns should have 15 employees available at any
given time to process the returns. We
analyzed hours applied to the KITA Program for the approximate time period of
our sample. The two Campuses with the
highest percentages of delayed refunds had significantly fewer than 15
employees working full time on KITA cases during this time. We were informed that 1 of these 2 Campuses
had only 4 employees trained to work KITA cases by late May 2003, approximately
30 days after the Campus received the majority of its KITA returns. Approximately 2 weeks later, the KITA
Project Manager noted in his review of this Campus that only one employee was
working KITA cases. The understaffing,
in conjunction with the Campuses receiving the majority of their return
inventory over a short period of time, caused delays.
In general, taxpayers who request tax adjustments should be provided with the tax adjustment amount, any applicable refund amount, the anticipated refund date, and a telephone number and address to contact with any questions. The IRS typically mails several million notices every year to provide taxpayers with this information about their tax adjustments. This information helps prevent uncertainty as to whether the IRS has taken needed action, helps prevent unnecessary contact with the IRS, and provides a source to call or write if refunds are not received by the date promised or there are other questions.
After processing KITA returns, the IRS did not provide most KITA victims' families with the basic information described above. Consequently, the IRS did not provide these families with the high level of customer service one would expect for these very sensitive returns. Only one of the six KITA Campuses routinely informed victims' families of the results of their tax relief requests. The other five Campuses did not inform most victims' families of processing results because:
· KITA processing procedures did not require employees to contact victims' families with the results.
· Employees were expected to follow general IRS processing procedures when KITA procedures did not provide guidance on an issue. These general procedures included using codes to suppress normal notices for tax adjustments to decedents' accounts. Consequently, IRS employees would need to contact the deceased taxpayers' families via telephone or letter to inform them of the adjustments. However, the general IRS procedures were not clear and led employees at the five KITA Campuses to believe they needed to make contact only if the actual refund amounts differed from the requested refund amounts.
During our review, we informed the KITA Project Office of
our concerns about not notifying victims' families of processing results for
their tax relief requests. Based on our
concerns, the IRS changed the KITA procedures to require this notification for
all tax relief requests. The IRS also
clarified its general procedures affecting tax adjustments to all decedents'
accounts to require explanations by telephone or letter when notices are
The IRS used a special code (the KITA indicator) on the IRS computer system to identify KITA victims' accounts. This indicator allows employees and the IRS computer system to identify victims' tax returns for special KITA processing rather than normal processing. Employees processing KITA returns were to input the indicator if it was not already on the account.
In a previous review, we reported that the IRS had not always updated KITA victims' accounts with the KITA indicator, and recommended researching identified victims' accounts and inputting the KITA indicator if necessary. The KITA Project Office responded that all updates to its computer records were completed by April 1, 2002.
To determine in this review if the IRS properly coded victims' accounts and identified KITA returns for special processing, we reviewed 92 victims' accounts from 1,460 victims with no returns included in the KITA Program. We also reviewed 160 victims' accounts from approximately 1,500 victims with returns included in the KITA Program.
We identified victims' accounts without KITA indicators. Although we previously reported this issue, the KITA Project Office did not ensure that all victims' accounts were updated with the KITA indicator. In addition, the IRS did not always process victims' returns through the KITA Program.
Terrorist victims' accounts were not always identified with a KITA indicator
Of the 92 victims with no returns processed in the KITA Program, 7 did not have a KITA indicator on their accounts. Two victims had no indicators on their individual accounts; five victims had no indicators on their joint accounts, even though they had a history of filing joint returns.
For the 7 victims, a total of 11 original or amended tax returns had not been filed to request KITA tax relief at the time of our review. Without the KITA indicator, when these 11 returns are filed, these victims' families may not receive the tax relief and expedited return processing that the KITA process is designed to provide.
Terrorist victims' tax returns were not always processed as KITA returns
Of the 92 victims with no returns processed in the KITA Program, 4 had a Tax Year (TY) 2001 return that went through normal return processing rather than KITA processing. Of the 160 victims with returns included in the KITA Program, 1 had a TY 2001 return that went through normal return processing rather than KITA processing. For these 5 returns, the victims' families had not received a total of $60,000 in tax relief to which they were entitled. We informed KITA employees of these returns, and the employees took actions to process the returns through KITA to allow the tax relief.
Of the five returns:
1. The KITA Project Office should compare its list of victims to its list of KITA-processed returns. For those victims with no KITA-processed returns, the related accounts should be researched and the KITA indicator input when necessary.
Management's Response: The KITA Project Office completed this action on November 15, 2002. The IRS completed its research and input the KITA indicator on affected accounts when it sent reminder letters to victims' families who had not filed the tax returns.
The KITA Project Office should compare its list of victims
to its list of KITA-processed returns.
For those victims with no KITA-processed returns, the related accounts
should be researched to identify and correct any returns filed where tax relief
was not granted.
Management's Response: IRS management
agreed with this recommendation and corrective action is already underway.
We had some observations that the IRS may find useful if faced in the future with quickly establishing another sensitive program like the KITA Program. Additional emphasis on management controls could help the IRS avoid potential problems with future programs.
Some delayed refunds might have been avoided if critical
program goals had been established and communicated clearly in writing when the
Program started. In addition, better
inventory information and more timely operational reviews would have helped
management identify potential delays earlier in the Program.
The IRS required return preparers to file worksheets with the tax returns that partially showed how the tax relief amounts were calculated. However, at times, employees needed more information to determine the accuracy of requested tax relief on joint returns. The KITA employees at some Campuses spent a significant amount of time on joint returns trying to determine how preparers had allocated income and deductions to calculate the tax relief. If the IRS had required allocation information with the return and worksheets, the KITA returns could have been processed more efficiently.
Finally, an
existing control can be used to identify certain notices for review and help
prevent incorrect notices. Although not
required by KITA management, four of the six KITA Campuses used the Local
Control File (LCF) to help prevent incorrect notices on KITA returns. We did not identify a significant number of
incorrect notices issued by the two Campuses not using the LCF. However, its value was illustrated by one
Campus that used it to prevent mailing more than 20 incorrect balance due
notices totaling over $600,000 for KITA returns. Controls such as the LCF should be used in the future when
warranted by the volume of potentially incorrect notices and/or the program's
Appendix I
Detailed Objectives, Scope, and Methodology
The overall objective of this review was to determine if the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provided accurate and timely tax relief when processing individual income tax returns for the victims of terrorist attacks. We also determined if the IRS adequately informed victims' families and/or representatives of the actions taken and if victims' returns were identified for special processing as intended.
As part of our review, we took random samples from two IRS data files. We did not plan to make projections. The sample sizes used were sufficient for our tests and could be analyzed within the time constraints of our audit.
· For the second sample, we matched the IRS' list of victims to the KITA data file of returns received and controlled for KITA processing as of June 28, 2002. From the 1,460 victims where the KITA data file did not reflect any returns in KITA processing, we selected an interval sample of 100.
We performed the following tests to accomplish our objectives:
I. Determined if the IRS correctly processed the KITA returns.
A. Compared the Victims of Terrorism Tax Relief Act of 2001 with Tax Relief for Victims of Terrorist Attacks (Publication 3920) to determine if the Publication computations and related instructions conform to the law.
Reviewed a
sample of 86 returns to determine the accuracy of the computations of the tax
relief amounts. These 86 returns were
randomly selected out of the 281 described above to limit the number reviewed
due to time constraints. Reviewed the
returns and related KITA case files to determine the accuracy of the tax relief
amounts, evaluate the forgiveness of "other" taxes (such as self-employment
taxes), and determine if the victims were allowed the minimum $10,000 tax
II. Determined if the IRS timely processed KITA returns to expedite tax relief, in the form of manual refunds, to the victims' families.
A. Evaluated the adequacy of the IRS'
criteria for timely processing KITA returns and related refunds.
B. Reviewed the 272 returns (for 156 victims) that were available out of our sample of 281 returns (for 160 victims) to evaluate the timeliness of IRS actions from receipt of the return to issuance of the refund.
C. Followed up with the six Campuses to determine the reasons for untimely case resolution actions.
D. Reviewed inventory and visitation reports to evaluate problem information available to the KITA Project Office.
III. Evaluated the adequacy of IRS efforts to inform the victims' families of adjustment actions and manual refunds for tax relief.
A. Determined whether contact, by telephone or letter, was made on closed KITA cases to inform the victims' families of the tax relief amounts; refund information; and name, telephone number, and address of applicable IRS contact persons.
B. Evaluated the IRS' process for preventing incorrect notices to the victims' families.
IV. Determined if victims' accounts were identified as KITA accounts and if victims' returns were processed as KITA returns. Reviewed the 92 victims' accounts that could be located from our sample of 100 victims described above (where the KITA data file of returns did not show any of these victims' returns in KITA processing).
V. Obtained and reviewed information related to the IRS' continuing efforts to notify victims' families of the KITA tax relief available.
Appendix II
Major Contributors to This Report
Michael R. Phillips, Assistant Inspector General for Audit (Wage and Investment Income Programs)
Stanley Rinehart, Director
Young, Acting Director
Calderon, Audit Manager
Carola Gaylord, Senior Auditor
John Kirschner, Senior Auditor
Larry Mart, Senior Auditor
Price, Senior Auditor
Stephens, Senior Auditor
Appendix III
Acting Commissioner N:C
Commissioner, Small
Business/Self-Employed Division S
Deputy Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division W
Director, Accounts Management W:CAS:AM
Director, Strategy and Finance W:S
Field Director, Accounts Management (Andover) W:CAS:AM:AN
Chief Counsel CC
National Taxpayer Advocate
Director, Legislative Affairs CL:LA
Director, Office of
Program Evaluation and Risk Analysis
Office of Management Controls N:CFO:F:M
Audit Liaisons:
Customer Liaison S:COM
Program/Process Assistant Coordinator, Wage and
Investment Division W:HR
Appendix IV
This appendix presents detailed information on the measurable impact that our recommended corrective actions will have on tax administration. These benefits will be incorporated into our Semiannual Report to the Congress.
Type and Value of Outcome Measure:
· Taxpayer Rights and Entitlements – Actual; 5 victims' returns went through normal return processing rather than Killed in Terrorist Action (KITA) processing, resulting in over-assessed taxes of $60,000 (see page 8).
Methodology Used to Measure the Reported Benefit:
The five returns identified were from two different sources. We matched the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) list of identified victims to the data file of returns received and controlled for KITA processing as of June 28, 2002, and identified 1,460 victims where the KITA data file did not reflect any returns being processed for the victims. We reviewed a random sample of 92 of these victims' accounts and identified 4 returns that were processed normally rather than as KITA returns. From our random sample of 160 victims selected from approximately 1,500 victims with returns controlled by the IRS as KITA returns, we identified the fifth return. We calculated the tax relief amounts that the victims' families would be entitled to for these five returns, estimating the victims' taxes on joint returns based on available income information.
Appendix V
of Refunds Complete Return to Manual Refund
<=20 Days |
21 to 30 Days |
31 to 40 Days |
41 to 50 Days |
> 50 Days |
Total > 30 Days* |
Total Returns |
42 |
25 |
11 |
13 |
2 |
26 (28%) |
93 |
8 |
12 |
12 |
6 |
10 |
28 (58%) |
48 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
13 |
14 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
16 (37%) |
43 |
33 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
8 (17%) |
48 |
19 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
127 |
67 |
34 |
25 |
19 |
78 (29%) |
272 |
Source: Case reviews performed by Treasury Inspector
General for Tax Administration auditors.
*Note: Program goal is 30 days.
Appendix VI
Management's Response to the Draft Report
The response
was removed due to its size. To see the
complete response, please go to the Adobe PDF version of the report on the
TIGTA Public Web Page.


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Located on the lush north coast of Jamaica, and split between the St. Ann Mountains and the Caribbean Riviera, this resort is set in luxuriant gardens with terraced hillsides sloping down to a private white-sand beach.
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This resort boasts 15 restaurants, access to the exclusive Ochi Beach Club, complimentary golf at a nearby championship course, unlimited watersports, seven pools nestled in lush surroundings, and a spa offering individual and couples treatments.
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This resort is all-inclusive. Onsite food and beverages are included in the room price (some restrictions may apply).
Gratuities and taxes
Gratuities and taxes are included.
Food and beverages
- All buffet and à la carte meals, snacks, and beverages included
- 24-hour room service
- In-room minibar (all beverages included)
Activities and facilities/equipment
All onsite activities and use of facilities and equipment are included.
Water activities
- Kayaking
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Land activities
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- General
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After cooling off at one of the 7 swimming pools or 22 spa tubs spread across the 100 acres of the resort, the full-service Red Lane Spa®, featuring saunas, steam rooms, and couples' twin-bed treatment rooms, is the perfect place for some pampering prior to getting swept up in the mood of romance and enchantment that dusk cannot help but cloak this Caribbean idyll in.
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Business services, a conference center, and complimentary airport shuttle service are available, while Wi-Fi can be accessed throughout the resort, for a surcharge. The resort is a smoke-free property.
- Conference center
- Internet point
- Number of outdoor pools - 7
- Terrace
- Airport transportation (complimentary)
- Audiovisual equipment
- Spa services on site
- Security guard
- Banquet facilities
- Shopping on site
- Billiards or pool table
- Ballroom(s)
- Wireless Internet access - surcharge
- Smoke-free property
- Multilingual staff
- Garden
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Total number of rooms - 529
- Number of floors - 5
- Beauty services
- Concierge services
- Multiple large conference rooms
- Currency exchange
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Fitness facilities
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Full-service health spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Beach/pool umbrellas
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Massage - spa treatment room(s)
- Multiple small meeting rooms
- Patio
- On private beach
- Room service (24 hours)
- Golf course on site
- Private beach - direct access
- Pool cabanas (surcharge)
- Beach sun loungers
- Pool sun loungers
- Beach towels
- Tennis on site
- Tour assistance
- Wedding services
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Wireless Internet access - surcharge
- Room Amenities
- Ceiling fan
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Direct-dial phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Wake-up calls
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Private bathroom
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Extra towels/bedding in room
- Makeup/shaving mirror
- Iron/ironing board
- Clock radio
- In-room safe
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Cable TV service
- Free Wi-Fi
- Dining
The majority of meals and beverages at the following restaurants are included in the room rate for this resort (scroll up to the All-Inclusive Details section for more information).
Sabrina's Marketplace - Offers air-conditioned indoor dining and outdoor dining with views of the mountains and the Grande Pool. Serves all meals. Located on the Great House side. Dress code: Resort casual.
Manor Restaurant - This indoor and outdoor dining restaurant serves the taste of the Caribbean. Dinner only. Located on the Great House side. Dress code: Resort casual.
Bayside Restaurant - Open-air indoor/outdoor restaurant serving daily breakfast, lunch buffets, and a la carte international dinner selections. Located on the Riviera side. Dress code: Resort casual.
Valentino's - Second-floor air-conditioned Italian restaurant with panoramic ocean view. Open for a la carte dinner daily. Located on the Riviera side. Dinner dress code: Resort evening.
Reef Terrace Restaurant - Courtyard outdoor dining, serving Caribbean a la carte dinner with view of the Caribbean. Reservations not required. Located on the Riviera side. Dress code: Resort casual.
Great House Café - Serves sandwiches, snacks, and all-day dining. Dress code: Resort casual.
Sand Trap Grill - Serves daily specials and grilled items late morning to evening. Closed for dinner period and reopens for all-night service. Dress code: None.
The Mariner Seaside Bar & Beach Grill - Serves sandwiches, fruits, and salads, in addition to anytime snacks. Located on the Ochi Beach Club side. Dress code: None.
China Doll - Serves Asian cuisine and is open for dinner only. Located on the Great House side. Dress code: None.
Neptune's - Beach restaurant offering classic Mediterranean cuisine with an emphasis on fresh seafood. Open daily for dinner except on Fridays. Located on the Ochi Beach Club side. Dress code: Resort casual.
Kelly's Dockside - Located in the very center of the Riviera Promenade pier, serving grilled steaks as well as seafood. Dress code: Resort casual.
Dino's Pizzeria - Serves crisp gourmet pizzas prepared in wood-fired oven. Located on the Riviera side. Dress code: Resort casual.
Kimono's - This gourmet restaurant serves exotic cuisine from the Far East. Reservations required. Located on the Ochi Beach Club side. Dress code: Resort evening.
Bella Napoli Pizzeria - Serves made-to-order pizzas prepared in wood-fired oven. Located on the Riviera side. Dress code: None.
Soy - Sushi bar - Located on the Ochi Beach Club side. Dress code: Resort casual.
- Entertainment
Variety is the catchword at this resort with everything from dressy cocktail parties to under the stars fun at beach barbecues. A resident band strikes up the music at the amphitheater with nightly cultural shows and cabarets. A disco spotlights fun until the wee hours of the morning, and Miss Ethel's Piano Bar offers a change of pace, also well into the night. Guests can shine on stage during karaoke night, and guest and staff talent shows.
- Recreation
The majority of recreational activities detailed below are included in the room rate for this resort (scroll up to the All-Inclusive details section for more information).
Guests can take advantage of all water and land sports facilities and equipment plus instruction for all sports. The one exception is golf on the 18-hole par 71 course at nearby Sandals Golf & Country Club, where green fees and instruction are complimentary but guests must pay for mandatory caddies and rental of clubs and carts.
Facilities are located in both the Manor and Riviera areas of the resort and include 7 main outdoor swimming pools, including a zero-entry main Great House pool and 22 spa tubs. 2 air-conditioned fitness centers feature four dry saunas and offer classes.
One of Jamaica's major attractions, Dunn's River Falls, is a 10- to 15-minute drive from the resort. The river tumbles 600 feet over a series of gigantic limestone steps to a white-sand beach below. Visitors can climb up through the falls; expert guides are available to assist with the wet ascent (surcharge). There are also ordinary stairs and observation platforms alongside the falls.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.
- Rafting nearby
- Racquetball/squash nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Bird watching nearby
- Fishing nearby
- Ecotours nearby
- Safari nearby
- Aerobics on site
- Basketball on site
- Golf - driving range on site
- Golf lessons on site
- Golfing on site
- Kayaking on site
- Pilates classes on site
- Rowing or canoeing on site
- Sailing on site
- Scuba diving on site
- Snorkeling on site
- Swimming on site
- Table tennis on site
- Tennis on site
- Tennis lessons on site
- Volleyball on site
- Windsurfing on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Rock climbing on site
- Ziplining nearby
- Beach volleyball on site
- Paddle boats (pedalos) on site
- Boat tours nearby
- Boat cruises nearby
- Spa
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
- Number of treatment rooms 16
- Outdoor treatment areas
- Couples treatment rooms
- Massages on beach
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Spa tub in spa
- Ocean view from spa
- Massages
- Accessibility
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Sandals Grande Riviera Beach & Villa Resort All Inclusive Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Special check-in instructions:
This hotel is exclusively for adult couples. Guests can contact the hotel using the number on the reservation confirmation received after booking via this Web site.
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
- Pets
Pets not allowed
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Minimum guest age is 18
Caters to adults only
Caters to couples
- Additional Details
Children 17 years old and younger are not permitted at this adults-only property. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
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- A Green / Sustainable Property - Third Party CertifiedThis property participates in EarthCheck Platinum Certified, a third-party certification program that has been independently certified. Third-party certification measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy. An objective assessment of a company's sustainable tourism practices has been performed at this property by an auditor who is independent of the third-party certification program.


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Section C-4B News |
Calendar of Events |
New Section Website Launched!
After several months of development the new section website has launched. While it is still in development, if you have any feedback please
. Your comments are valuable as we work to make the site beneifical for you.
November 1-3, 2013
Camp Lazarus
Delaware, OH Fall Council of Chiefs Meeting
November 2, 2013
Camp Lazarus
Delaware, OH May 30-June 1, 2014
Camp Mountaineer
Morgantown, WV |