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***The Clock Is Ticking*** Important Tax-Tips You Might Have Overlooked

    -- When given the option, file! "Lower income folks who wouldn't
       ordinarily file a tax return--like senior citizens, veterans, students
       and part-timers--should file a tax return in order to get the new
       Economic Stimulus payments," advises Xenos. "That can be up to $600,
       but you must file a tax return for 2007, or you'll miss out on this
       free money."

    -- Take advantage of lower tax brackets. "Last year was not an impressive
       market year," explains Xenos. "The S&P 500 was only up 5.49%, so many
       people may be facing losses or flat returns. If you had little
       investment income, you could accelerate payments from IRA or tax-
       deferred plans that normally get aggregated with taxable income from
       investments and possibly take advantage of a lower tax bracket."

    -- Fund your SEP. "There's still time to fund your SEP (simplified
       employee pension) plan. If you're self employed and have no employees,
       you can put up to 15% of your annual income away up until April 15th
       2008," says Xenos. "This can be a wonderful pre-tax savings."

FAITH XENOS, CFP

Faith Xenos is co-founder and partner of Singer Xenos, one of South Florida's largest independent wealth management firms. She is a respected financial expert with extensive experience in assisting individuals structure their finances for maximum benefit. Faith has been featured in numerous publications, including Working Woman, Florida Trend,Miami Today, Daily Business Review andMiami Business.

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Jeri Yoshida at 310.396.8813 or JeriYoshida@StrategicVantage.com

SOURCE Singer Xenos