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Biggers Chevrolet
By mazin mazen at Citysearch March 09, 2012
This was the worst experience I've ever had at a dealership. I was told that they would negotiate the price and they wouldn't even go down a $100 dollars on the price. I left a dealership in chicago,il cause they told me they could give me a better deal. They tried to sell me a tahoe that was a liability. I could have drove home and the suv could have lost a wheel or something. My mechanic looked at it and said are you serious they are trying to sell you a car that would be a liablity to them. ...read more
Biggers Chevrolet
By jfkNumber1 at Citysearch October 19, 2010
I just bought a 2011 Equinox from Biggers Chevrolet, and I'm very happy with the whole experience. The folks at Biggers didn't employ any shady sales tactics, were very knowledgeable and upfront about everything, and seem to really like working there. It honestly was a very positive environment. I ended up getting a great deal on my new Equinox, and I feel good about the whole transaction. Definitely give Biggers a shot if you're in the Chicagoland area and are looking for a Chevy. My only regret is that I went to Rockenbach Chevrolet first instead of Biggers. I had a terrible experience at Rockenbach, and Biggers was like a breath of fresh air. ...read more
Bradley E. Cahow, Attorney at Law
By Zeb PC Consulting Services, Inc. October 11, 2010
I used Bradley Cahow's services for business and real estate contracts. Bradley is very friendly and takes the time to address any concerns you may have. ...read more
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Auto Title Loan-The Perfect Short-Term Loan Solution
At Auto Title Loan our loan approval system is a breeze. We can award you between $750 and $2,500 based on the value of your car, truck, SUV, or van. Auto Title Loan can save you, regardless of your past. We will even drop the check off discretely at your door, to save you from any humiliation. We look at your vehicle’s year, mileage, make and model and make our decisions based on that. At Auto Title Loan we don’t concern ourselves with your credit history, so don’t worry if you have bad credit. Some people even use our service simply as a means to better their credit score. Unlike other seedier loan companies, we don’t harass you with balloon payments and early termination fees. We even allow for full amortization of loan payments. “I promised my daughter that I would buy her a car for her 18th birthday as long as she brought home good grades. Of course, she brought home straight A’s knowing that I had to live up to my end of the bargain. I found her a great used Toyota for only $2,200 but I did not have the extra money lying around to pay for it. I couldn’t set her up with a car payment either because we were looking for used cars from independent sellers. I did some searching online to see what my options were, and I found a Auto Title Loan, They were able to approve me for a loan of up to $2,500 which was perfect for our situation. I received my check the next day and was able to buy her the car before someone else got to it. We both couldn't thank you more!” ...read more
By Auto Title Loan May 13, 2013
One Small Reason to Give Thanks
Nobody likes paying taxes. But what adds insult to injury for so many of us is just how maddeningly complicated it all gets. If you're like most Americans, you've seen your own return grow longer and more complicated over the years. Maybe you've noticed the new Schedule M for the Making Work Pay Credit. Maybe you've bought rental property and filed separate depreciation schedules for regular tax, state tax, and Alternative Minimum Tax. President Obama's2010 tax returnran to 59 pages. And it's not unusual for complicated individual returns to run over 100 pages including forms, schedules, worksheets, and statements. Of course, that's not really surprising, given the source of all the confusion. The U.S. Government Printing Office's own version of the Internal Revenue Code — available for the bargain price of just $179 — runs 3,387 pages. Add the IRS's regulations, for $974 more (shipping generously included!), and you're up to 16,845 pages. Sounds ugly, right? It is. (Trust us, we actually have toreadthis stuff.) But if you need any reason to be thankful this holiday season, be glad you're not responsible for filing the country's largest tax return. General Electric is America's sixth-biggest corporation and its biggest conglomerate. Originally founded by Thomas Edison in 1890, GE manufactures everything from light bulbs and refrigerators to jet engines, locomotives, and nuclear reactors. Their NBC subsidiary reaches millions of viewers daily. And their GE Capital unit, which accounts for over half of their profit, is bigger than all but six standalone banks. It shouldn't surprise you, then, that GE files a pretty hefty tax return. Their tax department, which theNew York Timesreports "is often referred to as the world's best tax law firm," employs 975 people. They file literally thousands of tax returns every year, for every country in the world (or at least every one that requires a tax return), every state inthiscountry, and more cities than you can name. But nobody really cares what GE's Vermont return looks like, right? What about their flagship U.S. federal income tax? Well, 2006 was the first year the IRS required corporations with assets over $50 million to file electronically. That year, GE spent over $500,000 just to develop their own e-filing system! Their first electronic return took a full 30 minutes to transmit — but replaced what would have been24,000pages of paper. (That's 24,000 pages the IRS would have had to convert into electronic form anyway.) Since then, GE's return has grown even fatter. For 2010, the firm reported worldwide profits of $14.2 billion. (That's more than theentire economiesof Iceland and Jamaica.) They paid $2.7 billion in worldwide tax, but actually claimed a $3.2 billionrefundfrom the U.S. Treasury — most of it due to losses at the GE Capital unit resulting from the 2008 financial collapse. Their actual tax return swelled to57,000pages. Print them all out and you'll have a stack of paper19 feet high! Oh, and of course they get audited,everyyear. Imagine the smilethatbrings to everyone's faces. Here's the good news. You don't need a staff of 975 to manage your taxes. You just need aplanto make the most of every deduction, credit, loophole, and strategy the law allows. Now the bad news. Time is running out togetthat plan. So enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday with your family. Brave the crowds for some Black Friday shopping if you feel like stimulating the economy. Thencall usto make sure you're not missing any opportunity to bring good things to life! ...read more
By Book of Numbers November 23, 2011
What Would Puss Do?
Last weekend, DreamWorks Animation's Puss in Boots clawed to the top spot in the theatres, selling $34 million in tickets. The story follows Antonio Banderas's animated gato as he and his friends hunt for magic beans, grow a beanstalk to the sky, and make off with the goose that lays the golden eggs. (It's OK, your kids will follow it just fine.) Meanwhile, here in the real world, the 2012 election is picking up steam. Federal spending has reached $3.7 trillion. But the politicians in charge of spending all that money are having no luck finding magic beans, let alone golden eggs. It looks like we're going to have to stick with plain old taxes. And of course the candidates have dramatically different visions of how to raise those taxes. President Obama remains committed to our progressive tax system, where taxpayers with more beans pay a higher percentage of their income. Obama has proposed a new surtax for those earning over a million beans a year. And he's endorsed all sorts of targeted tax breaks for specific purposes, such as higher education, new homes, and even new cars. Obama's Republican opponents, in contrast, lean towards broader, flatter taxes, with fewer deductions or credits and lower rates: Former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain has vaulted to the top of the polls with his catchy "9-9-9" plan, which would scrap the current 3-million word Tax Code for a 9% tax on personal income (minus charitable contributions), a 9% tax on business income, and a 9% national sales tax. Texas Governor Rick Perry would let taxpayers choose an optional 20% flat tax on earned income. Perry's plan also raises the personal exemption to $12,500 and preserves deductions for mortgage interest, state and local taxes, and charitable gifts for families earning up to $500,000. Libertarian Ron Paul would repeal the income tax entirely. (It doesn't get much flatter than that!) Even "establishment" candidate Mitt Romney has said "I love a flat tax" and proposed to eliminate tax on capital gains, interest, and dividends for those earning less than $200,000. Realistically, even if Republicans retake the White House, we're not likely to see a true flat tax. Remember, it's Congress that actually makes the laws. And right now, the Democrats and Republicans who run things on Capitol Hill can't seem to agree on naming a post office — let alone remaking the Tax Code that powers government spending. As for us, our job is to help you pay the legal minimum regardless of how the Tax Code works. We've told you before that planning is the key to keeping your magic beans — and that's still true even under the Republican flat-tax proposals. So why wait for the election when you can start cutting your tax now? Call us — before December 31 — to discover what we can do now! ...read more
By Book of Numbers November 07, 2011