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Mar 2, 2007
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Public service announcement for Seattle area taxpayers: Some transit taxes can be itemized and deducted

Raymond Chen
Raymond Chen

If you itemize your taxes, there are some taxes you can claim on Schedule A line 7 that you may not be aware of. These taxes are special because they are based on the value of the vehicle and therefore qualify as a "personal property tax" from the IRS's point of view. While you're on Schedule A, don't forget to claim your deduc...

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Mar 2, 2007
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The .Default user is not the default user

Raymond Chen
Raymond Chen

If you ever gone spelunking in the registry key, you've no doubt found the user named . Who is this guy? Despite its name, the profile for the .Default user is not the default user profile. It's actually the profile for the Local System account and is an alias for . ( is the security identifier for the Local System account.) Consequently, setting...

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