environment, energy tax rebates Some people look at the start of February as an exciting time to cash in on some of that money the man has been zapping out of the paycheck for the past year. People like me who contract most of their work are hoping all of the 2009 tax write offs and money put away is enough to cover what the IRS is asking for. I have no doubt there is enough put away to pay my tax liability. As a safety net, I just take 25 percent out of every single check. That way there are no surprises come February. Surprises are great from anyone but the IRS.
 People like my parents are hopeful their energy tax rebates will go through. This past summer I visited them in the dead heat of the Southwest. To be fair, there is no moisture in desert heat but anything in triple digits is hard to handle outside. Outside is the key word because people in the Southwest try to avoid any situation not cooled by air condition in July and August.

 This was when I was back home and the AC was on the fritz. It would turn on no problem but after a couple hours shut off and not fire back up again. I got it to turn back on a couple times after flipping the circuit breaker but after I left my mom called and said the system is kaput. She had a couple guys coming out to quote her on replacing the decade old heat pump.

 Probably due to the heat, they went with the second guy that shot out his high efficiency, friendly on the environment pitch. I used to work for a HVAC company and was sort of mad at her at first for not consulting me. But when she listed off the environment friendly stats, I gave her a pat on the back through the phone. The new system is quieter, better for environment after upgrading from R-22 refrigerant and is applicable for sizeable energy tax rebates.

So many states are offering energy tax credits nowadays it almost doesn’t make sense not to buy the most environmentally helpful home products out there when it is time to replace. Everything from Energy Star rated windows to variable air flow furnaces are up for energy tax rebates. Websites like American National Solar at http://www.americannationalsolar.com/ are spearheading this going green movement. Can’t say I have any coming my way this year but someday when I’m a homeowner they will definitely come in handy around tax season.