Military Appreciation

In the summer of 2007 it became clear to us that the troops who so
gallantly serve our nation and put their lives at risk for us each and
every day were slowly but surely becoming yesterday’s news. They
never were yesterday’s news to the families from whom they left, nor
were they yesterday’s news for the many great organizations that
support them no matter where they are. But the simple truth is the
stories of our troops and their sacrifices for us did in fact make a
steady decline in our collected consciousness. The last several years
have been very tough on all of us. For the brave men and women who
serve our nation to be on the front page of our newspapers or the lead
story on our televisions is just unrealistic. But our support they clearly
need and most certainly deserve and we all know they will not ever
ask for it.

It is our opinion that everyone supports our troops in their own fashion.
And we too have felt compelled to do what we could as a company to
support our troops. So this is how we decided to show our appreciation
and support. We did our first annual Military Appreciation Week from
February 25, 2008 through February 29, 2008. During that week we
prepared income taxes for any Active Troop, Reservist or National
Guard member or their spouses if they were deployed overseas at no
cost to them (Free). Our commitment did not end there, we also did
donate $10 from every paid return to two local military outreach
organizations, Heroes In Action located in Toledo, Ohio and The
Southeastern Michigan Veterans Center located in Monroe,
Michigan.

Our commitment to those who wear our uniform so proudly will be
once again become our focus this upcoming tax season. Our second
annual Military Appreciation Drive will take place from January 15,
2009 through April 15, 2009. We will once again donate $10 from
each paid return to those same organizations. We as a company feel
that we have a voice and that using our voice in this manner will help
in a small way for those who have and will do their part to ensure our
safety and freedom.