Microsoft Digigirlz in Las Colinas, Texas

Ready to be counted in the female Tech population? 

Microsoft is offering its Digi Girlz High Tech Camp Aug.9-11 on its campus in Las Colinas, Texas. The free camp is for girls who are in grades 8 through 11 in the 2010-11 school year, and must be at least 13 at time of application. To read more about it visit www.microsoft.com/digigirlz   

 

Through the DigiGirlz High Tech Camp for girls, Microsoft is working to dispel stereotypes of the high-tech industry. They continue to look for opportunities to give young people a chance to experience, firsthand, what it is like to develop cutting-edge technology. 

 

To apply visit: https://www.ustechsregister.com/digigirlz2011/cityselect.aspx

Did you take your Education Credit on your Taxes this Year?

So, I have been getting a flurry of calls wanting to know whether its worth filing an amendment to take advantage of the various education credits that many people seem to have missed out on this year. Why?

Well, you generally get a 1098-T tax reporting form, from your school which states the amount of eligible tuition and fees received and also a counter balance accounting of the scholarships and grants you received.   Some schools have adopted the policy that they will not generate a 1098-T for the student if their records show that the amount of grants and scholarships that a student receives is