An Introduction

Hi. Welcome to BourGroup and my blog. Phil

Phil Bour is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER(tm) professional since 2004, a Magna Cum Laude college graduate and an accounting professional for over 35+ years. I love numbers, statistics and economic history.

I am also an Enrolled Agent (EA) to represent taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service and to prepare tax returns.

"Phil"osophy: I believe that you can manage your money on your own (not necessarily through individual stock selection but through mutual funds, ETF's and other solutions) once you receive some one-time, professional guidance. Why pay annual fees when there may be little added value? For additional information, first read the "An Introduction" label at the left. Then move on to others.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Mileage Rates Increase Effective July 1, 2008

The mileage rate for expense reports (if your company follows the IRS guideline for use of your car for business purposes) has been increased to .585 from .505 per mile. And the mileage rate for moving and medical care has also increased 8 cents to .27 from .19 per mile. Go to:

For details: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/a-08-63.pdf

Rates effective July 1, 2008 will be a little help if you can use these types of deductions on your tax returns or expense reports.