CONTACTS 
0201 - S J Gallina & Company              925 943 1776 fax 1876
020101 - Mr. Edmond E. Traille; Partner

SUBJECTS
Personal, Finance, Taxes, 96
Tax Return 1997
Reduced Paper handling
Sel -evident, Irrefutable, Neat, Cool, Cost

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0707 - Summary/Objective
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070801 - Follow up ref SDS 21 0000, ref SDS 19 0000.
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070803 - Received tax returns for 1998, responding to our report, ref DIP 5
070804 - with link to the record on 990212. ref SDS 18
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070806 -      [On 990330 received refund from State. ref SDS 22 7323]
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070808 - Ed mentioned on Monday, that he expected to submit the report by
070809 - 990315, ref SDS 21 0504, so we are ahead of schedule, per my letter
070810 - sent on 990308. ref DIP 1 0001
070811 - ..
070812 - We still need the revised obligations spreadsheet which was sent
070813 - to Ed on 990221, ref SDS 19 4488, via ref DIP 5 4874
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070815 - Sent ref DIT 1 0001 asking about the spreadsheet.
070816 - ..
070817 - Mentioned request on 990308 for guidance to estimate cost saving
070818 - from reduced "paper handling," ref SDS 21 3180, cited in my letter.
070819 - ref DIP 1 8280  Ed indicated on 990308 that our experiment using
070820 - electronic submission this year worked well. ref SDS 21 0312  Does
070821 - this translate into meaningful savings?  People say savings are
070822 - self-evident. see 980803, ref SDS 12 5141; and on 981119. ref SDS 13
070823 - 2272
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070825 - Can an accountant point out to a busy executive or owner of a firm,
070826 - and say...
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070828 -      "See this number here?  That can be cut in half (or whatever);
070829 -      and this number here, it can be eliminated, etc., by delivering
070830 -      'intelligence' on the Internet."
070831 -
070832 -   ...as estimated on 990201. ref SDS 15 4896
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