{"id":1948,"date":"2016-04-13T21:16:05","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T21:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/?p=1948"},"modified":"2019-01-04T03:31:08","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T03:31:08","slug":"death-and-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/death-and-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Death and Taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Death and Taxes&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the month of April, Tax time is coming to a near close.<\/p>\n<p>I was reminded of something my parents have said to me.<br \/>\nThere are two constants: Death and Taxes<br \/>\n(with a touch of humor)<\/p>\n<p>Well, Yes. Hmmmmm<\/p>\n<p>Both my parents worked for the Internal Revenue service, which equates to this.<\/p>\n<p>Dad was always sure to remind us of praticalities. And about doing what we needed to do.<\/p>\n<p>In running any business, there wil be the things that one enjoys immensely and other things that feel more mundane and tedious. 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