Anthony and Filomena Fiacco never dreamed when they planted a blue spruce in their front yard nearly 30 years ago that the tree would someday be on display in Albany as an official state holiday tree.
On a Saturday last spring, seven Internal Revenue Service agents descended upon Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany.
They weren’t there to audit anyone. Instead, they helped people who otherwise wouldn’t have filed a tax return: disabled veterans who don’t normally pay taxes but still qualified for the economic stimulus checks approved by Congress last winter. ...
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