So I've never smoked a brisket before (been doing ribs n butts), mostly because of price. The only semi-reasonable meat I can find are really lean flat cuts at something crazy like $6.30 a pound. Is there any way to smoke these guys so they don't turn out like shoe leather?
Claiming the Deduction. Taxpayers looking to claim the ownership tax deduction would itemize the deduction on a Schedule A on IRS Form 1040. The Colorado ownership tax charged is found on the vehicle registration receipt under the section labeled OWN. TAX. Colorado taxpayers who are taking the standard deduction, and wish to deduct new vehicle sales taxes can do so on a Schedule L form. The Schedule L can be used with both the 1040 and 1040A tax forms.
If you look on your car registration, usage tax is listed first, then registration fee, then title fee, then ad valorem tax. The usage tax is sales tax and cannot be deducted. Ad valorem tax is property tax and CAN be deducted. The registration, title and clerk's fees cannot be deducted. If it was a new car, the ad valorem tax may have been paid by the dealer or previous owner for the year and may not be listed on your fees, so you wouldn't have any to deduct on taxes for the year. The next time you register the car, you will pay ad valorem tax (in KY it is a yearly fee paid at the time of registration) and you can deduct it for that year.