As for Total Alkalinity (TA), you use baking soda to raise that, not 20 Mule Team Borax which is used to raise the pH. Your pH is now probably way too high. As for algae, you need to shock the pool.
Death of One Spouse. If your spouse dies during the tax year, you can still file a joint married return with him. Even if he dies in January, you're considered married for the entire year, as long as you don't remarry before December 31.In that case, you could file jointly with your new spouse, and you â or the executor of your first spouse's estate â would have to file a return for him as married but filing separately.ven if he dies in January, you're considered married for the entire year, as long as you don't remarry before December 31. In that case, you could file jointly with your new spouse, and you â or the executor of your first spouse's estate â would have to file a return for him as married but filing separately.
Estate taxes are different from and in addition to probate expenses, which can be avoided with a revocable living trust, and final income taxes, which must be paid on income you receive in the year you die. Federal estate taxes are expensive (historically, 45%-55%) and they must be paid in cash, usually within nine months after you die. Because few estates have the cash, it has often been necessary to liquidate assets to pay these taxes. But, if you plan ahead, you can reduce and even eliminate estate taxes.