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Sherwood Homes in the delightful new community of Newbury Hills offered 3 and 4 bedroom homes in 1969 with pass thru service bars, ceramic tile kitchens, double door entries and more. Starting at $21,820. Walter Avenue and Wendy Drive. See you there!
Today (2021) these homes are in the $700K to $800K range. That outpaces the inflation rate over that period by a five!
Are you in process of refinancing, applying for student loans or dealing with some other issue that requires information from a prior year tax return, but you can’t find a copy of the return? Here are your options.
Who Prepared the Return?
If you paid someone to do the tax return, it is likely that they can provide a copy of the return. If you did the return yourself using software like TurboTax, you should be able to log in and retrieve a copy of the return.
How to Obtain an IRS Transcript
If the above does not work and you primarily need information from the return but not necessarily a complete copy of the return, you can request a tax return transcript from the IRS. This can be done online (and almost immediately), by phone or by mail.
Obtaining an IRS Transcript Online
It’s actually quite simple obtaining a copy of tax return transcript or wage and income transcript at www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript. But first things first. You need to establish an eServices account with the IRS unless you already have one.
Setting up an eServices account at https://sa.www4.irs.gov/eauth/pub/es_general.jsp will take maybe 5 to 10 minutes. You’ll need the following information: Full name, Social Security Number, email, birthdate, most recent year’s tax filing status and current address. To verify your identity, the IRS will also need information from one of your financial accounts - such as the last eight digits of a credit card or other loan. You’ll also need your cell phone registered under your name to confirm you are you.
After you’ve set up your eServices account, you can log in to obtain your transcripts. Make sure your cell phone is handy, as the IRS uses two-factor authentication each time you log in. They will text a code to your phone.
When you log in, after selecting the reason for needing the transcript (e.g. Higher Education/Student Aid, FEMA/Disaster Related, etc.), you will have access to up to four years of return transcripts, five years of account transcripts and 10 years of wage and income transcripts.
Obtaining an IRS Transcript by Phone or Mail
You can also call 800-908-9946 or complete and mail in Form 4506-T to obtain a transcript. There is no cost for this. The form is at www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-4506-t.
Request a Copy of Tax Return From the IRS
If the transcript is not sufficient and you otherwise are not able to obtain a copy of your tax return, you can request a copy using Form 4506. Copies of individual tax returns (1040, 1040-SR, etc.) can take up to 75 days to be processed, so get ready to wait.
And yes, it does cost you to obtain a copy of the return. Up until very recently though, it was $50, But the new Form 4506 shows a fee of $43 for each return requested.
Returns are generally available for 7 years from filing before they are destroyed by law.
A year ago I tried this, completely forgot about it, out of the blue, received an email yesterday morning. At first I thought the email from FutureMe.org was spam, but the title I created exactly one year ago, "Writing to My Future Self," enticed me to open it. Kind of neat surprise! I didn't write much but I was happy to receive the email.
FutureMe.org is really simple. Type an email to yourself and schedule it to be sent anytime up to 50 years into the future. Or create an account and send others an email in the future. There is no charge, though donations are accepted.
It's so simple that you don't have to read any instructions. I love that! A form is displayed prominently on the FutureMe.org home page with the caption "Your future letter." Within minutes or seconds you'll be done.
What a great way of reminding yourself of something in the future. Or how about emailing an anniversary or birthday wish to someone years into the future. Or use it like a journal. You can also add a picture to the email.
One thing to consider if you're sending something to yourself say 20 years from now is...use an email address you anticipate you’ll still be using in 20 years.
Another time I wrote a letter to my son, to be delivered exactly one year into the future. Among other things, I predicted what his accomplishments would be during the coming year. It was interesting to be be reminded of those predictions when I received a copy of the email the subsequent year.
Mother Nature successfully brought us snow capped mountains before the end of 2020, just in time for the new year, though a few days late for Christmas. Either way, we’ll take it.
The City of Thousand Oaks was incorporated in the fall of 1964, thus making December 1964 the city’s first Christmas season. Here are some advertisements from that year.
Christmas gifts at the local Conejo Village Camera store.
Double feature at the Fox Conejo includes Roustabout (starring Elvis Presley and Barbara Stanwyck) and Looking for Love, starring Connie Francis. Roustabout featured scenes shot in the Conejo Valley, including Elvis’ “Wheels on my Heels” scene in local Hidden Valley.
The perfect head to toe Christmas gift from the Los Robles Greens Gift and Golf Shop.
Talk to Santa Claus, courtesy of the Conejo Village (now Janss Marketplace) Shopping Center. KNJO “Conejo” signed on in 1963, whose claim to fame was that it was the first FM station on the west coast to broadcast in stereo. The original owner of KNJO apparently was Sandy Koufax!
Santa appearances at Jungleland every Saturday and Sunday!
Perhaps some of you live in the Hillview tract in Thousand Oaks, off of Erbes Road and Sapra Street.
"When you see the homes at Hillview you'll realize just how much you really knew about the home you've always wanted. It’s like coming home from a long journey - and you know the search for contentment and security is ended."
Care-free comfort and convenience includes electric built-in double ovens and countertop range, decorator carpeting, underground utilities and special added feature: ELECTRIC AIR CONDITIONING (included in price of home!).
"Here you can relax with family and friends in the quiet country charm of Thousand Oaks."
From $27,500 to $32,500 in 1966.
The only pedestrian bridge that crosses over a city street in the Conejo Valley is the Luedtke Bridge over Olsen Road in Thousand Oaks.
The bridge connects the main Cal Lutheran campus to the northern campus, which includes University Plaza, William Rolland Stadium and Gallery of Fine Art, the Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center, Lundring Events Center, Samuelson Aquatics Center (including the Community Pool, a partnership with Conejo Recreation and Park District), Hutton Field, George “Sparky” Anderson Baseball Field and Ullman Stadium and Poulson Tennis Courts.
Paid for by an anonymous donor, the bridge was renovated in 2006 and dedicated in honor of President Luther S. Luedtke and Carol Luedtke in recognition of their 14 years of dedicated service to the University. Luedtke served as the fifth president of Cal Lutheran University from 1992 to 2006.
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