Queen’s Social Workers get New Medicaid Update
from Sterling & Tucker
Sterling & Tucker attorney, Wendy Miki, recently
presented a newly-created mini-seminar focusing
on the changes to the Medicaid law to the social
work department at Queen’s Medical Center.
The “Medicaid Lunch and Learn” is designed
to educate those who help families needing assistance
to understand the Medicaid law changes under the
Deficit Reduction Act – and why earlier planning
is now even more important.
The DRA was signed into law in February, and continues
to be surrounded by controversy due to the differences
in the language in the House and Senate versions.
However, the essential changes remain the same.
The group of 30 Queen’s social workers asked
great questions, and were surprised by the changes,
and about how families will be affected. Sterling
& Tucker was very pleased to help this group
understand how they can better help the families
they serve.
Do you have an organization which would like to
hear about the Medicaid law changes? If so, we can
schedule a Lunch & Learn for you, and we’ll
even bring you lunch. Please phone our Director
of Marketing, Beth-Ann Kozlovich at 531-5391 ext.
327 to arrange a date and time.
Was Your Tax Refund Too High or Low?
Now that you’ve filed your 2005 tax return,
you may be asking how you can adjust your refund
for next year. Adjusting the amount of your refund,
or ensuring you have no balance due, can be accomplished
by adjusting your withholding from your paycheck.
You can file a revised Form W-4 with your employer
to either increase or decrease the number of exemptions
you claim. Increasing your exemptions results in
less tax being withheld from your paycheck each
pay period. Decreasing your exemptions results in
the opposite.
If you are self-employed, a mid-year review with
your tax preparer may be in order. The amount of
estimated taxes you are required to pay may need
adjusting to reflect an increase in your income
or unexpected expenses. Taking the time to make
those adjustments now will prevent unwanted surprises
when it comes time to file your 2006 tax return.
By Laurie Young-Kagamida
Reprinted from
Practitioners Publishing Company
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