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CYPRESS MILL IMPORTANT NUMBERS<br />
<strong>Cypress</strong> <strong>Mill</strong> Resident Board of Directors<br />
The HOA Board Members are volunteers, elected by the<br />
residents of <strong>Cypress</strong> <strong>Mill</strong>. They are working for the wellbeing<br />
of our community. Please consider that they have<br />
families also and respect their time and privacy.<br />
Larry Ramirez - President<br />
Alan Parinello - Vice President<br />
George Rogers - Treasurer<br />
Beverly McGaughey - Secretary<br />
Jennifer Taylor - Director<br />
MANAGEMENT COMPANY<br />
Principal Management Group 713-329-7100<br />
Mike Crahan - PMG On-Site Manager 281-213-3184<br />
ACC Changes/questions<br />
Customer Care 713-329-7171<br />
CYPRESS MILL CONTACTS<br />
Block Captain Committee<br />
Shalise Law<br />
shaliselaw@gmail.com<br />
Newsletter Editor<br />
(Email c/o Mike Crahan)<br />
m.crahan@pmghouston.com<br />
<strong>Cypress</strong> <strong>Mill</strong> Swim Team cymillmakosharks.swim-team.us<br />
Questions/Comments? m.crahan@pmghouston.com<br />
<strong>Cypress</strong> <strong>Mill</strong> Book Club patti.parks@sbcglobal.net<br />
SCHOOLS<br />
Robison Elementary School 281-213-1700<br />
Spillane Middle School 281-213-1645<br />
Cy-Woods High School 281-213-1800<br />
www.cfisd.net<br />
SECURITY<br />
Constable Ron Hickman 281-376-3472<br />
For a Real Emergency Dial 911<br />
TRASH/WATER<br />
Best Trash 281-313-2378<br />
<strong>Cypress</strong> Hill MUD #1 (24-hr. Emergency) 281-374-8989<br />
www.cypresshillmud1.com/contact/index<br />
IMPORTANT NUMBERS<br />
Fire/Ambulance 911<br />
Poison Control 800-222-1222<br />
Animal Control 281-999-3191<br />
Texas Wildlife Rehabilitation 713-941-8972<br />
Mosquito Control 713-440-4800<br />
Children’s Protective Svs 713-394-4000<br />
DPS Sex Offenders website http://records.txdps.state.<br />
tx.us<br />
Harris Co. Public Health & Envir 713-439-6000<br />
U. S. Post Office 800-275-8777<br />
AT&T<br />
www.att.com<br />
AT&T Repair Center 800-246-8464<br />
Comcast Cable 713-341-1000<br />
En-Touch Systems 281-225-1000<br />
Reliant Energy (Repair) 713-207-7777<br />
Centerpoint Energy 713-659-2111<br />
Street Light Repair (give pole #) 713-207-2222<br />
www.centerpointenergy.com/outage<br />
To report gas leaks 713-659-3552<br />
Street Repair 281-463-6300<br />
Published Courtesy of Krenek Printing<br />
7102 Glen Chase Ct., Houston, TX 77095<br />
281-463-8649 • www.krenekprinting.com<br />
TAX TIPS<br />
ORGANIZE YOUR TAX RECORDS<br />
The key to a smooth tax season is<br />
to keep your tax records organized.<br />
Use our Tax Prep Checklist to<br />
help gather all of the documents<br />
needed for your return. Collect<br />
any tax documents you receive in<br />
the mail and store them in a safe<br />
place with your prior year return<br />
so everything will be easy to find<br />
when you’re ready to file.<br />
MAX OUT YOUR RETIREMENT<br />
ACCOUNTS<br />
You have until <strong>April</strong> 18, <strong>2017</strong><br />
to contribute up to $5,500<br />
($6,500 if you’re 50 or older)<br />
to a traditional or Roth IRA<br />
for 2016. As long as you aren’t<br />
covered by a retirement plan at<br />
work, the full amount of your<br />
traditional IRA contributions can<br />
be deducted on your tax return.<br />
If you are covered by a plan<br />
at work, your deduction may<br />
be limited depending on your<br />
income. Roth IRA contributions<br />
won’t lower your tax bill but<br />
the withdrawals will be tax-free<br />
when you retire.<br />
ITEMIZE YOUR DEDUCTIONS<br />
For 2016, the standard deduction<br />
is $6,300 for singles and $12,600<br />
for married couples filing a joint<br />
return. Although it may be easier<br />
to take the standard deduction,<br />
you may actually save more<br />
money by itemizing instead. Not<br />
only does ezTaxReturn make it<br />
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itemized deductions so you can<br />
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PROVIDE THE CORRECT<br />
DEPENDENT INFORMATION<br />
Make sure you provide the<br />
correct social security numbers<br />
and date of birth for each<br />
dependent listed on your tax<br />
return. If you don’t, your return<br />
will be rejected and you’ll miss<br />
out on money saving credits<br />
like the Child Tax Credit which is<br />
worth up to $1,000 per qualifying<br />
child. Remember, if you’re<br />
divorced, only one parent can<br />
claim the child as a dependent.<br />
If you and your ex-spouse both<br />
try to claim the same child on<br />
your return, one of the returns<br />
will be rejected by the IRS.<br />
FILE AND PAY ON TIME<br />
If you need extra time to prepare<br />
your taxes, you must request an<br />
extension by <strong>April</strong> 18th. This will<br />
give you until October 16th to<br />
file your return without facing<br />
a failure-to-file penalty. If you<br />
don’t file an extension and you<br />
owe the IRS, you will have to pay<br />
a failure-to-file penalty as well<br />
as a failure-to-pay penalty. The<br />
penalty for filing late is usually 5<br />
percent of the unpaid taxes per<br />
month, while the late payment<br />
penalty is usually 0.5 percent of<br />
the unpaid taxes per month.<br />
E-FILE<br />
You can get your refund 3-6 weeks<br />
faster by filing electronically<br />
instead of by paper. The odds of<br />
making a costly mistake are also<br />
minimized because good tax<br />
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