Gas Price Relief

With the soaring gas prices we all need a little relief specially us traveling notaries. The IRS has announced that they will boost the standard mileage tax deduction for the second half of 2008. The mileage rate was 50.5 cents after July 1, 2008 the rate was increased to 58.5 cents per mile of business travel.

Every little bit helps us small business owners. So remember that when you are having your 2008 taxes prepared that they give you the extra mileage increase for the 2nd half of the year. I will keep you updated on any other information that can help out in these troubling times.

Lisa Scanlon
http://www.scanlonsigningservices.com/
Scanlonsigningservices@yahoo.com
941-447-7130

The practice of a notary public dates back to ancient roman times when few people learned to read and write. A "notarius" was appointed as a public official to create written documents of agreement or wills and hold them for safekeeping.

Wax seals with engravings or symbols were used as signatures. In later centuries, ribbons were woven into the margins of multiple page documents to tie the pages together. Wax seals were placed over the knots to ensure no pages were added or removed. This was the begining of the notary seal and certificate.

Just wanted to give everyone a little history into the notary public office. If you have any questions or need any notary services please feel free to contact us at 941-447-7130.

Lisa Scanlon, CSA

http://www.scanlonsigningservices.com/

scanlonsigningservices@yahoo.com