CHESTER COUNTY INDEPENDENT • Thursday, February 18, 2010
Main Street Family Medicine goes green By Holly Roeder Staff Writer
Those driving past and patronizing Main Street Family Medicine may have noticed an addition recently, not so much a face-lift, as maybe a new hat, a greener one. Solar panels were installed on the roof of the clinic just before the first of the year, by Mainstream Green of Jackson. Dr. Paul Schwartz expects the panels to sing their own praises as soon as the sun comes back out. “We’re estimating a onehalf to two-thirds reduction of the electric bill,” he said, adding that the improvement should pay for itself in about seven years. The panel system was paid for in part through a
stimulus grant, which, according to Ernie Williams of Mainstream Green, is “economically attractive” for both commercial and residential prospects. Schwartz said the clinic decided to take the green route because solar systems are efficient, and last
est in the system, and Schwartz seems pleased with the addition. “We don’t have to do anything,” he said, “it plugs right in to our power supply.” For more information about Mainstream Green, log online to www.mainstreamgreensolutions.com
Photo by Holly Roeder, Independent
Main Street Family Medicine recently added solar panels to their roof for a greener outlook in 2010. The solar system was installed by Mainstream Green of Jackson.
IRS debunks tax arguments The Internal Revenue Service recently released the 2010 version of its discussion and rebuttal of many of the more common frivolous arguments made by individuals and groups that oppose compliance with federal tax laws. According to the IRS,
for years. According to Williams, the panels are designed to last 50 years, with a 25year warranty. With full sun, Schwartz reported, the system can produce 11,000 watts in a day, with a gauge to show the levels of production. Patients have shown inter-
anyone who contemplates arguing on legal grounds against paying their fair share of taxes should first read the 80-page document, The Truth about Frivolous Tax Arguments. They say the document explains many of the common frivolous arguments
made in recent years and it describes the legal responses that refute these claims, and that it will help taxpayers avoid wasting their time and money with frivolous arguments and incurring penalties. Congress in 2006 increased the amount of the penalty for frivolous
tax returns from $500 to $5,000. The increased penalty amount applies when a person submits a tax return or other specified submission, and any portion of the submission is based on a position the IRS identifies as frivolous. IRS highlighted in the document about 40 new cases adjudicated in 2009.
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