Tax Tip

Last year Rural Ways forgot to take advantage of the "Making Work Pay" tax credit. Fortunately, the IRS didn't forget, and they sent us a check in June. Since that time, we've been awaiting the chance to . . . once again . . . make our work pay. And you can, too: Don't forget to make your claim using line 63, schedule "m" of the 2010 1040. Of course, the credit is for the working poor, so you must have both a job and a not-overly-large pay packet. (It also helps to ignore the effect of the credit on your children's ability to manage future federal deficits.)