Deadlines
For most U.S. citizens, April 15 – Tax Day – has been a touchstone of middle-class existence, either as a dreaded deadline or a reminder of a windfall. It wasn't always this way.
On Febrary 3, 1913, the United States Congress passed the Sixteenth Amendment to the Consitution, which allows for the implementation of personal income tax. The Consitutional Amendment was made necessary by a Supreme Court decision in 1895 which had declared that certain direct taxes on income to be unconstitutional.
Congress chose March 1 of the following year as the filing deadline, where it remained on the calendar for five years. Then, in 1918, for reasons lost in time, the date was changed to March 15. Julius Caesar wasn't the only one warned about the Ides of March. For 37 years the Treasure Department reminded Americans of their obligations to meet the March 15 deadline.
The original form 1040 wasn't terribly different than our modern EZ form, although it was dramatically simpler than the complex reams of documents many must complete now with modern software applications and web services.
In 1954, Congress changed the filing deading again to its modern date of April 15. The ostensible reason was to ease the work load on the IRS. Most returns were filed near the deadline, swamping agency employees. Lawmakers hoped a later deadline would encourage taxpayers to file earlier. Ha! In recent years, about 20 percent of returns have been filed in the last week of the filing season.
Tax Day isn't the only deadline you should concern youself with today. There are just two weeks to take advantage of discounted online registration for LOGIN 2010. By registering online you'll guarantee your place at the conference, as well as avoid paying late registration fees. For those from outside the Seattle area, be aware that our official room block at the official conference venue and hotel, the Seattle Waterfront Marriott Hotel, is nearly full, although we are working to secure additional rooms at the discounted conference rate.
Of life's certainties, there's only one for which you can get an automatic extension. Don't miss the online registration deadline and join us in May at one of the best game industry conferences in 2010.
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Peter Freese Director LOGIN Conference |
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Save $100 by registering early online
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may have missed the early-bird registration rate that ended in March, but there's still time to demonstrate to all your
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still one of the best deals of the year, and by registering online now, you can save $100 of the onsite
registration price.
Just what does attendance get you at the LOGIN Conference?
- First-class content. You'll have access to over sixty
lectures, panels, debates, and roundtables over three days, covering topics important to the breadth of the online
game development world, including business, legal, production, new technologies, virtual worlds, social networking,
community, and much more, delivered by some of the industry's most influential
and knowledgeable speakers.
- Networking opportunities galore. Whether at the classy LOGIN welcome reception, the official conference
party, the LOGIN business lounge, or one of the speed-networking breakfasts, you'll have more opportunities to rub elbows
with some of the online game industry’s most powerful movers and shakers than any other event. Since LOGIN is
more exclusive than other events, you can have the time you need to get to know just the right people without being
lost in the mob.
- Incredible amenities. Ask anyone who has attended in previous years: The sit-down lunches, gourmet snacks, and fine wine are just a part of what regularly makes LOGIN one of the most memorable and superior game industry experiences of the year. Everything at LOGIN is step beyond what you've experienced elsewhere.
One pass covers just about everything at the LOGIN Conference. No separate expo passes. No tutorial passes. Just one pass that lets you be part of the game industry’s premiere conference. If you’re ready to register for LOGIN, get started here:
Once you've registered for LOGIN, we definitely recommend booking your stay at the official conference hotel, the Seattle Marriott Waterfront Hotel. Not only are you conveniently located at the center of all the official conference action, you’re staying at one of Seattle’s finest hotels at a specially discounted rate.
A person doesn't know how much he has to be thankful for until he has to pay taxes on it.
~Author Unknown
PAUL PHILLEO: Corvus, thank you for loaning us your time and expertise for this interview. First off, what path brought you into the indie game development space? Was it luck, determination or some other force or factor?
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