Your Kindle, Amazon.com's wireless book reader, arrived at our office yesterday,... if we draw your ticket in our tax filer give-away.

When you send us the information we need to prepare your individual tax return due April 15, 2008, we will automatically enter you in a drawing to win an Amazon.com Kindle or an Apple iPod Nano. The earlier you give us the information, the more automatic entries you'll have to win a cool electronic gadget!

Submit your information by February 22 and earn 60 automatic entries. The number of easy entries decreases each week through March 21. So, send in your materials early for more effortless chances to win!

No purchase necessary. Give away details are in the flier below.

Thanks to the Internet, old-fashioned political mudslinging is no longer reserved for professional politicians. Anyone with an email account can start rumors... rumors that can change elections.

Have you heard that Hillary helped free two murderers? That Barack's run for President is endorsed by the Ku Klux Klan?

Rumors about the Democratic candidates captured 2nd and 8th place on the top 10 Urban Legends list when we checked yesterday afternoon. (No Republican candidates were in the top 25.) Before you [inadvertently] pass along any false rumors, click below to check out the facts behind the emails you've been getting.

How do you get the just-passed government tax rebate? The quick answer is "File your 2007 taxes now!"

Here's what the Internal Revenue Service says:

Starting in May, the Treasury will begin sending economic stimulus payments to more than 130 million individuals. The stimulus payments will go out through the late spring and summer.

The vast majority of Americans who qualify for the payment will not have to do anything other than file their 2007 individual income tax return to receive their payment this year. The IRS will use information on the tax return to determine eligibility and calculate the amount of the stimulus payments.

Don't forget to visit our news page for regularly updated articles for your financial success. Today the news page talks about:

• Whether you have a higher risk of being audited if you file early
• How the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act is helping homeowners
• The IRS' stepped-up audits of high-income taxpayers

... and six other stories to help you and your business.