Dear Newspaper Editor:

Why don’t you subscribe to probably the best newspaper tax column?

Comments from a Business Editor and readers:

There is no column we run on the business pages that has such consistently good reader response. I think it both interesting and noteworthy that many of the comments that have come to us have been from women who claim they never paid attention to tax matters -- or understood them -- until we started your column.....I think your concise writing, newsy items and breezy wit is probably responsible. . . .As you know, the wires and syndicates are pretty good about loading us up in tax season only. The fact that a recognized professional such as yourself is providing the column relieves me of the fear that any local reporting we attempt to fill in the gap might not be accurate or credible. . . .As an editor, I particularly appreciate the fact that your column always arrives on time and in need of minimal copy editing. A. J., you're a pro and it's a pleasure dealing with you.

Readers say:

"addresses matters in layman's terms...clear and simple" Jerry S.
"one of my favorite features" James M.
"one of the columns I immediately turn to when I open the newspaper" Joe D.
"witty and entertaining while dispensing useful information" Pat M.
"understandable explanation of the tax law... with humor and wit" Maureen G.
"has become part of our heritage" Craig E.
"insightful and entertaining" Paul L.
"useful and practical" Robert S.
"useful personally and professionally" James S.
"humanizes the complicated and sometimes scary tax law" James G.
"witty and knowledgeable writer" Max W.
"a unique asset of the CA." Jack S.
"written in layman's terms...extremely informative to the ordinary taxpayer...assists the public in reducing taxes...some simply provide a humorous example of humanity." Carol P.
"enjoy the wit, the intellect and the common sense" Ken M.
"puts a human face on abstract issues, often with humor but always with intelligence and style" Tom T.
"unique ability to report and educate regarding a complicated law with intriguing wit and humor" Gary W.

The articles at www.taxfables.com were selected from A.J.’s Tax Fables, a newspaper column published since 1983.

For additional information about the weekly tax column, please contact A.J. Cook:

Phone: Morning (901) 754-8925, Afternoon: (901) 685-2662, Fax: (901) 685-6122

Write: 6785 Slash Pine, Memphis, TN 38119

Email: Please delete “FOLLOWEDBY.” I included it to thwart spammers. ajFOLLOWEDBY@taxfables.com