Ralph Said:

what is the best font for professional letters?

We Answered:

San serif fonts like Ariel or veranda are easiest to read and clearest. I would always go for one these; any workplace which is trying to comply with the disability discrimination act will use them since they are more suitable for people wo have visual impairments.

Jim Said:

Please help me sound professional when writing a letter to the IRS?

We Answered:

You've got a lot more to do.

You need to explain where YOU were living and where the children were living.

If the children were living with you and *not* with your sister, you have to explain how YOU were a dependent and therefore could not claim the children as your own qualifying children. This means you had to have less than $3500 of income and that you didn't support yourself. If you didn't support yourself, what did you live on? Savings? Food stamps?

Once you can't support yoruself, then your sister is potentially eligile to claim them as qualifying relatives (not as qualifying children if she didn't live with them) to get the $3500 exemption only. No EIC. However, she has to show how she provided more than half of each child's support including housing, food, etc. If you got housing assistance, food stamps, welfare, etc, she has to have outspent that.

Get IRS publication 501, page 20 and fill it out. If there is a remote chance your sister is eligible, use the page to do your letter and attach the prove that she spent the money. Your word is simply not good enough.

Nina Said:

Please give me some specific tips of writing professional cover letter?

We Answered:

there are lots of cover letter samples online you just need to do the leg work of looking at all of them till you find one that fits your purpose - it sucks i know but we all have to do it.

try here:

http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Custom/MSN/…

also make sure you taylor your letter to each individual job.

good luck!

EDIT:

below is a generic cover letter from my many cover letter files - its for admin work. the problem however with cover letters is the majority of the information does have to come from you because its all about you. so using someone elses doesn't always work...but here is one from my files:
___________________________

[Month, day, year]

[name of contact]
[contact's address]
[2nd line of address - city, state zip]
Re: [name of postin]

[Ms. or Mr. depends on name] [contact last name]:

I am very interested in interviewing for the ________ position in _____________ at _______________. I have held positions over the last several years that have required development of office administrative skills, which are reflected in the attached resume. By way of summary these skills include:

• [i bullet point my skills but use whatever format you like]
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In summary, over time I have assumed more and more responsibilities and acquired increasing knowledge and skills and I hope that the skills and qualities I have developed can be of service to ____________. Thank you for your assistance; please let me know if there is any additional information I may provide to you.

Yours truly,

[your name]
_________________

NOTE:
if you do not have a contact name "To Whom it May Concern" is also ok in lue of a name...