Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings Preview and Pick
Posted by Jay Horne on January 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment
NFL Football Betting Preview
Dallas Cowboys (11-5) at Minnesota Vikings (12-4)
Sunday January 17th, 1:00PM Eastern
Betus.com betting line – Minnesota -2.5, 45.5 O/U
The Minnesota Vikings will host the Dallas Cowboys this Sunday at the Metrodome in possibly the most popular playoff meeting thus far in the postseason. On one side, you have the legend QB Brett Farve who signed with the Vikings while turning a rushing team into one of the most balanced offenses in the league. The Vikings at many times this season have appeared to be the most complete team in the league, but a few lackluster performances down the stretch has left some doubts on what was such a promising season. The Vikings are in search for their first NFC Championship in over 30 years, but before they have a chance at a Championship they must defend their home turf against the most hated team in America.
The Dallas Cowboys ended all the critics talk of the postseason drought last week as they beat the Eagles for the 2nd straight week in a row to score their first postseason victory since 1996. The Cowboys are suddenly playing extremely well on the defensive side of the ball and also getting help from the offense along the way. The Cowboys now seem to have momentum on their side, something that has been missing for nearly two decades. Still, the Cowboys have a lot of support considered by one of the largest fan bases in sports. For most of those fans, the Cowboys rise to glory has been long overdue. However, a loss to the Vikings this Sunday would make the wait even longer.
The Vikings offense has been a lethal threat to all defenses this season. The primary objective initially was to feed the ball to the sensational running threat of Adrian Peterson and then work the pass in as holes opened in the defense. However, Peterson has not had the incredible season that most would have expected yet has still been effective enough to rack up over 1,300 rushing yards. However as a result, Farve has thrown a lot more passes and WR Sidney Rice has emerged as a star in the passing offense. It will be interesting to see how the Vikings come out and try to establish their offense this week. The Cowboys defensive front has been very strong and just asks Donovan McNabb how well they are playing. Still, even with the Cowboys strong pass rush teams have been able to run the ball. On that note, expect Peterson to set the tone early and depending on their success running the football will decide which pace of offense the Vikings establish.
Expect the Vikings run game to not be as successful early on when emotions are up from kickoff and they will likely turn to Farve rather quickly. I’m sure the Vikings passing attack will have their ups and downs. However, it could be a lot more struggles if the Dallas pass rush continues to dominate. The way the Vikings will get the offense involved is when they go back to the running game with Peterson later. Once the Dallas defense is worn down a bit, Peterson can have a step advantage in the holes and that is where they will find the offensive sparks. It will be up to Farve and the passing game to capitalize on those sparks. One thing is for sure that neither passing team can afford to turnover the ball as this will expectedly be a close game.
The Cowboys offense will surely allow Marion Barber and Felix Jones to have plenty of carries. Both backs have the ability to cause damage, but Jones is appearing to be the star in the making. After busting out a few big plays against the Eagles in the first meeting, Jones rushed for 148 yards and a score on just 16 carries in last week’s win. QB Tony Romo completed 66% throwing for 244 yards and 2 scores. WR Miles Austin was yet again the favorite target catching 7 balls for 82 yards and a touchdown. However, keep an eye on WR Roy Williams. When Williams makes a few grabs it really opens the door for the rest of the receivers. The Cowboys numbers on offense has been pretty solid and they should be able to score some points again. The question is will the Vikings have their way on the offensive side of the ball as they have many times this season or will the Cowboys defense continue to impress?
Pick – Dallas +2.5
Prompt Action Required to Avoid Overwithholding for New York Nonresident Partners.(New York tax law amendment) go to site estimated tax payments
Mondaq Business Briefing September 8, 2003 Prompt action is required to qualify for relief from a double New York State withholding problem created for many partners and shareholders of partnerships and Subchapter S corporations with a New York office or otherwise conducting business in New York.
Effective May 15, 2003, New York tax law was amended to impose a new withholding requirement on any entity with New York source income that is treated as a partnership for federal tax purposes (including a limited liability company that does not elect to be treated as a corporation) and a corporation treated as an S corporation for New York tax purposes. Prior to the change in law, a partnership or S corporation was required to withhold and deposit estimated New York taxes with respect only to any nonresident partner or shareholder joining in an authorized nonresident New York “group” return of the partnership or S corporation. The change in law now requires a partnership or S corporation to withhold and deposit estimated New York taxes on behalf of any nonresident individual or C corporation partner who does not join in such a group return as well.
Beginning on September 15 of this year, all affected partnerships and S corporations are required to make these estimated withholding deposits on April 15, June 15, September 15 and January 15 (for the periods ending March 31, May 31, August 31 and December 31) of each applicable year. For 2003, the first estimated tax deposit is due on September 15 and must include the estimated tax that would have been due on April 15 and June 15, 2003; that is, it must be made for the entire period January 1 through August 31, 2003. Normally, the amount to be deposited must be determined without regard to any estimated tax payments that the partner may have made (and affected partners should adjust their individual New York estimated tax payments accordingly).
Because of the May 2003 enactment date for the law change, however, many nonresident taxpayers have already made April 15, 2003 and June 15, 2003 estimated tax payments. The instructions to the just released NY Form IT-2658 provide a one-time exception, applicable only for 2003, allowing an affected nonresident partner or shareholder to limit the September withholding by the partnership or S corporation to only the normal September 15 quarterly amount (that is, for just the period June 1 through August 31, 2003) by furnishing the partnership or S corporation with written notification that the partner or shareholder has complied with the New York estimated tax rules for the periods covered by the April 15 and June 15 payments. go to site estimated tax payments
In the absence of this notice the partner or S corporation shareholder faces a potential doubling up of New York estimated tax payments with respect to New York source income from the partnership or S corporation for the periods January 1 through March 31, 2003, and April 1 through May 31, 2003. Furnishing the notice to the partnership or S corporation avoids a second withholding with respect to the earlier periods and also limits the total estimated taxes for those earlier periods to the potentially lesser amount that the individual estimated tax rules may permit.
To be effective, the notice should be given by the partner or shareholder before the partnership or S corporation makes the September 15th estimated tax payment.
The New York estimated tax rules for partnerships and S corporations, unlike for individuals, do not permit the annualization of income exception to the application of the penalty for failure to pay estimated taxes. Nonresident partners and S corporation shareholders who based earlier payments of New York estimated taxes on the annualization method should review those calculations taking into account amounts withheld and paid over to New York as estimated taxes by the partnership or S corporation, as those partners or shareholders may still need to make additional estimated tax payments to New York on September 15, 2003 or January 15, 2004 to ensure that the annualization exception continues to apply.
This alert is only a general review of the subjects covered and does not constitute an opinion or legal advice.
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