68-THE CAROLINA TIMES
SAT., IAN. 18. 1975
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Thi column of questions and answers on federnl
tax matters is provided by the local office of the U. S.
Internal Revenue Service and is published as a public
service to taxpayers. The column answers questions
most frequently asked by taxpayers.
Q. Are there mnjr special tax
breaks for taxpayers who are
65 or older?
A. Yea. Taxpayers who are
65 or older have special gross
income requirements for filing
a Federal income tax return.
This generally means that tax
payers age 65 or older do not
have to file a tax return or
pay tax if they are single
with a grrss income of less
than $2300. married with one
spouse t!5 or older with in
come of loss than $3,550, or
married with hoth persons 65
r older with less thnn $4,300.
Some other benefits avail
able to taxpayers 65 or older
are nn extra $750 exemption,
the possible exclusion of part
or all of the gain on the sale
or exchange of a residence and
a possible credit against their
tax liability computed on a
portion of their retirement in
come. For more details, see
IRS Publication 55-1. "Tax
Benefits for Older Americans."
It's available free from IRS
offices.
Q. I've paid filing fees to take
the bar examination and an
other $220 to take a bar review
course. Arc these payments de
ductible as business expenses?
A. No. Bar exam fees and
incidental expenses incurred
in seeking admission to the bar
are not deductible.
Q. I understand that the IRS
winds up with thousands of un
delivered refunds each year.
How can this happen?
A. The great majority of
refunds that go astray do so
because taxpnyors moved and
left no forwarding address
with the Postal Service. Other
taxpayers neglected to ed?
the label attached to theit
return. This includes, fog
ample, changing a labd
show a new address or
resulting irom marriage
Q. Several years ago, I fhtde
a loan to my son, payable when
he got out of college. Now that
he's out of school, he is urtable
to pay me. Can I write off, the
amount of the loan as a, bad
debt deduction?
A. Generally no. Loans to
children are presumed to be
gifts. This presumption !mny
be overcome only by proper
substantiation. However, When
you claim a bad debt deduction
you must also have convinc
ing evidence that the debt is
worthless and will remain so
in the future.
Consumer
Scono
Avoid Needless Appliance Service Calls
A Cartoon in a recent national
magazine pictured a middle-aged
woman kneeling beside her bed,
hands clasped in prayer, saying.
"Dear Lord, while wc are fi-
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UNLIKELY THINGS, A RUMOR SPREAP
THROUGHOUT GERMANY THAT A GOLPEIV
TOOTH HAP ERUPTED IN THE MOUTff CV
A 7 YEAROLP SILESIA CHILP OS93J...
JACOB HORST. A PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE
AT THE JULIUS UNIVERSITY, HH.MSTAPT, H S9S.
WROTE THAT IT WAS A PRECURSOR SASH OP THE
COIWNS '&OLPEH AGE "BEFORE THE PAY OP
UNIVERSAL JUDGEMENT... SKEPTICS, HOWEVER,,
WERE PENIEP PROOF THEY SOUGHT WHEN THE
CHLP WOLLPyELL" WHENEVER EXAMINEP, THUS
PREVENTING SCIENTFC SCRUTINY OP THE
SUPPOSEP FRAUD... A GOLPEN CROWN,
SKEPTICS. TODAY, WOULP FfHP IT EQUALLY
PFfTCUCT 'TO PISCERN BETWEEN PEHTVRES
ANP NATURAL TEETH AT A GLANCE, , .
BUT W ALL WOW THAT DENTURES
LIKE NATURAL TEETH NEEP DAILY CARE,
A fC&ECT GIFT FOR A
PENTURE WEARER IS THE SONAC
DENTURE C1EANINS UNIT...
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MOBILE
GARDEN
PLACE POTTED PLANTS
IK1 LARGER BURIED POTS
AROUND PATIO
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FOR A CHANGE
OF SCENE.
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nancing two college educations,
please keep our major appli
ances in A-1 running order."
It brings out in a poignant '
way Ihc gnawing fear nearly ev-:
cry homeowner experiences in. .
these days of rising prices': that,
an unexpected appliance repair
bill could push . an already-!
strained family budget into the
red.
Nonetheless, it is not unconv:i
mon for a service technician to
be called into a home only to.,
discover thut the "broken" ap-.
pliancc is merely unplugged or
that a fuse has blown. Experi
ences such as these are not oiily
embarrassing to the homemaker.
but costly as well. .f
Quality appliance service is
not inexpensive. Each General
Electric and Hotpoint service
technician, for example, main
tains a "worehoti.se on wheels"
of about 2, tMK) replacement
parts lo avoid, whenever pos
sible, the necessity of making
two trips to repair an appliance
instead of just one. V. v ' ' '
Jo help you avoid the cost
of an unnecessary service call,
GE suggests you first check your
owner's manual for possible rea-tsons-
for , the appliance's mal
function, v.," . . "i"
If you've inisplaccd the man
ual, here's a quick checklist of
some common service problems:
, V If the appliance operates on
electricity, make sure it hasn't
been unplugged-inadvertently. If
it's a' gas appliance, be sure the
7 pilot light is Ijt.
C heck for blown fuses or
tripped circuit breakers. '
v Be sure doors are securely
closed on the appliance. Some
appliances, such as dishwashers,
clothes dryers, and trash com
pactors, have electric safety in
terlocks which prevent them
from working if doors are not
fully closed.
Arc the controls set prop
erly? More than one homemaker
has set the control to "Off"
while cleaning the refrigerator
interior and forgotten lo turn
it hack on.
TELL
HOW 010 EARLY MfiM TRANSPORT.
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Q. What Is the advantage in
removing some of the leg ten
dons in a turkey?
A. This makes carving the
leg much easier. The rich dark
meat can be removed in gen
erous slices when most of the
leg tendons have been pulled.
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DEEP TREASURE!
IHE &REATEST HAUL OF
SOLD FROM AN UNKNOWN
OWNERSHIP EVER RECOVERED
AMOUNTED TO 3,00O,OO0.
IT WAS RECOVERED FROM A
SPANISH BULLION FLEET
WRECKED IN A HURRICANE OFF
THE FLORIDA COAST IN 1715
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2. Uncover 34. Hurls
3. Deeds 35. Criminal
4. French "the" 30. Higher
5. Hurried
6. Civil wrong:
law
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Q. Where can you find direc
tions for carving a turkey?
A. You can find step-by-step
directions along with illustra
tions on the giblet bags of all
Butterball Swift's Premium Tur
keys. Carving a turkey is easy
after reading these concise in
structions. Fun, too! Complete
roasting directions are on the
reverse side of the giblet bag.
Q. How do you know what
size turkey to buy?
A. Allow Vi lbs. per person
of the regular turkey and Vi
to 2 lbs. per person of the al
ready stuffed turkey. This gives
generous servings f6r the first
1 meat "and" enough left 'ttt"com-'
bine with cooked noodles, rice
or macaroni and a sauce for a
nutritious next-day meal. There
may be enough, too, for sand
wiches and extra nibbling. It is
wise use of time, energy and
money.
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PRESTISE
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BY THE NUMBER OF FEATHERS IN HIS
CAP, EACH FEATHER SlGNlFINS A VKpW
WHAT HOUSEHOLD INGREDIENT WAS
ONCE AS PRECIOUS AS OOUD r
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SLANP TO AYOP TAXS SHOULD LISTEH TO A
OT OF HISTORY... IN 87 A.PVAFTBK KING
HAROLP FAIRHAIR IMPOSEP TAXES TO
SUPPORT PLANS FOR THE UNIFICATION
OP NORWAY. AN INPEPENPENT FREE
BOOTER HAMEP IN60LFUR ARNARSOH
SAILED WITH A RETINUE OF RELATIVES
ANP FRIENDS TO AN UNNHABITEP
ATLANTIC ISLE PROMISING ALL A
- TAX-FREE HAVEN,
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FLOCKING TO THE NEW SETTLEMENT ,
WOULP STOP AT THE SCOTTISH ANP
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TAWE mRUAMENT CAUEP THE ALTHING MET
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KNOWN SINCE A3 THNGVELUR,
THINGVELUR, ON JULY 28, WILL BE THESTE
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- CELEBRATING ICELAND'S ,OOtb BIRTHDAY
VN AND COMMEMORATING THE ALTHNG AS
l WORLPiS OLDEST PARLIAMENT.
ICELAND IS BUT S HOURS FROM NEW
sf YORK VIA ICELANDIC AIRLINES. OR
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OFF THE LWIN6 N MOTHER,
ROOM FURNITUREJ I OVER
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by Horace Elmo
IT5 ALL CLEAN AS A
HOUND'S TOOTH, NOW!
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PUGGY
fOKAYYOU CAN VORK MERE
AS ERKANO BOY AFTER
SCHOOL HOURS.BUTOCrVTl
QUIT THE JOB AFTER
A rcw urs:
Y00 DRIVE . YOUE TOO DRUNK TO SING
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by Horace Elmo
(OH.NOSIR'.rM NOtJ IV GOOD!) til THEy ALVAVS )
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