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Show Cong. Harriott asks siok pay deduction "Of all our people who should benefit from special consideration in the tax laws, the sick and disabled should be among the first," Congressman Con-gressman Dan Marriot, R-Utah, R-Utah, said. '. "As the result of research ! and conversation with af- j fected Utahns, I will intro duce legislation In January calling for the reinstatement of the federal tax deduction for sick and disability pay," Congressman Marriott said. "I have heard that as many as 5,000 Utahns receive sick or disability pay and may be affected by this proposed legislation," leg-islation," Marriott said. f WPJJ-. (- v -y f: V.":V i i: ' 1 ;-'. '-" . v r--- i i! l;'"-t f .... .. t . J,- I 1 ALL-RIGHT FACE FRONT: These Milford Elementary students obviously were having a, good time and weren't too concerned with the show as they lined up for the grand finale in last weeks Christmas program. Sorry, you'll have to recognize them on your own we can't even spot our own offspring. "Now it is time to rein- rnnM Dl IDT All "Now it is time to reinstate rein-state the entire tax deduction deduc-tion for sick and disability pay," he said. "With all the complicated tax deductions allowed for one reason or another, it is unfair un-fair that sick or disabled persons cannot deduct the relatively small amount of $100 per week of sick or disability pay," Congressman Congress-man Marriott said. "The Tax Reform Act of 1976 unfairly excluded sick pay as a federal tax deduction," deduc-tion," Congressman Marriott Mar-riott said, "And it did so retroactively, burdening many Utahns with up to $1,000 in unexpected taxes for 1376." "Prior to the Tax Reform , Act of 1976, persons could deduct up to $100 per week of sick or disability pay from their federal income tax. This seems fair to me as they undoubtedly have related relat-ed medical expenses and face reduced incomes because of their sickness or disability," Congressman Marriott said. "I co-sponsored legislation legisla-tion this year calling for the elimination of the retroactivity retroactiv-ity of the sick pay exclusion. I thought that amounted to the federal government breaking an agreement with those receiving these benefits," bene-fits," Congressman Marriott said. Elimination of the retroactivity retroac-tivity of the sick" pay exclusion ex-clusion was enacted by Congress Con-gress in related legislation. |
