| Show inMnnymw "ruri mu ”'4r°Ttjryniriig“°ii'"1' IHp Millard County Business of the Week Staff Katie Greathous- rate” Working with Tess here in Delta are Nadine Ham and Tammy Porter The three try to look at the client’s previous year’s return using it as a guide while preparing the present return There is a wealth of knowledge needed by the professionals especially now with all the changes in the tax laws “There are a variety of questions we have to know to ask” said Tess “And when a client has to pay (the IRS) we do everything we can to help” A client seeking the assistance of professionals does not sec all that goes into the final product Tess or one of the other two women conducts the itial interview data is collected and hours are spent compiling and preparing After the form is prepared by for example Tess it is then checked locally by either Tammy or Nadine It is sent to Provo where two preparers scrutinize it thoroughly This year Delta’s H&R Block office served over 500 customers Although the number is down a little from the time when all the construction workers were here for 1PP the volume was as Tess pointed out quite good for the size of the town Although the Delta office is officially opened only two months a year H&R Block provides year round tax service The central office is in Provo but according to Tess Rawlinson help can also be received here by calling and Dick Nielson making an appointment head of the region emphasizes service to clients and numerous people benefit “This year we met many more peoTess commented “More were ple upset and fearful due to the new tax laws so we endeavor to relieve their fears The clients are very interesting 99 percent were really great and only a few were somewhat unpleasant I was impressed with the one who came to us People want to be honest and pay but they want help in simplifying the process” Everyone filing an income tax return is urged by Tess and fellow workers to become more aware of the tax law s to keep a mileage notebook in the glove compartment of hisher vehicle and to keep track of everything Farmers and business owners in particular need to keep track of their animals all business information expenses property costs etc “Taxpayers are responsible for giving us (H&R Block professionals) accurate information” Tess stated “They (taxpayers) are the ones ultimately responsible for the prepared and filed returns” As a child in Cedar City Tess Rawlinson was taught to be independent to be responsible for herself and eventually to prepare her own income tax returns “My dad is an attorney” she shared “and began working in was ten years old” his office when After high school Tess was off to college with a full scholarship in her transferred to She later possession BYT) from where she graduated with a BA Degree in History' with a minor in English While in college Tess met Lewis Rawlinson a Delta native The two were married after Tess graduated she special education for a brief of time then the young couple to Logan in order for Lewis to graduate school at Utah State University With Lewis in school Tess took a position as head secretary for School Services at USU Soon the two started their family (they now have five children ranging in age from three to fourteen) and life became ever so busy with kids work and school Even so work outside the home was included in Tess’ routine Her next job in Logan was as a computer operator for an airfreight company and then she was promoted to office manager Approximately five and a half years ago Lewis Rawlinson was hired as a technical instructor by Intermountain Power Service Corporation At that time he and his family moved to and settled in Delta Fortunately for Tess she was able to work for the same airfreight company in this area delivering payroll during the IPP “boom” period Tess Rawlinson is obviously telligent she is animated and she is an outgoing person Just how did she with her education and professional decide to become an backgrounds come tax expert? "After we had to take out a mortgage on a truck to pay our taxes one year” she explained “I wanted to learn all that could about taxes and preparing returns” She therefore took advantage of the class offered at the West Central Utah Vocational Center by H&R Block The basic fourteen week college level H&R course is quite demanding It is outlined nationally requiring says Tess at least two hours of home for each hour in class preparation When completed the student has earned seven and a half college credits In order to be hired by H&R Block Company an individual MUST have successfully completed the basic course “H&R Block believes in tax Tess stressed “Now an employee must pass a test each year mastering a new level The levels begin with the basic and continue all the way up to the Treasury Card ” (The top IRS people have to take the test) Tess further informed “Lots of women are with H&R It’s (H&R Block) a good system with many trainees ending up in corporate work” As Tess has continued to study and advance (her present classification is termediate) she has become a qualified instructor Last year the taught the basic course here in Delta and she will do so again in the fall By her admission “It’s a tricky but good class where one must develop attention to detail Taking the course however saves an individual more than heshe puts into Thurs USPS Progress Katie age 11 is the third of Craig and Deb Greathouse’s seven children As the oldest girl she admits to assuming “lots” of responsibility especially her little brother after “tending” school “I only cook when Mom goes to a ball game” she added What’s it like having five brothers? Well according to Katie “it’s ok" for the older ones are generally off doing their own Tess e- decision is reached Utah DepartGene Sturzenegger was present to ment of Transportation introduce the newly appointed District Mr Five Director JR Chamberlain Chamberlain grew up in Southern Utah and understands the special road problems of his district A brief discussion was had on the enlargement of the overpass at the west end of Delta Th project will get underway later this construction season possibly in June or July A budget work session was scheduled for Thursday May 5 600 p m at The session is the city building necessary to prepare a tentative budget A Budget for Fiscal Year Hearing is set for Monday May 23 1988 after which council will adopt In the meantime several important preliminary issues are undergoing studies by council not the least of which is the annexation of the acreage west of Delta This issue will come up for action shortly 5 1988 - Page 3 things The new job at the Chronicle Progress is fun for Katie (Well that’s what she says anyway!) It (job) allows her earn and save money for the special items She want to buy “Every summer we go to St George to visit my Aunt Cheryl and Uncle Bill” Katie explain- - Rawlinson Katie Greathouse ed “There are LOTS of things to buy there so want to save my money Then we go to visit another aunt and uncle in Salt Lake City There is a park with a pool right across the street W'e buy ice cream and we go to malls all the time” A sixth grader at Delta Middle School Katie likes science and she plays a clarinet in the band She likes stylish clothes and her favorite free time activities are playing with her friends reading jumping on the trampoline and playing little league volleyball and softball Although there remain two more school years of schooling at the middle and four at the high school Katie says she plans to go to college “I want to she learn to be a chemist” “I have a chemistry set acknowledged and it’s exciting to experiment” Katie is a quiet person yet her eyes dance and her face becomes very animated when she is talking Looking like a young Meryl Streep she has classic features and beauty It’s ever so rewarding to watch her face light up when she is explaining her interests and relating a story Aunt Jane Beckwith is the person Katie most admires “She’s in Japan That’s just where want to go when I am older” Katie was born in Ogden Utah and moved to Delta with her family when she was about eighteen months of age She says that she likes the small town because “there’s lots of space and we don’t have any worries” Katie Greathouse is definitely a good addition to the Chronicle Progress staff Like the wise old owl she says little but absorbs and learns much She has unspoken depth i ALL Beef Producers: Your Future Determines 10th May it” For the past two years Tess has served as the office manager for H&R Block's Delta office Her responsibilities include scheduling appointments maintaining a smoothly running office preparing reports and receipts having forms available for the public and preparing individual’s come tax forms Sharing the tax preparation load are Tammy Porter a former 7th grade teacher and mother of two children and Nadine Ham mother of five children under the age of six! “We don’t leave at night until tomorrow’s work is ready” said Tess Both Lewis and Tess Rawlinson are work and civic busy with family Lewis a talented musiorganizations cian and member of the USU Balladeers is an assistant little league coach and former President of IPSC's Employees’ Association Organization Tess served one year on the PTA Board she has taken the EMT course and she was in charge of a Delta North Health Fair School Elementary “And” she added “I transport kids” “Delta” believes Tess “is a child oriented town— one with good activities for the kids I like living here ” And Deltans knowing they have an alert and personable profesinteresting sional willing to serve them at H&R Block are happy that Tess Rawlinson came to town! May super sorter by Dawn Carder Once a week or more she enters quietly takes her place and begins her tasks of sorting sorting sorting She goes about her business disturbing no one working until the job is completed For Aunt Sue this efficient young woman is sorting negative and PMT paper used for getting the newspaper put together weekly and putting it in bags for recycling Katie Greathouse just recently has become a for the Chronicle “super sorter” taught period moved attend Council gets info by Sarah Inez Moody with Mayor Della City Council Ruth Hansen presiding met Monday night to gain information on Delta City Health (employee benefits) and Liability Insurance from four companies two of whom are local According to Dorothy Jeffery City all local insurance agents Recorder were notified of the meeting by letter followed by a confirming telephone call Companies represented were Blue Cross & Blue Shield by Brent Martin and Bob Wamick Day’s Insurance represented by Mike Broderick Utah Insurance Trust Local Government Dean Johnson and Nickle Insurance represented by John Nickle Mr Nickle was the only agent offering Liability coverage The City is currently insured with Nickle for liability and with Utah Local Gov’t Insurance Trust for health Council tabled a decision until a later date as the information was complex Time is needed said Mayor Hansen to contact all employees before a final s Meet the Tax season is over and H&R Block people take a “breather” by Dawn Carder April 15 has come and gone tax season is over and employees of H&R Block can sit down put their feet up and take a “breather” For two months beginning January 15 the local office managed by Tess was open and extremely busy helping area people with the preparations of their state and federal income tax forms According to Tess things really became hectic in February after the forms were distributed H&R Block is a national organization Although fees charged vary from location to location the policies for operation are the same in every office of the company Tess Rawlinson stated that there is a standardized fee per come tax schedule the itemized one costing more “We try to give a break to the people who need one” she commented “It’s the best possible service for a reasonable fee Only in certain situations do we charge an hourly iljfn teace if”1? In this year of elections the last thing you need is someone else talking to you about politics or your responsibility to other beef producers It’s a busy time of the year and you’ve got your mind on your operation not on going to town But on Tuesday May 10th if you don’t stop for a few minutes go to your Countv Extension Office and vote vou’ll miss the referendum that decides the fate of the Beef Checkoff Program Just a couple of years ago our industry was being beaten up and we were backing up taking it But we got our backs up and did something We drew a line in the dust it’s working We began to fight back And you know what Many people are eating beef more often and the newspaper headlines read that beef is coming back Now we’re not telling you how to vote That’s your business But on Tuesday May 10th the National Beef Checkoff Program is going to continue or it’s going to stop dead in its tracks It’s totally up to you So take a trip to your County Extension Office and vote You'll be glad you did Beef Checkoff Referendum at your Count)’ Extension Office Don't let someone else determine your future |
