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Show Tax Tips. For more information on tax problems, contact the Internal Revenue Service, District Of-fice, S50 South Main St., Salt Lake City. Tel. 524-406- 0. TAX DEDUCTIONS ALLOWED FOR SOME PERSONAL LOSSES Damage to a car, home, or other non-busine- sa property may qualify as a deduction on Federal income tax returns, Roland V. Wise, District Director of Internal Revenue for Utah, said. Tax deductions may usually be taken when the damage to property occurs from a natural disaster such as a fire, flood, storm or hurricane. Losses from theft may also be deducted. However, losses resulting from such causes as rust, erosion, termites, moths or disease are not deductible. Mr. Wise said the distinction between a deductible and a nondeductible casualty rests on whether the event causing the disaster was sudden or unexpected. Damage to a home from fire or flood is deductible because the event was sudden or unexpected whereas damage from termites or settling due to erosion is not deductible since it occurs over a long period of time. Mr. Wise said that on real property held for personal use, the amount of the loss is either the adjusted basis of the property or the decrease in its fair whichever is market value lower. On personal property, the cost or the decrease in fair market value, whichever is lower, is the amount of the loss. If the loss is covered by insurance, this compensation should be subtracted from the amount which may be deducted. Only the amount of the net loss of property used for personal purposes, in excess of $100 per casualty or theft, is deductible. Married taxpayers filing joint returns need to exclude only $100 for each casualty loss. If they file separate returns, each is subject to the $100 exclusions. Damage to a car may also qualify as a casualty loss if the accident was not due to the taxpayers negligence or willful act. Mr. Wise said that no deduction may be taken for amounts paid for damage to another car with which the taxpayer collided. On theft losses, the deduction may be taken in the year it is discovered. No deduction is permitted for lost or mislaid propnon-busine- trict Director Roland V. Wise, CAREFULLY SAYS IRS Need help with your income tax return? If the answer is yes and you seek professional help, be sure to select only qualified and reputable advisors, the Internal Revenue Service said today. A taxpayer can have someone else prepare a return, but it is the taxpayer who is responsible for the accuracy of the data entered and for the full payment of any additional tax, penalties, and interest charged, IRS Dis- - varieties that you may try in your garden. It is always a good idea to support your local seedmen or nursery if possib'e, but all varieties are not always avail- Now Is The Time To Plan said today. While most tax practitioners are competent and honest, Mr. Wise alerted taxpayers to these potential danger signals: Never sign a blank return; Do not sign a tax return prepared in pencil, it can be changed later; Avoid the advisor who guarantees refunds, want a percentage of the refund, or supposedly knows all the angles; Your Summer Garden TV A"' pan . your nil' f iV a. I NV !! V ! v flowering mind in that many plants, keep of the old standbys are still very satisfactory. But stil, to be different you will want to try some of the new flowers or to page 4 V i ' for your summer '.njany.ciothes for the children " H Jcfii v0ovi; able locally. In selecting seeds summer garden, Melvin S. Burningham, U.S.U. Extension Agent in Salt Lake County suggests. Almost every seed or nursery catalog is available now, and each one is packed full of flower and vegetable Take the chill out of these co'd winter nights by thinking of how the flower garden will look this summer with all of the color available through some of the new and older annual flowers. Now is an ideal time to ss erty. Publication 547, Tax Information on Disasters, Casualty Losses, and Thefts, furnishes more detailed information on this subject. Send a post card to the District Director, Internal Revenue Service, 350 South Main, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101, for a free copy. CHOOSE TAX HELP Page 3 SOUTH SALT LAKE NEWS Thursday, February 19, 1970 t ; r - . ' .. " 1 v.. V 'i 7 : V:,Vf IIo'nWtl f . A i! W... 7 V f w; '77 ,i i V i ( 'iK ! - : i V i v : ! V: v', ; i s f' K' v. V ik:S. Vi a V, ; ;"ViU , A" ;v tgWe is lqu'vanV" A 4vT. " v - : Vv. . s' ft up 'i y-rtx- tf1 v It keeps up V'. .7.. f ' . ' V r ' y..; mmys 'V i ,77 : ' yec-V?- , " ont . . ; M s'' v ,!?e P&d a s . ? 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