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Show Uifiri r r ."i L Volume Eighty-tw- Eureka, Utah o v 84(528 August w ..- i i. j ( . : ,. "t J. J. 1. 198(5 'f scheduled for September Mew Dee Roberts winners, as well as participants in will (Bountiful) attempt to the Walk for Life Program which recapture his 1985 wheelchair race began June 1 of this year. Walk for crown in the third annual Life encourages nursing home Olympiatrics to be held on August 8 residents to record their daily at 350 South 400 East in Bountiful. walking routine, Olympiatrics was created to routine. physical long-ter- m fitness geriatric overcome patients and that nursing home stereotypes residents are unable to enjoy physical activities. Olympiatrics to Chairing the 1986 Olympiatrics will be former Governor Herbert Maw and Utahs first lady, Colleen Bangerter. Sponsoring Olympiatrics are Intermountain Health Care, Care West Enterprises, Care West Bountiful, Utah State Division of Aging, the Governors Coincil on Health and Physical Fitness, the participants must be 55 years of older. Nearly 200 seniors have already registered for this years event which include: races, bowling, shuffleboard, checkers, Health Promotion Coalition for volleyball, basketball, horse shoes, Older Utahns, the Utah Health Care and the Utah darts and kickball. Association, Ceremonies begin at 10 a.m. with lunch and the competition following at 11 a.m. and 12:30 respectively. Awards will be presented to the Property owners will shortly be notice for receiving a new pre-ta- x 1986. taxes for property This is simply a notice required by the recently passed Truth in Taxation law, and will show properth valuations for 1985 as well as 1986, along with the proposed taxes from the various taxing entities. This is for your information and reference only, and taxes are NOT to be paid from this notice. Your regular tax notice from which taxes are to be paid will come in the fall as in past years. study based on analysis recently completed by the Economic and Dee Roberts BYU gears up for The most difficult decision facing some students at Brigham Young University this summer isnt whether to major in econmics or its trying to choose among nearly 1,100 classes offered at annual Education Week, Aug. More than 20,000 students from the United States and several foreign countries will converge on BYUs Provo campus to attend the five-da-y event. Ellen Allred, education week coor said participants will find an exciting challenge before them in the new course selections available 18-2- 2. year. We have all ranges of classes, from genealogy to professional development workshops, Allred said. In the past, people werent sure what Education Week was ex- actiy They thought perhaps it was simply full of religion courses and thats not true at all. Only 20 percent of the classes offered are about religious subjects. In fact, she said, 160 teachers will share their knowledge on such subskills, art jects as relahuman history, gardening, tions, healthy lifestyles, computers, Week' for the 1984 tax year and reported gross income totaling $34,114,000. the gross income in Juab County for that year averaged eager to dig deeply into religious $17,367 per return and this compares discussions wont be disappointed. with a statewide average of $20,338. A first this year is an entire Throughout the state, Utahns paid catalog of genealogy courses that in federal and state in- $1,745,000,000 fers participants the chance to e come taxes based on 1984 tax returns tend a one-daworkshop or week-BYU- s that were filed in 1985. Total income u i tox collections for &e year were $146 use and siria needs are million, or 9 percent more than the highlighted, along with specific amount reported for the preceding genealogical research from coun- year. tries around the world. The Foundation report notes that Also scheduled and sporting its the percentage of reported gross inown selection of classes is a series come in Utah going for federal and dealing with problems in manage-dinato- r, state income taxes rose steadily ment, leadership and professional from 13.7 percent in 1970 to 16.3 perdevelopment. Presentations on cent in 1981. This increase in the efstress, time management, leader-thi- s fective tax burden was largely the ship skills, financial planning and result of bracket creep which labormanagement relations are a placed a heavier tax burden on infew issues on the agenda, dividuals and families during this period of rapid inflation. For m0re information about of Since 1981, the proportion . . . . Ed at-th- y registration, fees and specific or write listings call dStag ThU Har- 278 campus Education Week, reduction was brought about by the man Building, BYU, Provo, Utah, Federal Economic Recovery Tax 54602. 378-208- 7, CARD OF THANKS: wish to express my sincere appreciation to all those who were so kind at the time of the passing of my result, the percentage of gross in- come in Utah going for federal taxes declined from 13.T percent in 1981 to 11.3 percent in 1984. This decrease in taxes was partially offset by federal sister. history and values, finances, The in the state income tax of an increase literature, marriage, and the nf expressions sympathy by way and from 3.2 percent of flowers, phone calls, cards, delicious art of cooking french a isits meant a great deal to me at reported gross income in 1981 to 3.5 cuisine, among other subjects. percent in 1984. While many people do attend cry difficult time. Beginning with the 1985 tax year, Education Week to try their hand at ..My heartfelt thanks. federal income tax was indexed the I.vman Lonev a multitude of unique subjects, those self-improvem- 1 According to the new law passed by the state legislature property is to be shown at full market value, with the tax levy adjusted accordingly to Recreational Therapists compensate for the increased value. Association. Due to changes in the law and the call more For information, Becky attendant reappraisal of Juab Kurumada at County a number of properties have changed in value for 1986. We would encourage you to 298-229-1. Taxpayers in Juab County paid $3,257,000 for 1984 Taxpayers in Juab County paid $3,257,000 in federal income taxes for the 1984 tax year, and this sum averaged $1,658 for each federal in come tax return filed in Juab County last year. These were some of the facts reported in a Utah Foundation tax notice is forthcoming SALT LAKE CITY encourage Number 31 20' Third annual olympiatrics awareness in 4. carefully examine your for inflation to eliminate or lessen the bracket creep problem. Consequently, the Foundation expects that the percentage of gross income going for federal income taxes will remain fairly constant in 1985 and 1986. This may change, however, if the tax reform proposal now being considered by Congress is enacted. The study shows that a total of 577,853 Utahns filed federal income tax returns for the 1984 tax year. These filers reported adjustable gross income of $11,752,436,000, or an average of about $20,338 per return, Approximately 546,501, or 94.6 cent of the returns filed for the 1984 tax year reported a gross income of $50,000 or less, while 31,352 or 5.4 percent reported an adjusted gross income of more than $50,000. Because of the steeply graduated federal tax rates, nearly 35 percent of all federal tax payments were made by this 5.4 percent of the payers earning more than $50,000 in per-Thu- s, tax-comput- er 1984. At the other extreme, 190,085 Utah pre-ta- x notice for your property values and ascertain if they show true market value. If you do not agree with the stated values please be sure to contact us so that we can resolve any differences. The purpose of the law is to make it possible for property owners to more easily determine if valuations and tax rates are in line and correct, Should you not agree with the tax levy of any of the taxing entities as shown, please take note of and attend the appropriate public budget meetings. We hope that by working together valuations and taxes will be fair and equitable for everyone. Lynn I,. Wright .1 uab Countv Assessor Flyers for Depot Days are ready The Depot Days and Tintic Silver Festival flyers are ready for distribution. They are available at taxpayers reported a gross income local business establishments or through the historical society. the total federal income tax Theres plenty of time to get them inlow this came from sent to friends and relatives. payments come ($10,000 and under) group. Advertising brings people in. and even though they made up nearly 33 people make the celebration a percent of the total Utahns filing success. The more people, the more returns. reminiscing, the more fun! The society is making a plea for arts and crafts to display. Your art project doesn't have to be a new one, but keep us in mind when you are preparing things for the county fair. The fair will be over and you could For most of this century. display for Depot Days. And dont American women have been outliv- forget the new part of our art show this year. . .the Collectors Fair. ing American men by a steadily increasing margin, but in recent The fair is open to anyone who years, men have been catching up. collects anything that can be Demographers believe that the displayed indoors. We would like a narrowing gap can be attributed listing of interested collectors, so to the fact that tens of thousands of space can be provided for the items. women are dying prematurely from Please furnish your own cases where available, for added security. heart disease. lung cancer, and Collectors and artisans, please contact Harold and Alice Fox or Coleen McNulty. The exhibits will be shown upstairs in the Memorial of $10,000 or less. Only 2.4 percent of Longevity gap narrowing em-percenta- ge Building. |