Show 'S -- AARP Offers Free Tax Assistance Help with tax returns is once again available for eligible older people A ARP'S Tax aide program offers free assistance to low- - and moderate-incom- e taxpayers age 60 and older A change affecting some older taxpayers will be higher taxes on 1994 Social Security benefits Ben-- eficiaries with income above $25000 (single) and $32000 (couple) already pay taxes on 50 percent of their benefits The amount of Social Security benefits subject to tax has been increased to 85 percent for taxpayers with in- comes above $34000 (single) or $44000 (couple) AARP Tax-Aid- e EXTTL Taken From 1991 T1IE RICHFIELD REAPER February 19 Thursday REAPER 7 Rep Johnson’s Weekly Report volunteers By Rep trained in cooperation with the IRS will provide counseling at the following locations until April 12 Salina Senior Center every Tues4 day Call Ray Blackham for an appointment Bradley T Johnson District 70 There is an incredible amount of activity in the legislature and I'll try to give you my perspective It was great for the state to w in the court case on the challenge of our abortion law It was good to see the ACLU lawyers lose and it was even better to hear the judge order them to pay the state's legal expenses I recently chaired two high profile committee hearings on HB 50 bill and Reprethe sentative Waddoup’s firearms legislation The bill was 529-365- Richfield Senior Center each Tuesday and Thursday from 5:15 to 7:15 pm Jeana Stevenson will be helping people there When visiting an AARP Tax-Aid- e site taxpayers should bring copies of their previous year's tax returns and forms for the current tax 1099s and year including W-2- s anti-smoki- other relevant materials showing income for the year anti-smoki- sent to the House of Representa- tives where it was passed and sent to the Senate Thursday Feb 3 1 defended my Range Land Reform Resolution (HCR2) in a debate before the Women’s Legislative Council My opponent was a hired gun for the Sierra Club It was a very successful debate and the members of the council seemed quite favorable to the resolution We have been spending a lot of time on the budget lately and it is clear that we will be able to fund education quite well with a major increase and still be able to have a tax cut This is the best opportunity that we have had in many yean to be able to return some money to the hard pressed lax payer lence in education HB 102 provides that a portion of monies set aside for experimental and developmental programs be allocated to selected schools for implementation of a 220-da- y school ear 1 appreciate very much the input I have received from the educauon This week we were able to pass some significant legislation concerning education I was privileged to be able to many of these bills community on these important bills I also appreciate very much the input I have received from the Among these were House Bills 100 101 and 102 HB 100 provides for strategic planning within the Centennial Schools Program to maintain educational excellence HB 101 provides that teacher career ladder grow th moneys be used for highly focused teacher inscrvice programs designed to achieve excel education community on these important bills I also appreciate very much the input concerns and ideas of each of ou in my district and would like to encourage you to continue to keep in touch throughout the session "The increase in Social Security taxes does not affect the 1993 returns that are due on April 15" said Ruby Brown Richfield coordinator for the Tax-Aid- e program "But those who file estimated returns during the year may need to adjust their payments accordingly" Some older taxpayers who have children living with them may be eligible for the earned income credit This tax credit is for working families who earned less than $23050 in 1993 and had at least one child living with them for more than half the year One Dozen Roses Maxfield’s Boxed Chocolates All r :r American 1 lb box Fresh Bouquet Selected V' asmaii) iocoiatrs -- jttc iii)XII V o)fo - 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