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Show Tax day woes loom in near future EDITH SHELDON By JL'DY JENSEN Editor The dreaded day is near. During the next week thousands of Davis County residents will begin, what the U.S. government promises will be an easy task, tax preparations with the new simplified forms. For some, the painful experience of digging out last year's records has already begun. They have completed com-pleted the task of muddling through volumes of receipts and threatening threaten-ing other members of the family with severe bodily harm if they "dare touch these things." Many have already recovered from the "extra-strength" headaches they suffered when they could no longer remember the 'i '-J ' ( A , , , of? 1 f "T i i SHIRLEY SMITH meaning of notes they had written on cancelled checks last year. Some weary taxpayers claim to be teetering between bankruptcy, suicide or homicide, each one equally appealing. Local residents have had mixed reactions to the new simplified forms. Edith Sheldon said she found the new forms to be "nice." "I was really surprise'd that I got money back. I didn't really notice a big change, but I just use the short form," she added. Max Hancey responded that his taxes have been "done, but I have someone else do them. They are much more complex than before. I was looking at the new tax instructions instruc-tions and they are very ambiguous. After reading them you wonder MAX HANCEY what you've read," he said. "I always have it done. It gets so complicated you almost have to have someone else do it," said Shirley Smith. "I'm just waiting for the good or the bad news," she laughed. "I haven't done mine, said Bob Anthon, but I think I'm going to like it. It seems to be a little simpler and when you've got kids the new deduction is good." Dixie Jensen said her tax accountant has all of her information informa-tion and he is doing the work. "I'm just glad I'm not doing it," she said, and added, "I'm just waiting for the 'bottom' line." As they say when you are about to take off on a ride on 'Colossus,' "Good luck and have fun." s " - 1 La BOB ANTHON ln-i y AMMMif -v DIXIE JENSEN |