Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, April 15, 2002, Page 8, Image 8

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    Bth annual h.o.p.e.s.
sign arts confer
ergizing potential
university
keynote speakers
angel a danadjieva
Seattle's freeway park de.s»g.ner
Sunday night special event
john Schaeffer
founder of real goods
stefan behni sch
belmiseh, behriisch and partner, Stuttgart
michael moorc
presented by the cultural forum $10 fee
for more information (. all (5-11)54(5-4575
presented by the ecological design center
registration fee: $35
student: $25
professional: $75
www. uorego n. ed u / ~ed c
344-7288
521 Market St., Eugene
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942-8730 484-1927
GOLF 9 HOLES $10
Students Only. Must show ID. (Monday - Friday)
fBOOK YOUR SUMMER
IN OREGON ...
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2002 SUMMER SESSION
GROUP-SATISFYING AND ELECTIVE COURSES, SHORT COURSES,
SEMINARS, AND WORKSHOPS BEGIN THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER,
Summer session begins June 24. Duck Call starts May 6.
The UO Summer Session Catalog with Schedule of Classes is
available in early April. You can speed your way toward
graduation by taking required courses during summer.
2002 SUMMER SCHEDULE
First four-week session: June 24-July 19
Second four-week session: July 22-August 16
Eight week session: June 24-August 16
Eleven week session: June 24-September 6
333 Oregon Hall.
1279 University of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403-1279
Telephone (541) 346-3475
Check our website
http://uosummer.uoregon.edu
UNIVERSITY of OREGON
SUMMER
SESSION
mniiniHiYiiiH!
Let us know about it.
Call the ODE at (541) .346-5511.
Last-minute tax help
Today is the tax filing deadline. Tax
forms and extension requests must
be postmarked with today’s date to
avoid penalties.
For assistance with federal tax forms:
■ To download federal tax forms or
get more information, go to
www.irs.gov.
■ Call the IRS customer service line at
1 -800-829-1040 forfederal tax help.
■ Call the I RS TeleTax line at 1 -800
829-4477 for info on more than 100
tax topics.
For help with Oregon tax forms:
■ To download Oregon forms or get
more information, visit
www.dor.state.or.us.
■ The Oregon Department of
Revenue has a Web site for students
atwww.steps2cash.org.
■ Call 1-800-356-4222 to hear
recorded tax information or to check
on the status of a 2001 refund.
Taxes
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office, library or IRS office, but for
those who have waited until the
last minute, federal forjris and in
structions are available to down
load from the Internet at
www.irs.gov, and Oregon income
tax forms and instructions are
available at www.dor.state.or.us.
Oregon residents who have taxable
incomes of $50,000 or less can file
Form 40S for state taxes. Out-of-state
students should use. Form 40N for any
revenue earned in the state of Oregon.
Dianne Thielman, co-owner of lo
cal tax preparation service McClure
Associates, said students who are
not claimed as dependents by their
parents and who file independently
must file federal tax forms if they
earned $7,450 or more. In Oregon,
anyone who earned over $4,450
must file, Thielman said.
If their parents claim them as de
pendents for tax purposes, students
should file a tax return if their gross
earned income is more than $1,800,
Thielman said.
Students who can’t file their taxes
by the deadline tonight should file
Form 4868, which provides a four
month extension for federal aid state
taxes. Fomi 4868 cai be filed in paper
form, electronically by phone or over
the Internet, or by estimating taxes
due aid paying part or all of that bill
electronically with a credit card.
Oregon Department of Revenue
and IRS employees will help last
minute tax filers at seven Oregon
post offices today. Employees will
provide forms aid instructions and
will answer questions regarding fil
ing a return or an extension.
“We know there are many people
who need our help, and we’re glad
to assist them in getting their re
turns filed on time," revenue de
partment worker Jill Bonney-Hill
said in a press statement April 8.
Post offices across Oregon have ex
tended hours and services to help
meet the tax-time crunch. Eugene’s
Main Post-Office, at 520 Willamette
St., will offer taxpayer assistance
from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., but not dur
ing the workday. Window service,
where students can have mail
weighed and buy postage and en
velopes, will remain open until 9
p.m. Mail collections will be avail
able until midnight. Another option
is the Gateway Post Office, at 3148
Gateway St., which will be open from
9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today. The last mail
collection there will be at midnight.
Call 341-3649 for more information.
With such a rush to meet the
deadline, plan on seeing a large
last-minute turnout.
“I’m not looking forward to it,”
Schricker said.
■ E-mail’reporter Brad Schmidt
at bradschmidt@dailyemerald.com.