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9 • «i,- Iin P o r u and » O ksi rvi r • M arcii / 'W J ’Z 'ñ /lU // * X * J f?S \A \ w 9 a < A stamp marking the 25th anniversary of the first landing on the Moon, feature two astronauts and the American flag on the surface of the moon. Space achievem ent so uvenirs ho n o rin g last y e a r 's 25th a n n i v ersary o f th e m oon landing are still a v ailab le from the U .S. P o st al S ervice. This is a rare opportunity to own a collectable that has actually flown in space. The Postal Service flew a half-111111 ion stamps aboard the space shuttle Endeavor as part o f the com memoration. U pon th e ir return to E arth, 10,000 o f the stam ps w ere e n cased in sp ecial pro tectiv e m ount and affix ed to in d iv id u ally num bered in sert cards th at serve as c e rtific a te s o f a u th e n tic ity . The insert card s are p resen ted in sp e cial c o m m em o rativ e en v e lo p e s featu rin g a fu ll-c o lo r panoram ic sp ace sc e n e p a in te d by a rtis t K eith B irdsong. Signed and unsigned envelopes are being offered by the Postal Ser vice. A number o f other limited edi tion space achievement souvenirs are also available. Telephone orders are taken at the U.S. Postal Service in Kansas City, Mo at (800) 782-6724. Hollywood Senior Center 1820 NE 40th Avenue (off Sandy Blvd.) 503-224-5190 National Convention/April Meeting March 30 to April 3, 1995 Get Your Raffles, now! The Convention will be held in Philadelphia. Delegates are Bill Gordon & Bobbi Gary. It is a very expensive event. To help defray costs, we are holding a raffle at the April meeting, which will be held at Bill G ordon's house, 5022 SE 45th Ave. It will be a report back from the Convention. Bill has donated a beautiful painting valued at $350.00 Raffles are $1 each or $10 a book o f 10 tickets. If you d o n 't have any raffles as yet. see Bill. He’s in the office on W ednesday, I I am-1 pm. (They are selling very quickly.) Maggie Recognized At AOA Celebration Gray Panthers founder, Maggie Kuhn was recognized in September as the outstanding role model for Successful Aging by the Administration on Aging. The Celebration o f Older Women recognized the significant contributions o f older women who serve as role models for successful aging throughout the life cycle by contributing to public and community service and who serve as intergenerational caregivers. Dept. O f Health & Human Services Sec y, Donna Shalala & Fernandeo Torres-Gil presented the award. Applications are now being ac cepted at Portland State University for three scholarships available to help women continue an education which as been at some time interrupt- ed. Interested women must get and fill out the appropriate form, include letters o f reference, a high school and or college transcript and a statement or essay regarding their personal goals. Applicants will be considered for three different scholarships with grants tuition waivers ranging from $900 to $5,000 per year. For more information, contact Diana Rector in the W om en's Studies Department at PSU at 725-3510. Advertise In A local company. Agency Eitho, 607 SW Idaho, shout down earlier this month without paying workers their final paycheck Payroll records show that the firm owes 37 employ ees nearly S88.000. At least $59,000 of the amount due will be paid to workers out o f the Wage Security Fund, which helps displaced work ers by paying them an amount equal to their wages lost when a plant or a business closes. To receive pay ment, workers must first file a wage claim with the bureau’s Wage and Hour Division. Former Litho employees that could exceed $3 million in taxes and penalties on payments made to workers since 1986. threatens the future o f the Fund I he IRS main tains that the Fund should be treated asthe employer of displaced workers and should therefore withhold in come and payroll taxes, in addition to the em ployee's share of payroll taxes. BOLI is contesting the IRS assessment. During a March I news conference, new ly -elected labor chief Jack roberts pledged that "not one dim e"oftaxpayers' money would be used to settle the dispute. can call 731-4074 in Portland for more information Bureau officials say that the wages Litho owes range from SI 19 to $4.825. The Wage Security Fund, which is the nation's most compre hensive program to help such dis placed workers, can pay up to $2,000 per claim Claimants who complete the necessary wage claim paperwork can expect to receive checks within three weeks. The Wage Security Fund has been in the news recently because an Internal Revenue Service assessment Artist Sought For Fountain At Max Station Tri-Met is seeking an artist to design a fountain and accompany ing seating for a large public plaza at the future Sunset Transit Center L ight Rai I station at the junction of Highways 26 and 217. Applications are due March 30, proposals, with filial selection in May. For a copy of the prospectus de scribing the project in detail and appli cation guidelines, contact Mary Priester. Westside MAX Public Art Program, 710 N.E. Holladay, Port land. OR 97232; (503) 239-2291. 1995. Tri-Met's Westside MAX. now under construction, is an 18-mile ex tension of Portland s Light Rail line. Artists are required eitherto have experience with water feature or to team up with someone who does. Two or three finalists will be paid to create Was 1994 a bad year for you? did some crisis get you behind in your taxes? What should you do? H ere's what you shouldn't do: don't ignore the problem. It's always in your best interest to honestly and accurately complete and file your income tax return by April 15 - even if you can't pay what you owe. How ever tempting, the problem w ill only get worse if you ignore it. Fortunately, you do have op tions ifyou can't pay your taxes now. You can reach an agreement w ith the IRS to pay what you owe over time. In some cases, the IRS will accept less than full payment. An Installment Agreement al lows you to pay off y our tax bill over time. Usually , if your bill is under $ 1,000, the process is fairly obvious: you tell IRS how much you can pay each month, and they tell y ou wheth er it’s acceptable. You can even file Form 9465 w ith your tax return to get things started. Remember, as with a credit card, IRS will charge interest on the outstanding balance while y ou're making pay ments. This April. IRS may charge S43 to apply for an installment arrangement. If you owe 1RS m ore than $10,000, things get more complicat ed. You must complete detailed fi nancial statement listing your assets, liabilities, income, and expenses. If you're in this situation, you might consider getting a tax professional to help you work things out. If you can't pay your tax bill now and lack the resources to pay it completely over time, you may be a candidate for an Offer in compro mise. The law authorizes 1RS to ac- cept less-than-full pay ment on a tax debt in specific circumstances. Basi cally, you have to demonstrate that you can give the IRS more in one lump sum than they could get if they seized and sold all your assets. I n essence, the amount y ou offer must come from a source the IRS couldn't get if they actually did seize - your assets. Part o f what you offer usually has to be borrowed from friends or family. Also. IRS will con sider your likely income for the next several years when deciding if you offer is adequate. Since you must offer IRS more than your “liquidating value,” you need to know what that figure is before making your offer. Again, IRS has detailed financial statements for you to fill out. There are a lot o f tricky in's and out s to negotiating an Offer in compromise. Unless the tax bill y ou're trying to liquidate is vary low. y ou're probably better off get ting professional help. There are also a few technicalities regarding an Offer in Compromise. First, all accepted Compromises are a matter o f public record. Next, if IRS accepts your offer, y ou usually forfeit any tax re funds for the next two years. Finally , remember the most important rule for both Offers in compromise and Installment Agreements: once you get the IRS to go along with whatyou propose, you have to stay current with your tax obligations. Failure to stay current with all tax obligations for at least five years will void the agreement and your liability will re turn. 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