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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1971-01-14, Page 14KINGSVILLE 733-2341 LA SALLE 734-7868 RIDGETOWN 674-5465 WEST LORNE 768.1520 WOODSLE E 829-2600 ER 235.1422 AMHERSTBURG 'BELLE RIVER COMBER COTTAM HARROW GODERICH 736-2151 728-2320 687-2401 839-4777 738-2221 524-8321 Prefinished Colonial PLANK RED BIRCH, AVOCADO BIRCH, OAK OR ELM 4'x8' 6A Clinton News-Record, Thursday, January 14, 1971. Tips on taxes Printed 3/16" GRENADA LINE PANELS IN OAK, TEAK, ASH 4'x8' ONLY Brings„Out The Beauty Of Your Rooms L . Increases Tlie Value Of YourWome If You're Looking for a Wide Selection, Competitively Priced (With Free Delivery), Remember: RE DOZENS OF S AT CONKLIN'S $2 87 ,0$ 1 9 95 Whether you're choosing paneling for your bedroom, kitchen, livingroom or den—or for the family room or recreation room, you can be sure Conklin's will have just the right species to make your room come alive with color and excitement ! Everything from deep grain wal- nuts to color matched mahoganys and warm, natural birches . . . from full bodied oaks to colorful cherry patterns. Paneling: the magic material that gives you maintenance-free walls that never need painting ! And there are so many to choose from at Conklin's! 3 Yards To Serve You: Q. On my income tax return I have always claimed my father as a dependant.* Last March he was killed in an auto accident. How much may I claim for him, if anything? A, If your father's income for the year, up to the date of his death, was less than $950, you may claim any amount you spent for his support during the year of his death, up to $550 maximum. Q. Our son has hearing trouble and we have to take him each week to a speech clinic where he has to have special treatment from a speech therapist. It costs us between $4 and $5 a week travelling back and forth to the clinic. Can we claim a tax exemption for the cost of transporting our boy to the clinic and back every week? A. No, you may not claim for the cost of transporting your son to and from the clinic each week. The only amount you may claim is the monies paid to ' either the doctor or to the clinic for the actual treatment your son receives. Q. I use my car at work from time to time but my employer does not pay me anything for the use of the car. When I fill out my tax form can I claim any of the expenses incurred operating this car? A. If it is necessary for you to use your car at your own expense in order to carry out yolk regular duties, you may be entitled to deduct a portion of your car expenses in computing your income. Your District Taxation Office will be glad to help you determine whether you have a claim and, if so, the amount of the deduction. Q. I am a salaried employee and I have to purchase special reference books for my work. Can I claim these as a deduction for income tax purposes? A. No. The cost of reference books is not an allowable deduction from salary received as an employee. Q. On the income tax form there is a space for date of birth. Is it necessary for me to give my date The "wet look" will be everywhere in 1971, and lighting for home is one area where it is expected to make a big splash. Acrylics are particularly suited to the bold, bright colours that are synonymous with this fashion look. And it is predicted by Bob Holender, president of Galazi Lighting Ltd. that acrylics could well hold 40-45 percent of the total Canadian Lighting market in 1971. Between 25 and 30 companies will be exhibiting their range of lighting fixtures to the country's retailers at Toronto's Canadian Furniture Mart in January. These will include the latest designs in ceramic swags, exquisite crystal chandeliers, ultra-modern acrylics, and traditional favourites ih fine china and wood. As with other areas of the home furnishings field, colour is the work in lighting for 1971. Colour that creates, mood, atmosphere and warmth, No You're a lucky man if you've got some new snow removing equipinent this year. But remember, you've also got another hazard around the house. The 53,000 member firms of the Industrial Accident Prevention Association are asking everyone to watch out for hazards on the job and at home this month. They have chosen January for their annual safety campaign because winter weather brings so many hazards. And snow removing is one of them. If you've decided this is the year you're going to get yourself the right equipment, make sure you read the owner's manual. If you have to clean the equipment, remove obstacles, adjust it or change position, make sure you turn off the power first. When using the machine, watch out for the direction of the machine ,discharge, Before uting the machine, remove any debris that might be hidden under the of birth, and•if so, why? A. Your date of. birth is used for various purposes, such as additional identification and determining liability for Canada Pension Plan contributions. It is required information and, like all other information on your return, is confidential. Q. My wife and I are the same age and this year I qualify for the age exemption. On my tax form do I claim $500 age exemption for my wife as well as $500 for myself? A. No. the fact that your wife is entitled to claim the $500 age exemption cif she files her own tax return does not affect the amount you yourself can claim as married exernptiOn.- Q. Is a farmer required to make Canada Pension Plan deductions from the wages paid to farm help? A. Deductions for the Canada Pension Plan must be made from all wages paid for farm labour, provided the employee is between 18 and 70 years of age and has received cash wages of $250 or more and has also worked for 25 days or more during the year for this employer. - • Q. I am a trawler fisherman and the company I work for tells me that I may claim the cost of food and clothing (while at sea) as a deduction from income for tax purposes. Is this so? A. Not as a general rule, but your District Taxation Office would be able to tell you whether this would be so in your particular case. Q. I have a woodlot on my farm. Do I have to report on my income tax as income the sale of logs from this woodlot? A. If you are operating the woodlot as part of your farming operations, the proceeds from the sale of lumber, logs, poles or firewood would form part of your income. On the other hand, amounts received by you for permitting other persons to remove standing trees from the woodlot would be considered nontaxable. longer are lighting fixtures considered merely as a means to an end: today they constitute an integral part of the whole decor and design of a room, adding accent splashes of colour for impact. Multiple light sources are as functional as multi-directional lights, and with a dimmer system, the entire mood can be changed at will. Metal lights are also a colourful complement to today's furnishings — gaily painted metal, and chromed steel for a touch of sophistication. Prices vary as much as styles, and the Furniture Mart will display full measure in both categories. The Mart is open to the public January 14 and 15, between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. and' is held in the Coliseum, Automotive, and Industry buildings in Toronto's Exhibition Park. Admission is $1, and transportation is provided between buildings at no cost. discharge of snow. And watch out for neighbours or children in front of your machine. Each year, the 53,000 member firms of I.A.P.A. conduct an intense program of activities throughout Ontario to prevent accidents in industry. These include a safety drive, a convention that attracts 4,000 delegates, seminars between unions, government and man agement representatives, workshops, training couises, in-plant study groups, family rallies and audio-visual presentations, all of which combine to promote the prevention of accidents. The Association promotes its activities through committees made up of more than 1,000 volunteers from industiy. 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