Family Living Focus Patricia L. Powley Dauphin Co. Extention Getting Records Organized for 1999 Tax Year Income tax time is over and 1 ve found many people frustrat ed because they couldn't find certain important records that would have helped them itemize their expenses or prove their *s•o in **s*% C.J. WONSIDLER 1975 Trumbauersville Rd. Quakertown, PA 18951 (215) 536-1935 D.W. OGG EQUIPMENT CO. 5149 Cap Stine Rd Frederick, MD 21701 (301) 473-4250 Westminster, MD (410)848-4585 ECKROTH BROS. FARM EQUIPMENT RD #2, Box 24A New Ringgold, PA 17960 <7171943-2131 4910 Kemsvie Rd Orefieid, PA 18069 <6101366-2095 307 Edgar Ave. Greencastle, PA 17225 BJoomsburg, PA 17815 (717) 784-5217 (717)597-2176 contributions, etc, Was this a problem in your household? If it was, here are some tips to help you organize your records for 1998, and you'll breeze through tax time in 1999 For Your Active Records Establish a record keeping IT i i-’ t | ) I 10 Lt 110 0 [lit * V-,l X-) I—l |s«_ U.W V-fc_ W 1 X— < V-V—r I* " * ISt * < a VS 1 ' •v.JSfr-'* nr Make your place look like a national monument and still balance ynur budget with MF 16-40-hp* 1200 Series tractors 'tiiii || | ( i)K i n|iu ihi I(I . vomtmnhli M U" Hill "pi n >\n i mu >pi H'mim Its •-! (i luu ■> '\l mi 1 11 Pn 1 1 < i unit s <ti 1 1' 11 I' i i- 1 >1 p"\\ l l (Mil -i ill * tin 11 n« \ m l ih, u' mu ilm Min ipli im m 1 i m u him mI >i min tiK m I i-k Niip In \«u i lev i) Mi l»i tin '"'l i I" im .hm ihi Ml IJi'itVni U> H» hp l( ) 111 jI K ( H H |(ll ill II s nil (1 t<H U)|l| s||liM pi U I LEBANON VALLEY IMPLEMENT CO. 700 E Linden St Richland, PA 17087 (717)866-7518 LAWN CARE OF PA Martmdale, PA (717) 445-4541 M.M. WEAVER & SON N Gtoffdale Rd Laola, PA 17540 (717) 656-2321 MEYERS IMPLEMENTS, INC. 400 North Antrim Way system is as simple as using a shoe box as your file. It's very compact and easy to use. It cer tainly saves on the expense of a filing cabinet and doesn't take up much room In your shoe box, place some envelopes (legal size works best) and lable them as follows: •Mortgage/rent, electric, gas heat, water, trash, telephone, credit card(s), contributions, taxes, etc. Label an envelope for each kind of expense that you have. In the envelopes you will place statements, payment receipts, tax information, etc regarding those expenses. I'm not suggesting that you keep money in the envelopes-just expense records/statements, etc When it's time to do your taxes, just take your box with you everything will be at your fin- MILLER EQUIPMENT CO. Stauffer Road Bechtelsville, PA 1950 S (610)845-2911 NORTHEAST DIST. & EQUIP. Rt. 106 West Clifford. 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This is another organization technique that really makes a difference in the way you plan your spending, and therefore, stretch your pay check further For Your Permanent Records Another area that needs organization in many homes are the more permanent, very important papers, such as birth certificates, car titles, and mili tary records These important records should be kept in a home safe or a safe deposit box at the local bank If you need assis tance getting this kind of infor mation together, a booklet enti tled Getting Organized" can be helpful to you "Getting Organ ized" is a 48-page bound work- #jsicA'SH£* LTHK, % EXTENDED PARTS DEPT. STORE HOURS EFFECTIVE MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1998 To Better Serve You During The Busy Planting Season APRIL - MAY • JUNE MON. THRU FRI. 7:00 AM -8:00 PM; SAT. 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM 133 Rothsville Station Rd. \ Lm°. 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Fill-in forms concern the information that is important to keep on vehicles, real estate improvements, investments, insurance, inven tories, and financial records (credit cards, taxes paid, etc ) Forms also highlight the essen tial information that must be included and if the form needs safekeeping in a safe deposit box They re easy to complete and the decisions of what to include, where to keep it. etc have already beer made This very valuable booklet. Getting Organized can he obtained from your local county Cooperative Extension office for $3 NOTICE
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