Family Living Focus Patricia L.Powleyi Dauphin Co. Extention* Getting Records Organized for 2001 Tax Year Income tax time is over and I’ve found many people frus trated because they couldn’t find certain important records that would have helped them itemize their expenses or prove their contributions. Was this a problem in your household? If it was, here are some tips to help you organize your records for 2000 so that you’ll breeze through tax time in 2001. For Your Active Records: Es tablish a record keeping system as simple as using a shoebox as your file. It’s very compact and easy to use. It certainly 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 label them as follows: Mort- CANOPY BEp Full/Queen | Matt Black Reg. Retail _ 1 $549.95 IZJU | Cash Price [OS* $229.95 1 Closeout 149 * / BOOKCASE/ CHEST Reg. 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Spending habits show up when you’re trying to keep some kind of record. This is another organiza tion technique that really helps to make a difference in the way you plan your spending in order to stretch your paycheck fur ther. For Your Permanent Records: Another area that needs organi zation in many homes is the more permanent, very import ant papers such as birth certifi cates, car titles, and military records. These important records should be kept in a home safe or a safe deposit box at the local bank. If you need assist ance getting this kind of infor mation together, a booklet titled “Getting Organized” can be helpful to you. “Getting Orga nized” is a 48-page bound work book with current information and easy-to-complete forms de signed to help keep tab on the many parts of personal and fi nancial matters. Some of the records in “Getting Organized” summarize, so playing “hide and-sort” through a lot of records to come up with figures or information isn’t necessary. Some records measure finan cial progress or the value of household possessions. Simple It!" sgoBB Available in Natural Leukemia Society of America Changes Name HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) - Expressing deep concern about a dramatic and inexplicable rise in lymphoma rates during the last 25 years, the Leukemia Society of America is changing its name. The new name, The Leukemia & retrievable lists save tears, time, trouble, and dollars. Guidelines at the beginning of the booklet spell out where and how long to keep records, and identify the important papers. Fill-in forms concern the information that is important to keep on vehicles, real estate improvements, in vestments, insurance, invento ries and financial records (credit cards, taxes paid, etc.). Forms also highlight the es sential information that must be included and if the form needs safekeeping in a safe deposit box. The forms are easy to com plete and the decisions of what to include, where to keep it, etc have already been made. 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