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Benefit statement com i·ng
By CHARLES STEWA T, Field Rep.
Benton Harbor District
By Owl Stewart
If you receive monthly
Social Security benefits, you will
b one of the nealy forty mill
ion persons who will oon re
ceive a ttement about thei
1984 benefit .
Thi is the first year in
which Social Security i sending
this type of information to
everyone who receives benefit .
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In the past, beneficiaries
had to request a statement of
benefits if they wanted to
know how much they h d
received in a particular year.
Thi year Social Security
is sending out atements to
everyone because of a new tax
law. any beneficiaries will
need to know exactly ho
much Social Security they
received in 1984 when they
me their income tax for the
year.
The 1983 Social Security
Amendments provided for the
taxing of Social Security bene
fits for tho whose income
exceeds $25 ()()() as an individ
ual, or 32,000 as a couple.
Only one out of every ten
beneficiaries will have any
new tax liability under this
law because most p rsons have
lower incomes.
Tho with higher incomes
will need to know the exact
amount of Social Security th
received in 1984. Social Securit
will nd this information to all
of the forty million people who
received benefits in 1984 be
cause they had no way of know-
ing who will and will not need
the total .
Beneficiaries can expect to
receive their annual statement
(SSA-I099) in mid-January.
Beneficiareis who question the
amount shown on the statement
will be provid d pecial toll
free number to call. 1 People
who agree with theii Social
Security statement, but have
questions about their tax liabil
ity will be able to call the IRS
u ing another toll free number.
The toll free number for
both Social Security and the
IRS will be shown on the annual
statement.
Social Security anticipates
a lot of questions when the
1099's are receivved in January.
Hopefully, not all forty million
beneficiaries will call our officies
or toll free lines. That number
of calls would make it impo -
sible to properly handle the
inquirie of tho e who will
have new tax liability. Those
who clearly will not have any
new tax liability should wait
untio after April 15th to rna e
inquiries.
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PAGE THI RTEE
ITH STYLE - Kim Fields,
ho h gro n up before million of TV vi we a tar of
the BC ri "The Fact of Life", h blo med into
lovely and very talented teenager. Kim at 15 maintain a
schedule that would tire many adults; beginnin ith exer
cise at 5:30 a.m. continuing with 0 and hool nd endin
a I te 9 p.m. Kim Iso keep bu with charity ork nd
pp in numerou community plays, many of hich
written by her mother, Chip Field. In addition, Kim ha
branched out a recording tar ith large foUo ing in
frica and Europe. Although Kim' man er-mother i I n
ctres , they ve never experienced problem becau of Kim'
ucc . Kim' al thankful that her mother h n er p
ured her about her career. Say Kim,' She n ver pu ed me
into anything I didn't ant to do. Even though I've b n
at it a long time, e till a me if I'm sure I ant to do .
mething . . . She' on of the be mom anyon could
have."
De r Erik
I ha e tried ery hard to
d keep fri nds, I am
ind of om bo eep
up ith h t oing on around
m. I kno right from wron
and hen peopf wron I
let them kno . I am 0 ery
ho t and I I t peopl kno
h t going on around them.
I h e erythln that happe
DEAR ERIK,
to me, yet I hav a difficult
time keeping friend. I am a
ery nsitive person and this
hurt a lot.
Y.C.,
San ntonio Tex
D ar Y.C.,
One good ay to drive
people out of your life is to be
the ev r pre nt bearer of bad
new. There i n thing wr ng
with dis u sin problems with
good riend just don't bury
them with your troubles. People
d n't like problems they have
enough of their own. Also don't
exp your every thought.
There are are thoughts that
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h uld remain private property.
Try being a little m re n
sitive to other people' needs
and wants a well as y ur own.
Sincerely
ri a hingt n
not een hone t with you ab ut
his wif and child. And you (in
b sure h ha not t ld them
about you. Y u should dr p
this uy a n as p ible
and d n't all w yourself to be
used.
Dear Erik,
When I first met Joe':
he told me th t he . gI .
We tarted going out and
really tarted to care for h
other. e ere spending a lot of
time together, but alway at my
apartment. He told m th t h
had two roomrn te and hi
place w small with little or
no priv cy. I found out some
time lat r that his t 0 room
m te were in reality, hi ife
and daughter. Erik, I
gi en thi m n man
money and nice clothe .• 0 I
don't kno hat to do. He
y he and hi ife don't
love e h other but b u of
their child they ay together.
I don't know hat to believe
ymore. Should I ait and
what h ppens to them? Or
ould I talk ith 'J t wife?
help?
AI ays,
rik a hingt n
* * * Got a problem.
eei an answer? Or do you
just want to talk? Then write
to Erik washingto n in care of
this newspaper or to: 'Dear
Erik " Times Square Stati n,
P.O. Box 755, e York, ew
Yo� 10108-0755* * *-
FRESH. AS A ROWEft
iN JUST ONE HOUR
CUII ... _1nI
rN BEFORE
NOON
OUT THE
- SAME DAY
S.H.,
Oti
6 {)ays
Per.W k.
De r S.H.,
Why should you ait for
him or anyone? And what
would you be waiting for? This,
guy is not worthy of you. He h