The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, February 26, 1980-Page 9 PROJECT COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE FREE r r Arti r- ------ -------- ----- - Loca By' DON WEST Tax returns may inevitably cause guish and frustration for some per- ns, but help is available locally for ta'xpayers having problems figuring out just what they owe the government. dThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS), p~ivate income tax services, and a student volunteer assistance center can all provide help with the returns, l services offer ta3 although the type and cost of the ser- vice available varies from place to place. The IRS office, located in the Federal Building on E. Liberty, will answer all questions regarding the filing of retur- ns. They keep copies of all federal and state tax forms and will compute anyone's taxes. Some persons, however, shy away from having the government do their return. PRIVATE INCOME tax services also offer help, but their services can be rather expensive. Fees range from $15 to $20 for the short form and as much as $30 for the long form. Returns completed at these centers are don by trained individuals. However, those persons who are un- willing or unable to pay for this type of Carviun acm mrl, th fnnn r .a.n ao service can rey on ano ner grou trained income tax preparers in Arbor who will complete the forms of charge. Project Community, sponsored ,°" ' IRS's Volunteer Income Tax Assista Program and the Michigan Stu( ibt~tkV. Assembly (MSA), will do both stude and non-students' income tax for f The program is run from the Pro Community office on the second floc A the Union. %,, S ACCORDING TO program dire /~k /o.° -Ken Vest, the volunteers' clients S i. , primarily students. "That's the r group of people," he said, "they c in with some tough forms. Anyl G. that's got a form that's got a lot of Brickley would favor bill to stop state-funded abortions-Pierce p of Ann free by ance dent ents' ree. oject or of ector are main ome body sub- help forms they have to do, the people up- stairs (in the MSA offices) are good enough to do it." The volunteers, who are also studen- ts, specialize in student tax problems. Specific examples of such problems in- clude: How does a student teaching assistant declare his income if it is in the form of tuition credits? Is a scholar- ship declared as income? And; what do foreign students have to declare, if anything. Anyone who can file either a 1040 or a 1040A tax form and has a W-2 form is eligible for assistance. Help ranges from answering simple questions to doi- ing the entire form. All the project volunteers were trained by Pat Wilke, a graduate student working in taxation. "They are well trained, they know their business," said Larry Halpern, co-director of the program. If a form is filled out in- correctly, the IRS would not issue penalties or fines but would simply ask for a recalculation of the tax. at Half price 65C each or SPECIAL SU To celebrate this outstanding event proper LITTLE LEAGUE ICE CREAM BAR and treat yours TWO LEAP YEAR SUNI for1.3 ARS? i+9 NDAEI rly, come to the elf and a friend to DAES* eb. 29 taff ~ GUE IE LITTLE LEAGUE on the lower level open 7:15-4 pm I fudge sauce, topperd moMMMfli with this ad and your ID Offer Good Tues., Feb. 26 through Fri:, Ff For all Students, Faculty and S THE MICHIGAN LEA 227S. Ingalls CAFETERIA open 11:30 am-1:30 pm 5 pm-7:15 pm TI * LEAP YEAR SUNDAE: Moist, chewy, brawny, with butter pecan ice cream, ho' with whipped cream and toasted pecans. Iooooommndm -.x r ANSING (UIP) - If Gov. William lliken left Michigan for the vice- presidency or a cabinet post, his suc- cessor most likely would ban welfare- funded abortions in the state, Sen. Ed- ward Pierce (D,-Ann Arbor) said yesterday. At a news conference, Pierce predic- ted Lt. Gov. James Brickley would sign into law any legislation banning Medicaid abortions if he became the state's chief executive. Pi att( Iiuf e e XItt(tn ong tl V colleagues is 'Please (11i t)'tbother te trillt fac ts l (itse 11"fmint/l is ftlled *11*. Pitre (r)- ill i tArbor) Milliken -"touted as-a favorite for the GOP vice presidential nomination - has routinely vetoed bills axing state abortion funds. BRICKLEY'S OFFICE confirmed he personally opposed to state funding of ortions. Pierce, the only physician in the lislature, said Milliken alone has the power to keep anti-abortion lawmakers from eliminating the funds.- JResults of 14 hours of hearings by his Senate Health and Social Services CGmmittee reinforced his belief that state-funded abortions are necessary, Pierce said. But he admitted the four volumes of timony would do little to sway his f llow lawmakers on the emotionally AR YOU LETTING CLASSES GET TO You? 4 RELAX Take a 38 itl break . you deserve it! RESUMES THESES - DISSERTATIONS charged issue. "The attitude I see among my colleagues is 'Please don't bother me with facts because my mind is made up," he said. THE ANNUAL battle over abortion funding is expected to heat up in the legislature soon as lawmakers begin drawing up the 1980-81 state budget. A bill prohibiting state funding of abor- tions currently is stalled in Pierce's committee. The committee deadlocked on the bill last fall, but Pierce said the committee may force a vote to place the measure before the upper chamber. He predic- ted the bill would win quick approval in the Senate. But he noted a pending U.S. Supreme Court decision could put an end to the issue permanently. 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