CANADIANS CAN RECEIVE FULL REFUND

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A NUMBER of readers have taken time to write or phone
me regarding the U.S. government policy on withholding 30
ner cent on laree jackpot winnings.

Pthink this letter will be of reid
interest fo mans reguhin Reno
Visitors:

Dear Barbara: ln reference to sour
article about the 300 per cent
withholding tax in Reno. Not true.
You ean get your money back. 1
won in May and of course the 30
per cent was deducted.

Went to the American Embassy
in Vancouver and obtained a U.S.
Non-Resident income tax form,

#10MO NR. PE took this form, along
with form #1042 S which is given
to you from the casing when you
sign for the money you won, to an
accountant,

CS
travel

by Barbara
McCreadie
fe ne

The forms were mailed in June
and {| received a full refund the se-
cond week in August. The mailing
address is:

Interna! Revenue Service Centre
Philadelphia PA
USA 19255

Answer: Excellent: news! 1 hope
that anyone who has won a
jackpot and failed to follow up on
the refund will get busy and get
their money back.

Since the state of Nevada is so
anxious to have Canadians visiting
I wish that they’d make an effort
to educate the casino managers on
legalities such as this.

Just a turther point of mtere
the American Embassy rete
tos the Amencarn Consul
General, LOTS West Georgia S:
Pee had tnans devdings wath thas
Office On a strithy private
and my experience has been
don't bother trying to get ans ine
formation on the telephone!

In an attempt to get any further
iformation on this subject. P call
ed the number piven in the
phonebook and got) a recorded

bits.

Pub in the sky. Customers
are asking for it by name
and only Continental has it.
Space to stand and walk
and sip and tatk, and a whole
lot of room to breathe for
everyone on board,

Fares listed are based on
a round trip purchase.

Up to 3 flights a week.
Prices in effect for all depar-
ture days. Stay a maxi-
mui 14 days not including
day of departure, Tickets
should be purchased at time
of booking and are non-
refundable.

Fares in effect from May 7,
to Dec. 5th 1987.

vtitied that oa
number of varnous: tiny
ve asvailable.

Seat, a fetter froma reader ask-
gab torontormation reo becoming at
travel agent.

Stice the reader “passton
tor foreen places’ she ted that
heranswer might be te tind a job
in the radustry.

How | hate to disiiusian hert |
hase Known many agent. and 1
have vet to hear any high praise
for the job. “High stress and low

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Proof that man was meant to fly.

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Pay’ Was one comment As for
having a@ chance to see the world,
foreer at! Sakttries ate such that the
apent can’t afford to take the time
ats Prom his desk.

Coneerninge subsidized travel,
the demons tam’ (hanuliante-
anon) trips, bo hase to esplode a
tow maths. The average fan trip ps
subsidized to some depree although
Most Obfeni the parthapants are
disned ota Pay same percentaye,
Then, the topoatself. barst. these
are almost always on a stared ae
commodation basis, meaning that
you will Hikely stare a toom) with
some stranver,

ry

nvenience

m your U.S. jackpot tax

Neat, the anderlyine reasen for
Une tip is to expose the agents to
as miuiny features and attractions as
possible. “You spend most of your
time touring hotels’ is the way one
auent explained it.

The schedule deiaves little time
for private pleasure. To make mat-
ters Worse, the vroups are often
hure, leading to drours wasted
loading and unloading buses.

The stress factor in the job is
understandable. Where else da vou
deal with soomany changes? ‘The

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For travel to Maui, Kona,
Kauai via Mid- Pacific Airlines
add $80 round trip.

HONOLULU

For more information
call your travel agent
or Continental Airlines at
800-525-0280 or
$00-231-0856.

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