Tix eo \ taxpayers whose Pages 54, Apt 18, 1979 - North Shore News “Catiadians should | ‘check: their. calculations - before’ they file'their tax returns this month..Last year, over two million errors in arithmetic were caught and adjusted by - Revenue “anada, Taxation's computers. The second most common ‘cause. of adjustments to - income tax returns in 19787 was the interest, dividends and capital gains deduction. ‘Over 400,000 changes were made. to returns because taxpayers either forgot to claim the deduction | or claimed less than they were entitled to. Another claim ~many taxpayers forgot last year was. the employment ex-- pense deduction. Ap-_ 1 -t ‘without proper they are entitled could miss: out on the tax savings en- tirely. For example; neither computers nor assessors at _ the Taxation Centre’s would know whether a_ taxpayer was entitled to.claim child expenses or the equivalent- to-married exemption. Processing of tax returns at the Taxation - centres usually takes about » eight ‘weeks, Delays “are - caiised when returns are filed receipts, information slips or other mecessary information. ‘ Each year approximately 500,000 returns are filed -without ‘such information as proximately 275,000 tax-~ the name of the taxpayer's payers either neglected the deduction or miscalculated it. Similarly the standard medical and charitable deduction was either overlooked or miscalculated by approximately 175,000 returns were adjusted by tax assessors. Another 110,000 tax returns had to be adjusted so that the income reported by taxpayers would agree with the income reported on their T4 information slips. Of 150,000 corrections to claims for the federal tax reduction for children, 83,000 resulted from tax- payers neglecting to take advantage of the tax reduction. In the area of personal exemptions, 70,000 tax- payers claiming ‘other dependants’, that is nieces, parents, grandparents or dependants other than children, had their returns adjusted to agree with the proof of support submitted with their returns. In most cases the claims were ad- justed to the maximum allowable. Although many errors on income tax returns can be detected by Revenue Canada’s computers, tax- payers who fail to claim certain deductions to which The establishment of a provincial multicultural policy was the purpose of a recent conference called by Premicr Bill Bennett at the Hotel Vancouver. Among those leading the discussion sessions were Frances Fridge, provincial president of POLKFEST, and Stella Jo Dean of North Vancouver, both of whom had participated in the recent three-day seminar in Ottawa on folk arts ac- tivities. At the conference it was proposed that the provincial government establish a multicultural advisory _.Last Multicultural “plans set spouse, children’s. receipts for charitable donations, Registered Retirement Savings Plans or tuition fees. Missing | formation or documentation delays the processing of income tax returns until taxpayers have been con- tacted by mail. ages, One automatic adjustment to all tax returns is general — averaging which can reduce the tax impact of any sudden increase in averaging taxable income over the previous four years. -year, approximately two million taxpayers saved an average of $100 each asa result of general averaging. ' To meet the full-time «attendance requirement, a student must attend courses of at least three weeks consecutive duration with a minimum of ten hours of direct instruction each week. Only courses at the post- secondary level are eligible. Students who received a training allowance, free board and lodging or other payments cannot claim the education deduction. Students may obtain a copy of the Education Deduction Certificate at their educational institution. A tax information pamphlet, Income Tax and the Student, is available at district taxation office. ~ council. Among the aims of such a council would be to assist individuals and groups to learn about the nature of their cultural heritage, and to assist in establishing and coordinating exhibitions and muscums of historic and artistic objects of ethno- cultural groups. Stella Jo Dean sum- marized the purpose of these activities as follows: “A strong Canadian loyalty can be built only when we all recognize that the Canadian identity is a mosaic made up of the history and traditions of many peoples, all of whom contribute to one nation, Canada.” income by — ~ Panasonic ‘fabvedices the microwave oven _ that t ks and remembers. 1e Genius” - ~ with“Cook-A- -Round: | An easier way to get. the old-fashioned flavour you love. “The .Genius” is our super deluxe that figures out cooking time and power at the touch of one control. Like all‘new Panasonic Micro- ‘wave Ovens this year, “The Genius” “Gook-A-Round”, model features new “THE GENIUS” With “The Genius”, you no longer have to worry about fo} an NE-7910C: size, weight, cooking time or power. “The Genius” figures it all out for you. A touch of the Auto Sensor Pad indicates automatically what you're cooking and how you want it done. “The Genius” does the rest. 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