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, taxable i'"! s » e ; l n d » ^ U U M " ers This column of questions and answers on federal tax matters is provided by the local office of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and is published as a public service to taxpayers. The column answers questions most frequently asked by taxpayers. Q) I'm a working mother. What are the limits on the deduction my husband and I may claim for babysitting ex­ penses incurred while I am working? A) The child care deduction for tax year 1971 is limited to the amount you actually spent, but in no case more than $600 for one dependent or $900 for two or more. Although there are no income limitations on the amount a single woman may earn and still be able to claim a child care deduction, a working wife generally must reduce such expenses by the amount the adjusted gross in­ come of her and her husband exceeds $6,000. Thus, no child care deduction may be allowed if the parents' combined ad­ justed gross income is $6,900 or more. The rules for claim­ ing the deduction are ex­ plained in Publication 503, "Child Care and Disabled De­ pendent Care," available free from IRS offices. The Revenue Act of 1971 increased the income limita­ tion to $18,000 for tax year 1972, so if you do not qualify for the child care deduction when you file this year, you should still maintain good rec­ ords of your child care ex­ penses, because you may qual­ ify when you file next year. Q) Where can I get informa­ tion on tax law changes affect­ ing my 1971 return? A) Internal Revenue Publi­ cation 17, "Your Federal In­ come Tax," describes in easy- to-read language all the tax law changes affecting your 1971 return. It can be pur­ chased for 75 cents from your IRS district office, many post offices throughout the country and the Government Printing Office in Washington, D. C. « Q) What happened to the in­ come tax surcharge? A) The surcharge was elim­ inated for tax years beginning in 1971. Q) Is it true that the Inter­ nal Revenue Service will com­ pute my retirement income credit for me? A) If you qualify to have the IRS compute your tax and choose to do so, the IRS will also figure your retirement income credit. You merely need to answer the question for Columns A and B and fill in lines 2 and 5 of Schedule R. Attach Schedule R to your Form 1040, enter "RIC" on line 20 of Form 1040 and mail to the appropriate Service Center. Q) What taxes can I deduct on my return? A) If you itemize deduc­ tions, then your state and local income taxes, personal property, real estate, general sales and state and local gaso­ line taxes may be deducted. List these on Schedule A of your return. You can use the sales and gasoline tax tables in your tax form instructions to determine your deductions for these taxes. Federal taxes such as Social Security tax or those on alco­ hol or tobacco are not deduct­ ible. Hunting licenses, driver's licenses or auto inspection fees are also not deductible. Q) I'll be filing an income tax return for the first time. Where can I get a Form 1040? A) Call or stop in at your local IRS office. Tax forms are also available at many banks and post offices. Q) I want to deduct the in­ terest I paid on my department store charge account pur­ chases, but all my statements show are the "finance charges." Is there any way I can figure out the interest? A) The amount of the fi­ nance charges which consti­ tutes interest can be deducted. Interest has been defined as money paid for the use of money. However, if the interest cannot be ascertained, a deduction for the lesser of six percent of the average un­ paid monthly balance of your charge account or the total finance charge allocable to the year may be taken. IRS Pub­ lication 545, Income Tax De­ duction for Interest Expense, shows these methods of com­ puting your interest deduc­ tions. It is available free from IRS district offices. Rescue Squad Answers Three Calls One Day Wednesday morning, three calls for assistance were received by the McHenry Rescue squad. At 9:10 a.m., a request for assistance at the Lieberson residence, 1424 W. Bay road, Pistakee Bay, was transferred to the Johnsburg Rescue squad because that squad is stationed nearer the scene. Mrs. Jody Lieberson suffered a broken ankle. At 10:23 a.m., the squad transported Mrs. Mary Johns of 809 S. Riverside drive, McHenry, to McHenry hospital, How Can I? by Anne Ashley Q. How can I clean patent leather? A. Mix up a solution of two- thirds vinegar and one-third water, applying this to the leather with a soft cloth, and polishing with a dry one. Petroleum jelly, applied in the same manner, will do a good job also. Q. How can I rewhiten some discolored, dingy-looking handkerchiefs? A. By immersing them in cold water to which you have added a pinch of cream of tartar. Q. How can I keep leather- bound books in good condition? A. By rubbing carefully with a little pure lanolin oil or castor oil every couple of years. Just a little oil, mind you! Q. How can I stiffen the bristles of a hairbrush after washing them? A. By dipping the bristles into milk and water, using equal parts of each, then drying, preferably before a fire. Dipping the bristles into a strong solution of alum water is also effective. Q. How can I remove milk stains from fabrics? A. After moistening with water, apply powdered pepsin and work this into the fabric with a glass rod. Then let remain for a half-hour or so before sponging with water or washing. Q. How can I prepare a good "homemade" starch in an emergency? A. The water from boiled rice or potatoes makes a nice starch. To the water that remains after you have cooked the half-cup of rice, add enough additional water (by pouring it after she injured her hip. Another call at noon sum­ moned the squad to the Withrow residence at 440 Riverside drive, Lakemoor, where it was reported that a woman had injured herself badly in a fall. BOLGER'S DRUG STORE IT'S PICTURE TAKING TIME AND BOLGER'S WANTS YOU TO HAVE FUN DOING IT, SO We're giving you Color Sizes 620, 120, 126, 127, 135 DRUG BOLGER'S STORE Phone 3854500 1259 N. Green St. THAT 'S RIGHT - Factory fresh color print film will be replaced FREE size for size when you bring your colored pictures to us for developing. Your choice of GAF or KODAK fim. * 8 or more pictures must be taken to be eigible. Offer expires February 29, 1972 Where the prices are low....But never the quality over the rice in a strainer) to make one quart. Q. How can I keep a coffeepot or teapot sweet and clean? A. One of the best ways to accomplish this is to put a tablespoon of bicarbonate of soda into the pot, fill with water, and let boil for a few minutes. Then rinse in several changes of warm water. Q. How can I prevent the formation of those tell-tale spot rings when removing stains from fabrics? A. By placing a felt-covered furniture floor cup under the spot before applying your cleaning fluid. In addition to preventing the ring from for­ ming, the brushlike fibers of the felt also keep the material from slipping about while you are rubbing the spot. Q. How can I treat white garments that have become scorched while ironing them? A. Rub the spot immediately with a cloth dipped in diluted peroxide, then run the iron over it, and it will often be as white as new. Q. How can I prevent lumpy flour when mixing a batter? A. By adding the salt to the flour before wetting. And by pouring the flour into the liquid, instead of the liquid into the flour, and by beating it with a fork. Q. How can I get oil into hard- to-reach parts of mechanisms? A. Try attaching an ordinary drinking straw to the spout of PAGE 9- Steven Fain On President's Scholars List Steven Fain of 3613 W. Idyll Dell road, McHenry, is one of 180 top ranked freshmen who make up the 1971-72 class of President's Scholars on the campus of Southern Illinois university, Carbondale. This distinction is conferred on the basis of exceptional entrance test scores and high school graduating class rank. SIU's President's Scholars are expected to maintain at least a 4.0 grade point average on the university's 5.0 scale. The program is designed as an honors experience for promising undergraduates and includes such rights as special library privileges, early ad- visement, honors sections, special reading courses and a variety of options in course work. Illinois division of highways snow removal crews are ready for the 1971-72 winter season, according to Public Works Director William F. Cellini. Throughout the state, 1,685 trucks equipped with plows and de-icer material-spreaders will be available to clear roads of snow and ice. Five giant rotary plows will also be ready to handle the heaviest snows. your oilcan as an emergency extension. PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1972 were named for First Baron Kelvin (William Thompson) tum-of-the-century British AERONAUTICS ̂physicist and mathematician. space-:** SOLAR CAPS WASHINGTON--It's cold, in a relative sort of way, at the Sun's North and South Poles. The normal temperature of the corona, except for the polar areas and a few hot spots around active regions, is about two million degrees Kelvin (3.6 million degrees Fahrenheit). The polar caps, however, have temperatures of only about one million degrees Kelvin (1.8 million degrees Fahrenheit). Kelvin is a temperature scale used by scientists. It starts at absolute zero, which is theoretically as cold as anything can get, and goes up by Celsius (or centi­ grade) degrees. Absolute zero is -- ^?-67 degrees Fahrenheit. ^ For those who have gotten use to centigrade, the name was changed to Celsius in 1948 by the Ninth General Conference on Weights and Measures. See how far be­ hind you are ? Anders Cel­ sius was the 18th century Swedish astronomer who in- *. ^nted the centigrade ther­ mometer. Degrees Kelvin The discovery of the cooler solar caps was made by Orbiting Solar Observatory- 7, placed into orbit by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The solar caps do not ap­ pear in a conventional photo­ graph as round^white for­ mations like the polar caps on Earth and Mars, but they do show up in electronic measurements made into black areas on the North and South Poles of the Sun. Scientists looking back on sounding rocket experiment data over a period of several years now re-interpret pre­ vious information to show evidence of "seasonal" varia­ tions in the size of the caps. If this proves to be true, the polar caps are largest near the time of least solar ac­ tivity and perhaps disappear near times of maximum ac­ tivity. OSO-7 is studying the Sun to learn more about our near­ est star, which is the source of all life-giving energy and, especially during its active periods, is believed to have a strong influence on Earth's weather and certainly on global communications. SALE DATES!! WED. FEBRUARY 9th thru SAT. FEBRUARY 12th FOOD & LIQUOR Wonder Lake, III. 4405 L Wonder Lake Road 653-9509 OSCAR MAYER |JSDA| CHOICE Fieldcrest BACON 79 PORK l Lb SAUSAGE Offer Good With Coupon 12°z. AA. SM0KIE 89 LINKS % O* *4 ICE CREAM Dean s CHOCOLATE MILK 1st Quality PANTY HOSE V2 Gallon Offer Good With Coupon LIMIT 2 <S PABST IBEER 6-12 01. & County Fair Loaf WONDER BREAD Silver Cup MARGERINE Extra Lean GROUND BEEF 69* SALE PRICES AND COUPONS GOOD FEB. 9 THRU FEB. 12 Coming Very Soon! • New Name • New Longer Hours • Grand Opening Sale WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS!