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Whby-,Free Presa, Wc'esa Marh 27,199 PU. e Whi'tby chamber to hold mayor e'slncho The Whltby Chamber of Commerce will host the annual mayor's lunicheon on Friday, March 29, il a.m., at Cullen Gardens Restaurant, Whitby. The event ls scheduled for 11:30 a-rn. ickets are $32.10 for members and $42.80 for non- members. For more details, Calil 668-4506. Your Financial Health X Derek Dutka TAI TIE AGAMN This is the turne of year that manky Canadians dread.- they have to %baance the books" with Revenue Canada. Human nature being what is it, many imply go frein one deadline to the next. Feb. 29 was the day they purchased theïr RRSP, April 30 will be the day they get their tax return filed.. and they probably won't do any more tai-planning until the RRSP deadjine next year. Unfortunately, we've become so condltloned to taxes that many people have told me 1I neyer have to pay tai, I always get a refund." These people are serious. The fact that they had too much tax removed frein their pay cheque i the firet place doesn't motivate them to action, until lhey've got an amount owing. Then theiroemment is 'If I put $1,000 (the amount varies) in an RRSP, I won't have to pay any tax." I always thought the idea of putting money into an RRSP (or any investmnent) was to help you reach a certain level of financial security and mndependenoe. The fact that you got a tai deduction was a bonus and an extra incentive. Complaining about taxes and government inefficiencies seoins to be an international ritual. If you are really concerned about an issue, you have to take some action. If you've got the income tai bookiet at home, go get it. Look at the back cover. It bas a declaration of taxpayer rights. At the very bottom. it bas the following heading and paragraph: You have the right to euery benefit the Iaw allows. You are entitled to anrzngeyomur affairs to pay the least amount of tax the law allows. We are committed to applying the tax laws in a consistent and fair manner. We will be firm with those who are gui lty of tax euaaion. The bottoin lime 18 this: complaining te me or your co-workers about taxes isn't going te change anything. You have te take the. initiative, you have te take some action. One action that will reap rewards in 1996 is te get your financial house in order. If you are not familiar with ail the ways that you can reduoe your income tax, you are going te have te spend some tirne. The time can be spent learning it yourself, or you could invest the time talking te professional8 in the field, such as accountants, financial planners, tax lawyers, etc. Each year it gets harder te do it yourself. For exaniple, the last federal budget did not introduce any new taies. However, they eliminated some deductions, so the net resuit is that most people will pay more tax ini 1996. Onoe you're more fainiliar with the tai laws, you may want te make a complaint teyour MIE or MPP about an area that you feel is unfair. DereI Du&a is an independent fuzancicdplanner with Fi nanci a Concept Group in Oshawa. Support group growth dicussed The Assocation for Office Professonals, will meet on April 1, 7 p.m., at the Durham Region planning offices, Lang Tower, Whitby. The tepic will be 'Growth of Support Groups in Durham Region.' To attend, contact Ann Finney, chapter president, at 905- 839-9960. Fire investigated ONE 0F TWO trailers filled with abou $40,000 worth of mattresses and fumiture which were gutted in a meent tire. Arson is suspected in the blaze, which occurred behind Landmark Fumiture. Photo by Mark Reesor, Vhy Fr. Pres Mintz a hall of lamer Harvey Mfintz received the 1995 Hall of Fame Award at the Durham Region Real Estate board's annuel meeting recently in Oshawa. 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