The Press-Dispatch
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PIKE COUNTY COLLECTION SITES Pike County Collection Sites are for Residents of Pike County only. RECYCLING IS FREE! All Sites Are Open From 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. • BOWMAN – SR 56, east of SR 65. Monday and Saturday • COE – CR 100 East, just west of SR 61. Monday, Thursday and Saturday • OTWELL – CR 200 North by Otwell Plant Foods. Monday, Thursday and Saturday • PETERSBURG – Illinois Street, at the railroad tracks. Monday through Saturday • STENDAL – SR 257, just south of SR 64. Monday, Thursday and Saturday • WINSLOW - SR 61, north of Winslow at the railroad tracks. Monday through Saturday STICKER SALES: $1 PER 33 GALLON BAG Circle A Food Mart – Otwell Otwell Mercantile – Otwell Jay C Foods – Petersburg Petersburg City Hall – Petersburg Ernies Package Store – Petersburg Outfitter's Station - Winslow Bertram Feed – Winslow Winslow Liquors – Winslow PC-1 Stop – Campbelltown Spurgeon Town Hall – Spurgeon HOLIDAYS FOR 2014: April 18 – Friday – Good Friday May 26 – Monday – Memorial Day July 4 – Friday – Independence Day September 1 – Monday – Labor Day November 27 and 28 – Thurs. and Fri. – Thanksgiving December 24 and 25 – Wed. and Thurs. – Christmas December 31 – Wednesday – New Year's Eve January 1, 2015 – Thursday – New Years Day Is it time for your next eye exam? 8–7 . Mon. 8–noon . Tues. 10–7 . Wed. 8–5 . Thur. 8–5 . Fri. Now Locally Owned and Operated Dr. Clint Shoultz 715 S. 9th St., Petersburg 354-9400 The following are sum- maries of inspections per- formed by Pike County Health Department from Jan. 1 through Feb. 28, 2014. Retail food establishments are allowed 10 days to re- spond and/or correct vio- lations, with reinspections completed at the discretion of the Food Sanitarian. Concern inspections dollar general store #13278 —245 W. Main, Pe- tersburg. 5 Non-critical violations: Improper storage of food service supplies; improper storage of food products; bottom of cooler soiled; facility in need of clean- ing; floor in need of main- tenance. Mcdonald's—101 W. Pike Ave., Petersburg. 3 Critical violations: Out- dated ready-to-eat foods in cooler (disposed); under- counter cooler not at 41° or below; no hot water in rest- rooms. 12 Non-critical violations: Wiping cloths not stored in sanitizing solution between use; improper storage of food supplies; improper storage of single service supplies; floors in kitchen heavily soiled; rolling carts heavily soiled; floor of freez- er heavily soiled; latch of walk-in cooler in need of re- pair; seals of undercounter coolers soiled; exterior door seal in need of repair; seal of toilet in women's re- stroom in need of repair; floor and baseboard tiles in need of repair/replace- ment; indoor trash contain- ers heavily soiled. routine inspections log ends farms—2769 W. SR 56, Petersburg. No violations observed. riverside grill—405 N. Main, Winslow. 1 Critical violation: Ready-to-eat foods not date- labeled. 4 Non-critical violations: Improper storage of food products; florescent light- ing in kitchen lacking cov- ers; equipment in need of maintenance/cleaning; floors in need of mainte- nance/repair. fraternal order of ea- gles aerie #2646 —304 N. Walnut, Winslow. 1 Critical violation: Poten- tially hazardous refrigerat- ed foods not date-labeled. 4 Non-critical violations: Improper storage of food products; improper storage of food service supplies; kitchen floor in need of main- tenance/repair; no chemical test strips provided. follow-up inspections dollar general store #13278 —245 W. Main, Petersburg. 3 Non-critical violations: Bottom of cooler soiled; fa- cility in need of cleaning; floor in need of mainte- nance. (1 Critical and 1 Non-crit- ical violations previously cit- ed corrected). Notifications of non-prof- it food sales filed in Health Dept.: 5 Pike County Health Dept. inspections PES students model behavioral expectations Petersburg elementary Pto purchased red t-shirts at Christmas for all students and staff. the shirts represent the school wide behavioral expecta- tions. the back of the shirt has positive affirmations of things to "be," such as be Positive, be respectful, be honest, etc. on the second thursday of each month, the staff and students are asked to wear their "be" shirts. the class this month with the most students wearing their shirts was Jenny Vaughn's class. Pictured above: front row (l to r): leighann titzer, dietrich dunigan, eib- hlin teague, levi bailey and riley Mosby; second row: teagan Cable, James bowers, briar thomas, Conner loveless, kaylyn Warner and billy Joe like ii; back row: Mrs. Jenny Vaughn, kaitlyn Miller, Myra hensler, emma sharp, kynlee franklin, brenton fryrear, seth fulk, tanner hunt and aaron John- son. By Rick Rodgers, CFP It is no secret that one of the biggest fears people have is receiving an audit notice from the IRS. It ranks right up there with being diag- nosed with a life-threaten- ing illness. Of course, the IRS does nothing to alleviate this fear because the more frightened you are, the less likely you will be to cheat on your taxes. The IRS audited one out of every 104 tax returns in fed- eral fiscal year 2013. It's be- coming increasingly evident that the greater your total in- come, the more you'll attract the agency's attention. Last year, the IRS audited about 10.85 percent of taxpayers with income greater than $1 million. The audit rate dropped to 0.88 percent for those with income less than $200,000. Some of the audits were taxpayers pulled at random. The rest of the returns are selected for examination in a variety of ways. Lowering your IRS pro- file will help minimize your chances of being audited. Here are five ways to help you stay off the audit list. 1. Large Itemized De- ductions: The IRS has es- tablished ranges for the amount of itemized deduc- tions based on a taxpayer's income. Deductions that ex- ceed the statistical "norm" for a given state and region may be red-flagged for a clos- er look. This does not mean that you shouldn't take legit- imate deductions. Your de- ductions could exceed the IRS range due to high medi- cal expenses and large char- itable contributions. Take all valid tax deductions—just be sure you keep your back- up documentation. 2. Self-Employment In- come: The IRS believes that the vast amount of un- derreported income occurs among the self-employed. Self-employed taxpayers are audited by the IRS far more frequently than those who receive a W-2 for wag- es. People who are employed by others and receive W-2 in- come but also run a business that reports a loss are espe- cially high on the IRS radar screen. You will need to be able to prove you are operat- ing a business with the inten- tion of earning a profit and not just trying to write off the expenses of a hobby. You will need to be able to pass both the "passive loss" and "hob- by loss" rules in order for the deductions to stick. 3. Business Expenses: Big deductions for business meals, travel and entertain- ment are always ripe for au- dit. A large write-off will raise red flags if the amount seems too high for the busi- ness. Taxpayers claiming 100 percent business use of a vehicle is also a huge red flag. The IRS knows it's ex- tremely rare for an individ- ual to use a vehicle strict- ly for business. The IRS looks for personal meals or claims that don't satisfy the strict substantiation require- ments. 4. Rental Properties: The IRS is scrutinizing rental re- al estate losses for those who claim to be real estate profes- sionals. You must meet two requirements: 1. More than half of the personal services are performed in real prop- erty trades or businesses in which you materially partic- ipate, and 2. You perform more than 750 hours of ser- vices in real property trades or businesses in which you materially participate. 5. Home Offices: Taxpay- ers who operate a business from their home are enti- tled to deduct the portion of their home that is dedicated to operating the business. The IRS believes that many taxpayers use this deduction as a means of writing off per- sonal expenses and careful- ly scrutinize tax returns that claim the home office deduc- tion. Claiming this deduc- tion greatly increases the chances that your tax return will be audited. You should consult a tax expert to de- termine if you are entitled to claim this deduction. If the tax savings are minimal you may opt not to claim the de- duction simply to avoid the scrutiny. For details, see IRS Publication 587. There is no way to com- pletely audit-proof your re- turn, and if you do get an au- dit notice from the IRS, don't take it personally. It does not mean the IRS believes your return is fraudulent. When you get a notice, pick up a co- py of IRS Publication 1 "Your Rights as a Taxpayer." Be courteous and helpful with- out volunteering more in- formation than what is re- quested. Plan ahead so that you are organized and can answer questions promptly. Ask for a postponement if you need more time to pre- pare. If you are a self-employed taxpayer or have unusual cir- cumstances that place your return outside of the statis- tical norm, let a profession- al prepare the return. Self- prepared returns are them- selves more likely to be au- dited. The IRS believes that a non-professional has lim- ited knowledge of the 4,000 pages of tax code. Tax law is complex. The fee charged by an Enrolled Agent or CPA can be easi- ly justified by the peace of mind they bring if you get the dreaded audit notice. Focus on the money: Do you live in fear of an IRS audit? BMV announces new Wednesday and Friday hours for Petersburg License Branch Don Snemis, Commis- sioner of the Indiana Bu- reau of Motor Vehicles (BMV ), announced that the Petersburg license branch will have new hours of op- eration effective March 31. The Petersburg li- cense branch will be open Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will close from noon to 1 p.m. as do other satellite branches. Customers may also conduct business with the BMV without visiting a license branch by visit- ing myBMV.com website. Some transactions can al- so be completed by phone through the BMV Custom- er Contact Center at 888 - 692-6841. Eagle spotted in Alford an american bald eagle was pictured on highway 356 near alford on tues- day, March 18, by kathy fox. she said it was eating a road kill rabbit. eagle spottings in Pike County have become more common in the last few years. bill McCoy, Manager of the Patoka fish and Wildlife area, said there is an eagle's nest along i-69 just north of francisco. last spring, there were several spottings of eagles in the White river bottoms along highway 61. The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, March 26, 2014 A-5