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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - Sunday, March 21,2004
Kiwanis Club presents charter to Vickery Creek Builders Club
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Cumming Kiwanis Club presented a charter and banner to a new Builder’s Club at Vickery Creek Middle
School. Pictured club members: Travis Oates, Josh Fogus, Adrianne Miller, Danielle Elrod, Haylee Blaylock,
John Whitaker, Derek Sparks, Brennan Fogus, Kristine Thompson. Also pictured are teacher advisors Leisa
Rickie and Cindy Carr, Kiwanis members Mike Madden, Phil Eve, Marty Byars and Bob McAlister.
IRS has S74M waiting for Georgians from 2000
Unclaimed refunds totaling
more than $74 million are
awaiting more than 70.000
Georgians who failed to tile a
2000 income tax return, the
Internal Revenue Service
announced. In order to collect
the money, however, a return
must be filed with an IRS
office no later than April 15.
2004.
The IRS estimates that half
of those who could claim
refunds would receive more
than SSOO. In some cases, indi
viduals had taxes withheld
from their wages, or made pay
ments against their taxes out of
self-employed earnings, but
had too little income to require
filing a tax return. Some tax
payers may also be eligible for
the refundable Earned Income
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Tax Credit.
"The clock is running if you
want to get your refund," said
IRS Commissioner Mark W.
Everson. "People who aren't
required to file sometimes
overlook that they had tax
withheld. Don't wait until it's
too late. We want all taxpayers
to get the refund they’re due."
In cases where a return was
not filed, the law provides most
taxpayers with a three-year
window of opportunity for
claiming a refund. If no return
is filed to claim the refund
within three years, the money
becomes property of the U.S.
Treasury. For 2000 returns, the
window closes on April 15,
2004. The law requires that the
return be properly addressed,
postmarked and mailed by that
date. There is no penalty
assessed by the IRS for filing a
late return qualifying for a
refund.
The IRS reminds taxpayers
seeking a 2000 refund that
their checks will be held if they
have not filed tax returns for
2001 or 2002. In addition, the
refund will be applied to any
amounts still owed to the IRS
and may be used to satisfy
unpaid child support or past
due federal debts such as stu
dent loans.
By failing to file a return,
individuals stand to lose more
than refunds of taxes withheld
or paid during 2000. Many
low-income workers may not
have claimed the Earned
Income Tax Credit (EITC).
Although eligible taxpayers
may get a refund when their
EITC is more than their tax.
those who file returns more
than three years late would be
able only to offset their tax.
They would not be able to
receive refunds if the credit
exceeded their tax.
Generally, individuals qual
ified for the EITC in 2000 if
they earned less than $31,152
and had more than one qualify
ing child living with them, less
than $27,413 with one qualify
ing child, or less than $10,380
and had no qualifying child.
Current and prior year tax
forms are available on the IRS
Web site (www.irs.gov) or by
calling 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-
800-829-3676). Taxpayers who
need help also can call the IRS
helpline at l-M)0-829-1040.
Transportation
Board elects new
officers for year
Brad Hubbert, who repre
sents the 4th Congressional
District on the State
Transportation Board, was
elected as board chairman for
the upcoming year on March
18. Hubbert, who is currently
chairman of the board’s
Equal Access Committee,
will begin his term in April.
Hubbert joined the board
in 1981. He is a former pro
fessional football player for
the San Diego Chargers and
served as a sergeant in the
U.S. Marine Corps.
Hubbert attended the
University of Arizona and is a
former vice president of
McDonald’s Local Advertis
ing Committee and a board
member of the McDonald’s
Inc. Local Association.
Hubbert succeeds Johnny
Gresham of Marietta as chair
man.
Ward Edwards, who repre
sents the 3rd Congressional
District, was elected as
upcoming board vice chair
man.
Edwards joined the board
in 2003 and attended the
University of Georgia. He
served 24 years as a state rep
resentative and was an aide to
former Speaker of the House
Tom Murphy.
Edwards succeeds Jimmy
Lester of Augusta as vice
chairman.
All board members
attended the meeting. Board
members representing For
syth County include Mike
Evans of Cumming, repre
senting the 10th Congres
sional District, and Garland
Pinholster of Ball Ground,
representing the 7th
Congressional District.
Also March 18, the board
adopted a resolution on
directing the transportation
department to commence
negotiations with Norfolk
Southern railroad for imple
mentation of the first segment
of the Macon Corridor from
Lovejoy to Atlanta.
Norfolk Southern owns
the rail line which would pro
vide a commuter rail link
from Atlanta to Macon.
During the March 18
meeting, the board heard a
recommendation from its
Equal Access Committee to
increase the department’s
Disadvantaged Business
Enterprise (DBE) goal to 15
percent.
The board agreed to form
a study committee to deter
mine if the increased goal is
attainable. The department’s
current DBE goal is 12 per
cent.
The Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA)
required that the goal be
updated each year.
In other business, the
board approved seven addi
tional resolutions including
commendations honoring
Lester and Lawrenceville res
ident Steve Reynolds; both
are leaving the board.
The board approved 579
projects in 99 contracts for
830 miles of improvements to
the state transportation sys
tem for the April’s letting
include 541 Local Assistance
Road Program (LARP) proj
ects totaling S3B million.
The action was preceded
by the March 17 Committee
of the Whole meeting at
which the projects and
changes were discussed.