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tions. M ake frequent visits to elderly relatives, assess their living situation, communicate, and intervene. Steps to take when you observe changes in behavior include the following: • Get an accurate and thorough medical evaluation and diagnosis by a physician. • Rather than assume an elderly relative is senile, do everything in your power to have mental faculties professionally evaluated by a physician. • Find a w ay to open lines o f communication. • Help elderly relatives accept offers o f help from yourself and others. • Em power them to begin the process o f counter transference, a technique that will help transfer some or most o f their needs into your care while allowing them to maintain control o f much o f the decision making process, thereby enabling them to keep their dignity intact. The author, a member o f UNWLA Branch 83, is a certified social worker with over 20 years experience in working with the elderly. She currently serves as volunteer Program D i rector/Social Worker at the S elf Reliance Association o f American Ukrainians in Manhattan In her next article, she will discuss ways o f Communication with the Elderly: Plan ning fo r an Emergency or a Crisis. Tax tips compiled by Oksana Xenos ARE YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS TAXABLE? Whether your Social Security benefits are tax able depends on your total income and marital status. Form S S A -10 9 9 , which you should receive by January 3 1 , shows your total benefits, but determining whether your benefit payments are taxable requires putting pencil to paper. Generally, if Social Security benefits are your only income, your benefits are not taxable and you probably do not need to file a Federal income tax re turn. I f you received Social Security benefits plus other income, the answer to how much, if any, is tax able can be found in the worksheet in the Form 1040 instructions. For a quick computation, add one-half o f your Social Security benefits to all your other income, in cluding tax-exempt interest. If this amount is greater than the base amount for your filing status, then a part o f your benefits will be taxable. The 20 0 1 base amounts are: • $25,0 0 0 for Single, Head o f Household, or Q ualify ing W idow/W idow er with a Dependent Child • $25,0 0 0 for Married Individuals Filing Separately (who did not live with their spouses at any time dur ing the year) • $32,0 0 0 for Married Couples Filing Jointly • $0 for Married Persons Filing Separately (who lived together) If your benefits are taxable, you can avoid es timated tax payments and minimize your tax bill next year by having Federal income tax withheld from your benefits. Sim ply complete Form W -4 V (“ Voluntary Withholding Request” ) and file it with the Social Se curity Administration. For additional information on the taxability o f Social Security benefits, see IR S Publication 9 15 (“ Social Security and Equivalent Railroad Retirement Benefits” ). Both Publication 9 15 and Form W -4 V can be downloaded from the IR S W eb site at w w w .irs.gov. Oksana Xenos is an attorney and tax law specialist with the U. S. Department o f Treasury in Washington, DC. Ms. Xenos received her law degree, as well as her MA and BA from Wayne State University. A member-at-large, she serves as parliamentarian o f the UNWLA. The information provided here is o f a general na ture and is not intended to address the specific circum stances o f any individual. “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЖОВТЕНЬ 2002 15
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