European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes february 1978 letters to the editor finds tax forms hard to come by Here to la tax Lime again folks and As usual the army has been a mile slow in providing its military employees with All the necessary it really staggers me to have served 11 years in inc mightiest military Force in the world and see them annually have a prob Lem coming up with a government printed its kind of like an ape thai cant Peel a after visiting my unit lax the Legal Section and the Post not Only it my Community but in surrounding comm i have still been unable to come up with a 3903 moving expense adjustment this should be a very common form since every individual in the military la authorial la deductions Walhout itemizing for expenses accrued during pcs move ments Over and above the amount received in travel my Gripe is not with the but with a for Block guess t they have the thay Are top Alvale firm and they obtained govern printed forms before government i visited the local kill Block and asked hey had a they said they but t they we rent in the business of giving i explained that 1 want far a but Only wanted to v one single form in order to Xerox s for other members in my 1 was i then offered to Purchase a single i was they did Fer to prepare my taxes far me for a Linal something that t can do for in Leas than id i reside in apartment housing i will assist others with their fed l taxes free of at thu same i urge commanders to Volant cars from their units for the the reasoning is it i help educate in i and in the understanding of their i Ial obligatory As Well As their ii will help put the businesses with the sole of feed Tarot Maori build to of is Feimst i1ut3 k luf o world mud Hubli nut i  Stust Jow a pose of sucking the last dime from the Downtrodden we dont need these kind of people As Long As we can help each As 1 have previously feel free to Stop at my Home for eat your heart out every Knock at my door keeps w to or More from your already overstuffed who else wishes to help Dorman Germany editors note Marvin satellite had Quarter str replies for the Post several years Here have not been inf Ficenc lax forms and schedules to go around for the military that an sin turned in Germany so thai they May file their income tax on All persons that were stationed Here in u77 and tiled their 197s taxes will receive a 1977 Federal income tax package from be irs shortly after the first Al the those that have moved Here in the just several months will not receive a package but would receive one at heir former address and u should have been forwarded through the mail to the if any person does not receive their All they have to do is to the irs and they Wlsh Send All necessary forms Hal Ore free of each individual May free of pick up any forms thai he or the May need at any of our american consulates located in Munich or As for Block having All the forms before they arrive at our government it because we spend thousands or Marks to have these forms printed Here to so that we will have the forms when the income lax season these of Block forms and not government printed forms m the writer has very Block does charge a Ellcome and us is Why we Are in our schedule to charges is Standard throughout the world and we charge Only by the number of statements am forms added to your we do not charge you on the amount of refund you will receive or Bow much income you to a for Bock Wen to give out schedules and forms to every individual who walked into one of our offices we would be out of u Yon owned a Gas would you give every customer five Gas i Lii w Block tax forms Are printed translucent paper and have our Trade Mark imprinted in every when a Ottomer Hai a return we copy it iwo my Lum Panin Nave an income tax officer to assist heir men in the preparation of income lax ii they have the Nec Essary forms that Are e new Lal c1nculatim offices f i Wei half inter Civ Mil ii1 Civ unit Kilduf c Mil Cut hoih1 or Mil kit Civ Mil tvs mull car fun Bigiel we Jyh doru thu my in run Ilir Monu Civ stun Audru Civ sum in Benj Mil Tuv Tun m i kurd Ken Wolni Imi Lviv Iam Reform i can not there Are office through oat the military that Are there to help any Block does not solicit on any Mili tary Cavern or we do not have to stand in the drag Joe Nullar Roan or woman into our Are not the customary Ripoff Arttns and our Ell enthuse our services of Uwar own free you most also realize that we Are governed by the of the internal Revenue service and our offices have 25 years of experience in the preparation of income tax Check Obank plan a problem i am an army wife who is having prob lems with the Check Tombank my husbands Check is deposited to a Bank in the slates under this the past two the finance office has not sent the Check to the Bank in Lime to be deposited on for this several checks written to the Exchange have we have talked with different people at inc judge advocate office and the finance All with different ideas on what in a guaranteed the answers i received Are the army guarantees the Deposit will gel to the but not necessarily by the guarantee is Only with inc bunk of America and american express i am told Check to Bank is encouraged because u makes less saves Money and is More convenient for the individual if it is not going to work it cannot be convenient for All of us my United California will not Honor any checks received on the 3lst if the guaranteed Deposit is not in the our Check cashing privileges arc we Are put in an embarrassing and Moat in or my husband goes before the Board for promotion next month Ullh this held against the most aggravating Ihling no one is willing to the judge advocate office says the average is about live families a month with the same and one can Only learn by heir the finance office is not willing to give us a letter to slate it is not our fault for the returned at this my husband cannot Clear his record until we rec Elvea letter confirming a fault of finance or the i have read the reply of George acc kill in the stars and stripes in answer to u Ictor where another problem Ullh finance of in Beckett commented on the Check to Bank Thih program guarantees your husbands pay will be deposited to his account your account by 1 think the publicity Given on the Check to Bank program needs to he concise on what is a guarantee and an explanation if Germany editors note finance eur replies following information irl to help clarify what to financial Ini teed deposit1 and the air pay first of the i Grams mean exactly he tame t different the program i an i Between a financial institution l for he states the army 1 ing fort Benjamin h will provide the Days prior a a All deposits that will be made on he Deposit will thu Ullon the Day prior to a St Nuon agrees to credit the i on payday in the j the listing or a Rex payment arrive or mint not arrive by payday i ton will notify the us a and accounting Center funds to the be count Dayul which financial into Lynu muted the agreement any pm some have joined the or ram lit the you have ii Yon have Gram and problems Seldom you should Contact t tie finance office but army finance and which will resolve the i if your institution r their portion of the agreement i an adequate or you find a new place to the Check to financial u most effective pay system ii i Hope Yon West let this one1 Peri wee prevent you from Ryuji out Date merchandise i am a member of Baum older Community and have been for six since the beginning of my Lour Here i have observed that the commissary continually has out Fdale merchandise for Sale and Doest reduce the which is Usu ally the i was Lold that this problem would be taken care of when the new commissary opened in november but on a recent Van to the new commissary my wife and i found the following out Date items for Sale at regular prices Active dry yeast canned canned lakes cheese and i feel with the current slide of the Dollar on the european the military posts should pay More attention to the service offered to the West Germany editors note Kay Deputy army support european held Active dry yeast sold in the Baumholzer during the period men thawed we past too recommended w Bat was inspected the veterinarian to be a puff i it was i deteriorated to the i regret you Wen my mtr Dumfee care when the new Tus would that May be r ran the Many Short i 1 Bayard r an attempt to satisfy brine knowing Urt when receive feb Amund we an unacceptable stamped on the egg Packard not the e Are soc a Rar Ninder at to be editor Mutt con lain full printed name and addres of writers Are encouraged to include phone number and Economy address became of the Large volume of mall this column receives d that Are Brief and to the m better Chance Recerd ugh Tui item i we cent per package bin Ciceu mocks at Tow depot you commissary officer Effort to insure that Yon pred oils available at the Powers 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