European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1985 the stars and stripes Page 9 tax proposal could eliminate filing for some Washington a the commissioner of the internal Revenue service says president reagans plan for overhauling the income tax offers the Chance for More than half of americans to avoid even filing a tax return within a few commissioner Roscoe Egger went before the House ways and Means committee on wednesday to urge passage of the which he Calls a giant step toward growth and although the present income tax Law continues to he the strains on the system Are beginning to he pointed to the growth of tax the ability of some people to live on tax deductible expense accounts and the fact that two people with equal incomes can pay strikingly different taxpayers understand what is going said an accountant and tax when they look at the world around the message comes through loud and if you Are not involved in Complex tax motivated financial manipulation of your you Are paying too much if your income consists of wages reported on a w2 form and your investments amount to a nest egg in a savings you Are caught by the system while others in a society where the latest tax strategy is discussed everywhere from cocktail parties to Little league baseball the system is in Egger one portion of the plan that is especially dear to Egger could result in a tax system without tax As part of his plan outlined last Reagan said the irs would test a system under at the about 21 million single wage earners with uncomplicated tax 60 of americans in poll favor presidents tax overhaul plan new York a three out of five americans believe president reagans proposed tax revision plan would treat most people although two out of five also believe it will Cost them More in according to a new York time subs news poll released the poll also found that the presidents popularity has with 59 percent of those surveyed approving of his Job up from 56 percent in the latest new York time subs conducted in Telephone interviews with adults in the Continental United states Between May 29 and june showed 60 percent thought the Reagan tax plan with 29 percent support for the Reagan plan increased with income 38 percent of those families with annual income under thought it would be fair 60 percent of those Between and 61 percent of those Between and 69 percent of those Between and and 73 percent of those Over among 64 percent thought it would be fair and 25 unfair among 34 percent found it fair and 52 the poll said 34 percent of those surveyed believed those making More Money than themselves would pay a fair share under the Reagan tax Only 17 percent thought those making More than themselves now pay a fair on other the Survey found no significant changes in the positive Public perception of reagans handling of economics and foreign almost the same number of people now identify themselves As republicans As americans 45 percent to 29 that the republicans Are doing a better Job than democrats in reducing the Federal americans believe democrats in Congress Are More concerned about the fairness of the tax system than their Republican the polls margin of error is plus or minus 3 Veteran employee of irs charged with filing false income tax returns Salt Lake City a a 25year Veteran of the internal Revenue service has been arrested and charged with filing 30 false Federal income tax returns to obtain a Federal prosecutor Gerald who worked in the Agency Salt Lake City was charged with mail fraud and filing false claims totalling More than attorney Brent Ward said irs officials at the Ogden service1 Center discovered the alleged scheme and referred the Case to the Agency District criminal investigation More arrests could follow because it appeared that Hasz did not work but no other irs employees Are under he said the government claims Hasz devised the scheme prior to March 1 and carried it out by filling out false w2 forms for people who did not exist or who did not know their names were being of the 30 claims believed filed by 19 used the names of employees of a company Hasz had previously Ward said the names were obtained by Hasz during the the false tax returns called for for refunds of to the checks were to be sent to various locations in and Ward it is always an unpleasant circumstance for a prosecutor to see someone charged with a crime and particularly when that persons a Public said who plans to ask a Federal grand jury for an indictment in the Ward praised the irs for its prompt the irs acted so swiftly that nearly All checks were recovered before they were he Hasz was arrested in Salt Lake City on tuesday morn ing and was suspended from his Job pending the outcome of the following his he was taken before magistrate Calvin Gould and charged with one count each of mail fraud and filing false tax returns and was ordered held in lieu of if found he could receive a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment and a Fine on the mail fraud count and five years and a Fine on the false tax return soviets cancel Star wars debate England a and soviet officials have pulled out of a debate on Star wars technology to have taken place Friday at the Oxford Union debating the group announced the soviets said a very important matter had Arisen to prevent them from while air Force James director of the strategic defense initiative organization at the department of cited scheduling said Oxford Union spokesman Peter Abrahamson was to have led the american backed by Edward Developer of the Hydrogen and Robert Dean of the state the soviet team was to have consisted of Georgi Deputy of the supreme soviet and director of the Institute of and Canadian studies in Moscow Evge Niy vice president of the soviet Academy of sciences and chairman of the committee of soviet scientists against nuclear War and Vladimir a Politi Cal they were to have debated the pros and cons of the strategic defense initiative a proposed space based defense against nuclear weapons before an audience of about 600 students and the International it would have been a rare Opportunity to hear officials on both sides of the superpower who Are deeply involved in publicly debating an Issue which has aroused Strong situations could avoid filing any return at the using wage statements filed by would deter mine whether a person was due a refund or owed taxes and Send out a Check or a by the Early Egger told a meeting of financial planners the return free system could reach More than half of All the White House estimates that could save those tax payers 71 million hours and billion n year in tax preparation the ways and Means committee is holding Public hear Ings on the presidents which could result in the biggest rewriting of the tax system in More than 30 Reagan wants to reduce individual and corporate tax raise the personal exemption and eliminate or Cut Back several deductions to make More income subject to army Roundup dining facilities in Usa eur win Philip Connelly awards Heidelberg Usa eur dining facilities fared Well this year As the army Best were identified in three a Usa eur spokesman the 17th annual Philip Connelly awards will be presented in a ceremony july 30 in to the dining facility representatives of the he combat support Berlin brigade was the win Ner in the category of Best Large dining facility 201 diners or More per Winner of the Best Small dining facility 200 or fewer diners per meal category was he 63rd signal 7th signal 5th signal come in co 2nd 2nd inf div at Camp won the award in the Best Field Kitchen runners up were he troop Aberdeen proving in the Best Large dining facility category Whight men no Camp in the Best Small dining facility category and he 4th 502nd Berlin in the Best Field Kitchen the late Philip Connelly for Many years was a motivating Factor in the conduct of Foo service awards programs in armed the International food service executive association sponsors the program for the department of the army and participates in the evaluation of 18th military police brigade to be reactivated in August Frankfurt the 18th military police brigade will be reactivated in a ceremony held on the Southwest Lawn of the Abrams Complex at 1 a v corps spokesman the commander will be Ted the brigade served in Vietnam from 1966 until during its service in elements assigned to the brigade were awarded numerous unit ranging from the Vietnam Cross of gallantry to the presidential unit the highest level unit three of the companies now assigned to the 18th my the the 284th and the served with the brigade in the 93rd my in also will be reactivated in August As part of the it also served with the unit in the 709th my 92nd my co and 564th my co also will become part of the brigade upon its june 14 is deadline to apply for army War College course Heidelberg the deadline for applications to be considered by this years army War College correspond ing studies course selection Board is june a usar eur spokesman to be an officer must have completed 15 and not More than 25 of Active Federal commissioned service As of july 1986 be a serving lieutenant colonel or colonel have credit for attendance at command and general staff College or combined arms staff service school and not have attended a resident senior service to expedite delivery of three Day express mail service to is available at most German postal application format and addresses Are outlined in a army War College corresponding studies dated Contact your local military personnel office for this is the last year the selection process will use apply in the selection boards will review files of All eligible officers and will select officers for resident and nonresident