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Washington Firemen
Set Carnival Dates
The Washington Pin Department has announced it will sponsor a four-night carnival this year on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 24, 25, 26 and 27. Prizes to be given away will include a Ford pickup, a set of auto tires and a vacuum cleaner.
$1,370 in Deductions
For Local Citizens
How large are the tax deductions claimed by Rappahannock County residents In their Federal income tax reports, compared with those taken by people in other parts of the country?
What are the normal deductions, at each income level, for contributions, taxes, medical expenses and Interest payments?
These questions, of importance to taxpayers who are putting such figures together for the 1969 reports, are answered in a study made by the Commerce Clearing House, specialist in taxes and business law, on the basis of data obtained from the Treasury Department. It shows that, in general, families throughout the United States that have incomes equal to the Rappahannock County average list deductions of about $1,370, equivalent to 21 percent of their total earnings.
The percentages vary with income, it Is found. They range from 14 percent to 22 percent. The deductions taken by low-income families represent a bigger proportion of their earnings than is the case in high-income families.
For Rappahannock County families with incomes above or below the local average, the
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