It’s getting to be the time to begin wearing your SCECA “three-season” jackets.  General members will be able to place their orders at General Meetings.  We expect the price to be in the $50 range, depending on size and personalized lettering. We must place orders in lots of 6 or 12.   Please provide us with your name, size, color choice and phone number.  Ad Apparel and/or Joe Mikulas will call you to process your order.  You can call (631) 361-7474 and FAX a message, or see our recording secretary before or after the General Meeting.

Remo Lucent Jr.  631-567-0398

Get well wishes to Board member Steve Nerwinski.

As always, we request that appropriate information be provided to Remo and/or Joe, so we may celebrate your joys and share your sorrow.

Electrical Inspection Service Inc. of East Patchogue is looking for Certified Electrical Inspectors.  They require IAEI Certifications in General and 1 and 2-family dwellings.  Further (certification) information is available at www.iaei.org

Benefits include a company car, retirement plan and excellent pay.  If interested, or know anyone who might be, please call Fran at (631) 286-6642, or FAX (631) 286-6683.

Stuart A. Sinclair, CPA
(516) 935-2086

The state and cities are increasingly hungry for funding.  NY State has increased its highest personal income tax rate to 7.7% for incomes in excess of $500,000 for the tax years 2003, 2004 and 2005.  NY City has raised its top rate for taxpayers with incomes of excess of $500,000 to 4.45%  To avoid penalty, you must have paid in by estimates or withholding tax an amount equal to last year’s tax, or to 110% of last year’s tax, if it is in excess of $150,000.

As always, we recommend that any questions regarding accounting and taxes be directed to Stuart.

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