Michael Towers  586-7513

 
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*  Board member Kevin MacLeod has organized a SCECA family outing, with discount,  to Splish Splash, on  Sunday in July, 17, 2005.  (See flyer to register.)

*  SCECA Picnic:  Sunday, 9/11/05, at Heckscher State Park; you must call (631)361-7474 for reservations, free to SCECA members and immediate family. >> see Flyer

*   SCECA Trade Show is already booked for April 27, 2006, at Sports Plus.

Lester Gochman (631) 643-2063

As always, we request that appropriate information be provided to Lester 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.

The Electrical Training Center Inc., (631) 226-8021, wishes to announce a special for SCECA members: 

Their Soares Grounding Seminar, scheduled for October 8, 2005, will be offered to SCECA members for $100.00, rather than the usual fee of $160.00.

Other seminars include Code Changes, 2005, on September 17, Electrical Calculations on October 22, and 2005 Code Changes, November 12 and December 10.

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

There are penalties for filing your federal personal income taxes late if you are not on a legitimate extension.  The penalty is 5% of the tax due for each month or fraction thereof that the return is late.  The maximum penalty is 25% of the tax due.

If the delinquency is due to fraud, the penalty goes up to 15% per month, up to a maximum of 75%.  If you file the forms on time, but don’t pay the tax on time, the penalty is only ½ of 1% of the tax due for each month you are late, up to a maximum of 25%.

Both penalties may apply at the same time, but the 5% a month penalty will be reduced by the ½ of 1% penalty during the first 5 months, making the penalty in a non-fraud case 47.5 %.

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

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SCECA JACKETS:  :  :

We have begun to receive our first order of SCECA “three-season” jackets.  General members will soon be able to place their orders.  We expect the price to be in the $50 range, depending on size and personalized lettering.  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.