10 JaxfAir NeWS, NAS Jacksonville, Thursday, March 2, 2006


IRS deduction changes for car donations


By LIFELines Research Staff and
the IRS
If you donate a vehicle (includ-
 ing a boat or aircraft) to a
 qualified organization after
December 31, 2004, your deduc-
tion is limited to the gross pro-
ceeds from its sale by the organi-
zation.
 This rule applies if the claimed
value of the donated vehicle is
more than $500. However, you
generally can deduct its fair mar-
ket value if the organization:
 Makes significant intervening


use of the vehicle, materially
improves the vehicle, or transfers
the vehicle to a needy individual
in direct furtherance of the
donee's charitable purpose of
relieving the poor and distressed
or underprivileged who are in
need of a means of transporta-
tion.
 Boats, aircraft, and other
vehicles. These rules also apply to
donations of boats, aircraft, and
any other vehicle manufactured
mainly for use on public streets,
roads, and highways.
 Acknowledgement required. If


the claimed value of the car is
more than $500, you must have a
written acknowledgement of your
donation from the organization
and must attach it to your return.
If you do not have an acknowl-
edgement, you cannot deduct
your contribution.
 The acknowledgement must
include the following information:
 Your name and taxpayer iden-
tification number.
 The vehicle identification
number or similar number.
 A statement certifying the car
was sold in an arm's length trans-


action between unrelated parties.
 The gross proceeds from the
sale.
 A statement that your deduc-
tion may not be more than the
gross proceeds from the sale.
 The date of the contribution.
 However, if there was signifi-
cant intervening use of or materi-
al improvement to the car by the
organization, the acknowledge-
ment does not have to include the
information in items 3, 4, and 5
above. Instead, it must contain a
certification of the intended use
of or material improvement to the


car and the intended duration of
that use and a certification that
the vehicle will not be transferred
in exchange for money, other
property, or services before com-
pletion of that use or improve-
ment.
 This acknowledgement must be
provided within 30 days of the
sale of the car or, if there is signif-
icant intervening use or material
improvement of the car by the
organization, within 30 days of
the contribution.
 The organization also must pro-
vide this information to the IRS.


Advancement test


Election season



about to start -



exercise your



right to vote

ByJOC (SW/AW)
Sherri Onorati
Navy Voting Assistance
Program Marketing


Although 2006 is not a
 presidential election
 year, the elections
 being held across the coun-
 try this year are just as
 important.
 The 2006 election season
 officially starts March 7,
 with the Texas State
 Primary. The Navy Voting
 Assistance Program is com-
 mitted to making the
 process of registration and
 voting as easy as possible
 for Sailors and their fami-
 lies.
 The Federal Post Card
 Application (FPCA) is
 available to all U.S. citizens
 from local voting assistance
 officers and the Federal
 Voting Assistance Program
 (FVAP) Web site at www.
 fvap.gov.
 Once filled out, the appli-
 cations should be mailed to
 the applicant's local voting
 official in their state of resi-
 dence. The 12006-07 Voting
 Assistance Guide," located
 on the FVAP site, includes
 a list of the mailing
 addresses for local voting
 officials.
 "The ultimate goal of the
 Navy Voting Assistance
SProgram is to register every
Sailor who is eligible to
vote," said Lt. Dave
Truman, Navy Voting
Assistance Program man-
ager, Commander, Navy
Installations Command.
 "Primary elections play
an important role in the
electoral process," he
explained. "The names that
represent the parties and
appear on the general elec-
tion ballot Nov. 7 will be the
candidates that were cho-
sen during the primary
election process."
 Voters in state primaries


 Photo by PH2 Andrea Simmons.
 Navy Reservists from the Southeast Region take the Navy wide advancement exam at NAS Jacksonville Feb. 12.



FFSC offers educational and support programs


From Staff


The NAS Jacksonville Fleet and
 Family Support Center (FFSC)
 Life Skills Education and
 Support Program is the foremost pre-
 ventive measure for the avoidance of
 personal and family problems.
 All FFSC workshops and classes
. are free and available to service mem-
,.bers and their families and
Department of Defense civilian per-


sonnel aboard the base.
 Pre-registration is required. If spe-
cial accommodations or handicapped
access is required, please notify FFSC
upon registration.
 The following workshops are avail-
able in March:
 March 13-16, 7:30 a.m. 4 p.m. -
Transition Assistance Program (sepa-
rating)
 March 14, 9 a.m. noon Stress


Management Class
 March 20-24, 7:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. -
Command Financial Specialist
Training
 March 27-30, 7:30 a.m. 4 p.m. -
Transition Assistance Program (retir-
ing)
 March 28 9 a.m. noon Anger
Management Class
 For further information or to regis-
ter, call 542-2766, Ext. 127.


Southern Illinois University offers classes on base


 From the Navy College Office
 southern Illinois University's
 (SIU) spring semester has
 begun. However, it is not too
 late to enroll and start class this
 semester in either the Health Care
,.-Management or Electronic Systems
Technologies programs. A few seats
are still available in each program.
 Both programs maximize award of
 academic credit for professional train-
 ing as well as work experience. The
 major coursework is taught by SIU
 -faculty at NAS Jacksonville on alter-
 nate weekends. Students who are
 able to attend full-time, complete the
 48 semester hours of major course-
 work in 16 months. Transfer credit
 from other colleges and universities,
 CLEP/DANTES testing, military
 training, and degree related work


experience fulfill the 72 semester
hours core curriculum and career
field electives. Eligible students may
apply for military tuition assistance,
Veterans' Administration educational
benefits, Pell Grants, student loans,
and the Illinois Veterans' Grant (for
only active duty students whose home
of record is Illinois). Tuition is $180
per semester hour.
 Spring 2006 (March 25 April 23)
 Health Care Management
 HCM 360: The UTS Health Care
System
 Electronic Systems Technologies
with Specialization in Electronics
Management
 EST 302: Optical Electronics
 Summer 2006 (May 6 Aug. 20)
 Health Care Management
 HCM 340: Marketing for Health


Care Managers
 HCM 390: Managing Human
Resources & Labor Relations in
Health Care
 Organizations
 HCM 388: Legal Aspects of Health
Care
 Electronic Systems Technologies
with Specialization in Electronics
Management
 EST 451: Current Trends in
Electronics Management
 EST 388: Legal Aspects of
Electronics
 EST 385: Fiscal Aspects of
Electronics Management
 The SIU office is located in the
Navy College Office, Building 110,
second floor. The office hours are 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. The telephone
number is 778-3130.


will select their party's can-
didates for state and feder-
al offices, such as governor,
U.S. senator and members
of the U.S. House of
Representatives.
 Voter participation is cru-
cial in any election and pri-
maries are ,no different. The
dates for state primaries
are spread throughout the
year.
 Visit http://www.cni.
navy.mil/NavyVote/Index.ht
ml or consult your local
Voting Assistance Officer
for a particular state elec-
tion date or for more infor-
mation.
 "Even though this isn't a
presidential election year,
it's still extremely impor-
tant to be registered to
vote," said Truman. "This
year, a majority of the U.S.
Senate, U.S. House of
Representatives and gover-
nor seats are being decid-
ed."
 Elections for 33 of the 100
seats in the U.S. Senate,
along with the entire U.S.
House of Representatives
elections will be held Nov.
7. Additionally, there will be
races for governor in 36
states, as well as many
other state and local elec-
tions contested that day.
 "The privilege of voting is
a basic right and responsi-
bility of U.S. citizenship,"
added Truman. "The Navy
Voting Assistance program
can help Sailors exercise
that right."


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