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  • APPLICATIONS DUE FOR UA STUDENT AWARDS Applications are being accepted for two financial awards to honor students who exemplify academic excellence and commitment to social justice. The Jeffrey Brace Book Award will provide $500 awards for books and supplies to students who will be enrolled at UVM full-time in fall '10. The Linda Backus Memorial Award of $1,000 will be presented to a current college senior with a parent who is a union member in Vermont. Deadline for both applications is March 1. Application details are available here. For more information, contact Kathy Fox, chair of the UA Scholarship Committee.
  • TAX TIP. Union dues can be deducted under miscellaneous itemized deductions on line 20 of Schedule A (Form 1040) as non-reimbursed employee expenses. However, members of labor unions may not deduct lobbying expenditures incurred by their organization. According to the most recent agency-fee audit, United Academics spent 0.9% of dues paid on lobbying activities; this means that if you are a UA member, 0.9% of the dues you paid in 2009 should not be claimed as a deductible employee business expense. If you are not a member of United Academics but are included in either the full-time or part- time bargaining unit and you pay the agency fee, the full amount of the agency fee is a deductible employee expense. For more details, visit www.irs.gov or ask your tax advisor.
  • FREE LEGAL CONSULTATION SERVICE FOR UA MEMBERS. UA members are entitled to a half hour of free consultation on any legal issue--except those related to your employment at UVM--by the Burlington law firm that represents United Academics. Click here for more information.

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