Page 18 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, November 15, 2019 SOUNDS | from page 16 Breakfast at Legion Hall Cpl. Scott J. Procopio Saugus American Legion Post 210 has begun its seventh year of Friday morning breakfasts. The doors open at 7:30 a.m. (44 Taylor St., Saugus). Breakfast will be served from 8 to 9 a.m. The breakfasts will run through the end of May, with the exception of school vacations or Fridays when there is no school. A $6 donation is requested, with all proceeds going to help the Legion operate. Everyone is welcome, according to John Cannon, the cook on duty. Main Attractions at the Saugus Public Library There’s always something interesting or entertaining going on at the Saugus Public Library – for people of all ages – from young children to senior citizens. Here are a few events to check out: • Friendship Storytime on Fridays continues. This special program for children, which begins at 9:30 a.m., is sponsored by the Coordinated Family & Community Engagement grant. It can help parents nurture their child’s social and early literacy skills with structured story time. • Let’s Get Ready For Kindergarten Playgroup! This playgroup, which is sponsored by the Coordinated Family & Community Engagement grant, helps kids prepare for kindergarten. Fall and winter hours are Saturdays at 10 a.m. It’s recommended for children ages three through five. Activities change weekly. Cub Scout and Boy Scout recruitment Cub Scout Pack 62 and Boy Scout Troop 62 are still seeking new members after a successful recruitment effort on Founders Day. Cubs can sign up on Monday nights from 6:45 to 8 p.m. at the Cliftondale Congregational Church at 50 Essex St. in Saugus. Please use the door marked “office” in the front of the church. We are located in the basement. Cub Pack 62 welcomes boys from age five (kindergarten) to age 10 (Grade 5.) Boy Scouts can register on Tuesday nights from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. in the basement of the Cliftondale Congregational Church. Our Boy Scout program is for young men ages 10 1/2 to 17 (Grades 6-12) For any questions on our Cub Scout program, please contact Cubmaster Bill Ferringo at pack62saugus@gmail.com or bferringo@comcast.net. For Boy Scouts, please contact Scoutmaster John Kane at troop62saugus.org or 781-389-2708. Too many books at library! “We’re sorry: we are unable to accept book donations at this town.” That was the flyer posted in the entranceway of the Saugus Public Library this week. While the flyer hailed the New Friends’ Annual Book Sale “a great success,” it also noted “a considerable excess of books at this time and no more space to store them.” “Therefore, we are no longer accepting book donations for the foreseeable future,” it continued. The flyer also suggested that folks who have excess books they would like to donate might consider making a donation of clean, gently-used books to these places in Saugus: • Council on Aging, 466 Central St.; call 781-231-4178 • Salvation Army, 209 Broadway; call 781-231-0803 • Savers, 1160 Broadway; call 781-231-1232 CHaRM Recycling Drop-Off site open The Town of Saugus announces that the community’s Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM) is open to residents on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The site is located behind the Department of Public Works at 515 Main St. There is no preregistration or fee required to enter the site; however, proof of residency is required. At the CHaRM center, the Town will accept the same recycling items that can be placed outside for curbside collection each week, such as paper, cardboard, bottles, cans and glass containers. Additional acceptable items include TVs and computers (up to three per year per address); bulky rigid plastic items, such as toys, laundry baskets, trash barrels and five-gallon pails; car tires up to 22” (for a fee of $3); books; and textiles, such as, clothing, bedding, pocketbooks, belts and shoes. Plastic bags are not permitted. Residents are kindly asked to empty recyclables out of any plastic bags and remove the bags from the site. Residents may call Lorna Cerbone at the Solid Waste and Recycling Department at 781-231-4036 with questions or for more information. Town compost site open The Town of Saugus announces that the community’s compost site will be open to residents on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The site is located behind the Department of Public Works at 515 Main St. Stickers are required to gain seasonal access to the site. Stickers may be purchased for $25 at the Department of Public Works and at the Inspectional Services Department located on the lower level of Town Hall at 298 Central St. Stickers may also be purchased at the compost site, by check only. Compost site stickers must be permanently placed on the lower left corner of residents’ automobile windshields. Entry to the compost site without a sticker will not be allowed. Vehicles registered out of state are not permitted. Yard waste must be disposed of in brown compost bags or open containers. The Town will accept grass clippings, leaves and brush. As in years past, no branches or limbs larger than three inches in diameter are permitted. Residents may call Lorna Cerbone at the Solid Waste T New 1099 Form in excess of $600 to self-employed individuals such as contractors, plumbers, electricians, carpenters, etc. Form 1099-MISC does not have to be issued to corporations. It does have to be issued to general partnerships and limited liability companies (LLC’s). So, beginning in calendar he Internal Revenue Service has recently released a draft of its new Form 1099NEC, Nonemployee Compensation. This form will be replacing Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous Income, beginning in calendar year 2020. The Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act, P.L. 114113, enacted as Internal Revenue Code Section 6071(c), requires that nonemployee compensation be reported to the Internal Revenue Service on or before January 31st following the year of payment to the nonemployee. Other types of income that are reported on Form 1099MISC, however, are not required to be reported to the Internal Revenue Service until March 31st following the year of payment to the recipient of that income. Form 1099-MISC has been used for many years to report non-employee compensation to the Internal Revenue Service for payments made year 2020, taxpayers will be required to issue Form 1099NEC to independent contractors and will no longer be using Form 1099-MISC. This is important as there are so many independent contractors that are not incorporated and that provide services to other taxpayers in any given calendar year in excess of $600. For self-employed individuals, single member LLC’s, and partnerships, it will be a benefit to them to receive a 1099-NEC by January 31 of each year in order to timely file their individual income tax return, or partnership income tax return. If you are not treating someone as an employee, at a minimum, you should at least issue that person a 1099-MISC (for calendar year 2019) and a 1099-NEC (for calendar year 2020). If the person truly qualifies as an employee, then of course, you should be putting that person on the payroll and withhold federal, state, and FICA taxes. Joseph D. Cataldo is an estate planning/elder law attorney, Certified Public Accountant, registered investment advisor, AICPA Personal Financial Specialist and holds a masters degree in taxation. and Recycling Department at 781-231-4036 with questions or for more information. Compost/Recycling Drop-Off site closing for winter season The Town of Saugus Compost/Recycling Drop-Off site will close for the winter season on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at 2 p.m.; the site will be open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on December 14 prior to closing. The site will reopen from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the third Saturday of the month in January, February and March, weather permitting. Please contact Solid Waste/Recycling Coordinator Lorna Cerbone at 781-231-4036 with any questions. Let’s hear it! Got an idea, passing thought or gripe you would like to share with The Saugus Advocate? I’m always interested in your feedback. It’s been more than three and a half years since I began work at The Saugus Advocate. I’m always interested in hearing readers’ suggestions for possible stories or good candidates for “The Advocate Asks” interview of the week. Feel free to email me at mvoge@comcast.net. Do you have some interesting views on an issue that you want to express to the community? Submit your idea. If I like it, we can meet for a 15- to 20-minute interview at a local coffee shop. And I’ll buy the coffee.
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