Income tax issues

The last CHAFF Meeting on Sunday 29th April 2007, focused on filling the tax form which has to be submitted by 15th May in most cases.

Besides explaining the way the tax form is constructed, I also gave concrete examples of how it is important to claim the benefits that one is entitled to.

The tax authorities prepare the form based on the information submitted by the employers, banks, etc. They have no clue of the way your money was spent which was related to your work ethic. If you do supply it then you are the loser!

We were especially happy to have Pooja and Mani, with their lovely daughter, Anusha, from Raahe, at the meeting. Besides Unnop, Pailin, Soda and me, Olga, Lauri, Ashesh, Tero, Ildikó and a new young man from Hungary, János Horváth attended. Tony only arrived at 17:10 and hence could not attend.

We also discussed the many jobs coming up for qualified foreigners. I emphasized to all those present to ensure that their latest CVs are sent to me so that they can be shared online the many companies that are now contacting CHAFF.





They later dropped in at home, but they had been filled to brim by Indu that they had to forgo one of Annikki's outstanding cake creations with lemon curd, fresh and delicious mango slices from Thailand and huge strawberries which Annikki had sliced so that they looked like beautiful red tulips!

We really enjoyed their company. We hope the next time they visit Oulu they will spend more time with us!