Huaxia Bergen School Notice (School Open on 02/08/2015)
Dear Parents,
1. Chinese school will be open on February 8 , 2015, the first day of Spring semester.
2. Registration for the Spring 2015 semester starts now. Please go to our school website www.hxbg.org to register online. New Online payment system has been set up and is available now. Please check the link and follow the guideline. Those families who have registered for one school year in Fall do not need to register again.
http://hxbg.org/doc/onlinepayment_steps.htm
3. Chinese knotting art belongs to one of the Chinese Cultural Heritage. The art has been developed in a variety of elegant knots used for decorations and for beautifying our daily life. Unfortunately, the art faces a risk of disappearance. It is critical to continue to pass down the art and to preserve it. Currently, the Chinese knotting art class has more than 30 students and is divided into 7 different levels from beginner to advanced level. The scope of teaching/learning is unique among the schools in the east coast. However, the current teacher is going to retire in the near future and we will need another teacher to continue this valuable class in our school. As it takes time to learn all the skills, we encourage any interested parent to register this class so he/she could carry out the crucial task and pass down the unique art. Please email to the teacher Mann-Lih Huang at tamlhuang@yahoo.com if you are interested.
4. There will be a seminar regarding 2014 individual tax return and tax-saving from 9:30AM -1:00PM in room #125.
Speaker: Justin Ye, PhD
World Financial Group/Transamerica Financial Advisor, Inc.
14400 Bel Red Road, Suite 202, Bellevue, WA 9800
Tax season is coming, are you ready for the 2014 tax return? US tax law is one of the most complicated laws in the world with yearly renewal. What's new tax rule in 2014? How can you get as much tax return as you can? Do you claim all the tax credit that you should get? Besides, the seminar will cover the following important topics: How to choose the Filing Status for individual tax? What's AGI and why it's important? Which Tax Rate should we use? What's Social Security tax and Medicare tax? What does Schedule A-E mean? What's the tax rate on Capital Gain? What's Estate and Gift tax? What's AMT? Do we need to report IRS our foreign financial asset? What is tax-saving investment strategy?
http://www.hxbg.org/shared/2014_tax_seminar_20150208.docx
5. There will be a Chinese New Year Show in Bergen Community College this Saturday at 7:00PM. Admission is free. All families are welcome. Please see the details.
http://www.hxbg.org/shared/2015_chinese_new_year_poster-BCC.pdf