The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-28
FEDERAL INCOME
TAX IN BRIEF
The Requirements Boiled Down
for Busy Folks.

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II you were single and your. 1et To-
come for 1917 was $1,000 OF more you
must file q return.
II you were married and living With
wife tor husband) and had O net In.
come of $1,000 or more for 1917 you
must file return.
Husbands and wife's income must
be considered Jointly. plus income OF
minor children.
Income of q minor or Incompetent,
derived from a separate estate. must
be reported by his legal represents.
tive.
Severe penalties are provided for
those who neglect or evade the law.
For false or fraudulent return there
Ii penalty not exceeding $1,000 hne
or years imprisonment, or both. plus
100 per cent. Of tax.
For failure to make return on or
before April 1, 1918. Hne IL from $50
to $1,000. plus 80 per cent of tax due.
Returns must be filed with the Col
iector Of Internal Revenue Of district
In which you live.
An agent may file return for a per-
son who Is Ill, absent from the country
or otherwise incapacitated.
Each return must be signed and
sworn or affirmed by person execut-
Ing 1t.
Single persons are allowed $1,000
exemption In computing normal tax.
A married person living with wife
(or husband) is allowed $1,000 exemp-
ton. plus 500 for each dependent
child under Is.
A head Of family. though single, 10
allowed $1,000 exemption II actually
supporting one or more relatives.
Returns muAt show the entire
amount Of earnings, gains and profits
received during the year.
officials and employees are not taxa
BILE on the salaries or wages received
from q state, county. city or town In
the United States.
Interest on state and municipal
bonds issued within the U. 8. 10 ex.
empt from federal income tax and
should be omitted.
Interest on United States govern
ment bonds IL also exempt, except on
individual holdings Of Liberty Fours In
excess Of 5000 par value.
Dividends are not subject to normal
tax. but must be reported and included
In net income.
Gifts and legacies are not income
and should not be included on the re-
turn of the beneficiary.
Life insurance received as q bene-
ficiary or as premiums paid back at
maturity or surrender of policy II Not
income.
Payments received for real or per-
sonal property sold Is not income. but
the profit realized thereon Is income
for the year Of sale.
Amounts received in payment OF
notes or mortgages is not income. but
the Interest on such notes or mort.
cages is taxable income.
From the entire gross income Ger
tain allowances are made In arriving
at the net income.
Necessary expenses actually paid In
the conduct Of business. trade or pro-
fession may be claimed.
A farmer can claim payments for
labor, seed. fertilizer. stock feed. re-
pairs on buildings, except his dwelling |;
repairs Of fences and farm machinery,
materials and small tools for immedi.
ate use.
The amount OF rent paid for farm
may also be claimed 40 q tenant farm.
er's expense.
Payments for live stock are allowa.
hle II Fought for resale. But II bought
for breeding pr oOses cattle are an In.
vestment, not an expense. and cannot
he allowed.
A stOrekeeper can claim amounts
paid for advertising, clerk hire. tele-
phone, water, light and fuel, also dray.
age and freight bills and cost Of op-
Grating and repairing wagons and
trucks.
A physician can claim cost OF his
professional supplies. rent. office help,
telephone, expense of team or automo-
bile used In making professional calls
and expenses attending medical con-
ventiOns.
ueHtist Suu Ciuitu siiuiinr Uefne,
except team or auto expense. which
are not necessary In his profession.
Expenses that are personal or con.
nected In any way with the support Jr
well being of person or family ara
not allowable.
The costs Of machines, Instruments.
vehicles or implements that are more
or less permanent In character are not
allowable as an expense, They are In.
vestmcnts.
Interest paid on q mortgage or other
! personal Indebtedness is allowable on
personal return.
All taxes paid within the year can
be taken out on a federal return, ex.
ccpt federal Income taxes, inheritance
taxes. and assessments for local Inn
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