St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1919-02-28
PAY AND FILE
NC0ME TAX
BEFORE MAR. IS
U. S. Internal Revenue Bureau
Gives Warning That Severe
Penalties Will Be Enforced.
WOMEN WITHIN LAWS SCOPE;
HOW THEY REPORT INCOME

The Income Tax drive comes TO q
close on Saturday night, March TO-
An payments aud returns due on that
date under the provisions Of the new
Revenue Law must be In the hands Of
local Internal Revenue Collectors be.
fore their Offices close that night.
The Income Tax Is being collected to
meet the war expenses. Every person
who shouted and footed his horn on
Amstlce Day ls now called upon to
contribute his share Of the cost Of win.
ming the war.
The luggurds and the dodgers will
fucc severe fines and Jail sentences
The Internal Revenue Bureau an.
nOunccs that its officers will check us
all W to see that every person who
comes within the scope Of the Income
Tax law did his share.
Where TO Pay and File.
Residents Of oregon are required to
mike their returns und pny their taxes
10 Milton A. Miller. Collector Of Inter
nal Revenue, Portland, ore, or To any
Of his deputy collectors who ARE now
doing free advisory work on Income
Tax.
Payments sent 10y mail should be NJ.
lachcd to the returns and should be- In
the form Of check, money order or
drnfi Cash payments hy mail are sent
ut the taxpayers risk uf loss.
n you are unable to make your r..
turn personally because Of Illness, alb
soucc or iurupurlty, an agent or legal
representative may make your return
n there are any doubtful points a. tu
your Items of Income or allowable de.
ducllons, you should gct IN touch ut
once with Revenue officer ur bank.
cr for advice
Women Pay Tax.
Women ARE subject To ull the require.
mrnts of the Income Tax Whether
single ur married, womun's Income
from ull sources must be- considered.
II unmarried. or II living apart from
her husband, she must nuke her re-.
turn for ipiS II her net Income was
$1,000 or over
n married and living with her hus
band, her Income must hc considered
with the hushuud's In determining the
liability Tor return Their joint In.
come. less the credits allowed hy law.
In subject Ia normal tax. The wlfc's
net Income N considered separately In
computing any surlnN thnt mny be- due.
Husband aud wife flc Jointly. ns
rule. n the husband does not include
his wifc's Income In his return, the
wife must iilo a separate ruturn,
Severe Penalties.
Tho new Revenue Law places severe
penalties On a person who falls to
make return on time. refuses Ia make
return nr renders q fraudulent return
For failure 10 make return and pny tax
ON time tnc of not moro than 81 ODO
Is nnmcd, and - per cent at the tax
due ls added Ia the assessment. For
refusing Wllmlly 10 make return, on
Tor making false or fraudulent ~.
turn there N a line ~ not exceeding
Slo.Wn uud Imprisonment of Not "a.
cccdlng one year. or both
Farmers Income Taxable.
Every farmer aud ranchmun who
had fair or rqnd year IN 1918 must |
heed the Income Tax this year. lie |
must consider all his income us tnN.
able lie Is entitled Ia deduct from |
his grass income nll amounts expended |
In carrying ON his farm The cost of /
farm machinery. farm buildings and |
improvements cannot be- deducted |
The cost of live stock, either for re, |
sale or Tor breeding purposes, Is also |
regarded as Investment.
Overtime and Bonuses Taxed.
Salary aud wage carncrs must con.
slider as taxable every item received |
from employers und from other
sources, BONUSES ana overtime pay
are 10 be reported, as well as the regu-
lar payments.
Allowances for Losses.
losses sustained In lalS and not Gov
cred hy insurance are dcductible items |
II Incurred In the taxpayers business |
Or trade, In any transaction under
taken Tor profit or arising from hre,
storm, shipwrcck OF other casualty, OF
from theft.