Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-03-13
EVERYBODY is
NOW FIGURING
INCOME TAX
In Order to Be Helpful to Public,
Internal Revenue Bureau
Has Every Available
Officer in Field.
SEVERE PENAL TIES IF YOU
DELAY BEYOND MARCH Is

With the due Gate for Income Taxes
only few weeks away, the collection
of this far-reaching tax on 1918 in
comes has started off with a bang.
Everybody is figuring income tax.
Payments and sworn statements Of
income must reach Internal Revenue
offices on or before March 10, and there
are severe penalties for delinquency.
Residents of Alabama and Missis-
sippi are required to make their re
turns and pay their taxes TO John d.
McNeel, Collector of Internal Reye-
nue., birmingham, Ala, or to any Of
his deputy collectors who are now do
ing free advisory work on Income Tax.
PAY your Income Tax by March
l5," is the slogan of the Internal Rev
enue Bureau which has sent every
available officer into the field to help
the public to understand the require
ments and to prepare the returns.
Who Must Make Return.
1t is estimated that many thousands
of single and married persons in this
section of the United States who have
never before made annual returns are
required to do so this year.
Income tax returns must be made
between now and March - by persons
who come under the following classifi-
cations
Any unmarried person whose 1918
net income was 81 600 or over Wild
ows and widowers, Divorces and ar
ried persons who are living apart from
their husbands or wives, are for the
purposes of the Income Tax. classed as
unmarried.
Any married person living with wife
or husband whose 1913 net income was
$1,000 or over The income of both
husband and wife must be considered,
together with the earnings CT minor
children, if any.
Revenue Bureau Offers Aid.
Each person il the United States
who is in either Of these cla sificatlOns
must get busy at once if penalties are
to be avoided. He should secure a
blank Form 1910 A for reporting net
income up to $500, or Form 1910 II
his net income exceeded that amount.
Forms are being distributed by Collec-
tors and their Deputies, also by banks
By follOWiag le Instructions on the
forms Il correct return can be prepared
at home If a person needs advice or
aid, the Deputy Collectors in the fielu
will furnish this without charge
The new Revenue law places the In
come Tax duty on citizens and resi-
dents The Internal Revenue Bureau
is sending its men 10 work right with
the public to get the tax and the re-
turns in. With active cooperation
every tax due March 10 VIII be paid
and every return required by law will
be i'll the Revenue offices on time.
Exemptions Allowed.
A single person is allowed a per
sonal exemption of 81 600. If he is sup
porting in his household relatives who
are dependent upon him he may claim
the status Of the head Of family who
has the same exemption as if married.
A married person who lives with
wife or husband is allowed personal
exemption of $4,000 The head of a
family is entitled to claim a similar
personal exemption.
An additional exemption of 5000 is
allowed for each person under eight
cen or incapable of self support who
was dependent upon and received his
chief support from the taxpayer.
A husband and wife living together
are entitled to but one personal ex-
of $1,000 If they make sepa-
rate returns the exemption may be
claimed by either or divided.
Accuracy Required.
Absolute accuracy is necessary In
making up income figures. Any per
son who is working for wages should
find out exactly how much he received |
during the whole year 1918 Fees,
bank interest, bond interest, dividends,
rents received and all other items
must be reported correctly Mere
guesses are not acceptedS for they are
unjust alike TO the taxpayer and the
Government and defeat the proper adj |
of the law.