St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1919-03-07
EVERYBODY IS
NOW FIGURING
INCOME TAX
In Order 10 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 date for Income Taxes
only few weeks away, the collection
of this fnr-rcaching tax on 1913 In
comes has started OFT with bang.
Everybody * 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 oregon are required to
make their returns and pay their taxes
20 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.
"Pay your Income Tax by March
10" Is the slogan OF the Internal Reve.
nue. Bureau, which has sent every
available officer into the field 20 help
the public TO understand the require.
mcnts and to prepare the returns.
Who Must Make Return.
II N estimated that many thousands
Of single aud married persons IN this
section " 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 clnsslh.
Cntions:
Any unmarried person whose 1918
net income was $1,000 or over Wild.
ows and widowcrs Divorces and mar
rlcd persons who are living apart from
their husbands or wives, are for The
purposes of the Income Tax clussed
ns unmarried.
Any married person living with wife
or husband whose 1913 net lucomc WIS
$1,000 or over Tie Income uf both
husband and wife must be- considered
together with the earnings OF minor
children. " amy.
Revenue Bureau offers Aid.
Each person In the United Suites
who II IN either of these clnssinutious
must Ert busy ut once " penalties ARE
a. hc avoided lie should scrufc
blank Form 1910 \ for reporting not
Income up Ia Si,OOD. or Form 1910 n
bis net Income exceeded that amount
Forms hrc hcing distributed hy Collrc.
tors nud their Deputies, also 10y banks
liy following the Instructions on the
forms correct return can bee prepared
ht home, n n person needs nd,irc ar
MD, the Deputy Collectors IN the field
viii furnish this without charge
The now Revenue law places the IN.
come Tux duty on citizens and resi-.
dents Tho Internal Rrycnue Bureau
n srndlng ils men 10 work right with
the public To get the tax nnd the r.,
turns in with active cooperation,
every tnx due March ~ will be- paid
and every return required by law viii
be- IN the Revenue offices On time,
Exemptions Allowed.
A single person II allowed personal
exemption of $1,000 II he is support
ing In his household relatives who are
dependent upon him, he may claim the
status ~ the head OF family who hns
the same exemption as lf married
\ married person, who lives with
wife ar husband. H. allowed "a personal
exemption Of S2,OOO The head of q
family is entitled To claim similar
personal exemption,
An additional exemption Of 500 n
allowed Tor each person under eighteen
or incapable Of self support, who was
dependent upon ana received his chief
support from the taxpayer
\ husband aud wife living together
are entitled 90 hut one personal cN-
emption of So OOO n they make sep
aratc returns, the exemption may be-
claimed by either or divided
Accuracy Required
Absolute accuracy Is necessary I'm |
making up income figures. Any per |
son who Is working for wages should /
find out exactly how much he received |
during the whole year 1915 Fees |
bank interest, bond interest, dividends, |
rents received. and an other Items /
must be rcpnrled correctly Mere /
euesses ARE not accepted, for they are |
unjust alike to the taxpayer and the
Government, and defeat the proper ad- /
of the law