Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-02-28

SEVERE PENAL TIES r. YOU
DELAY BEYOND MARCH is


only few weeks away, the collection
Eof this far-reaching tax on 1913 in
EeQnes has started of with a bang.
Everybody is figuring income tax
Payments and sworn statements OF
eiucome must reach Internal Revenue
Enffices on or before March Is, and there
are severe penalties for delinquency.
Residents of Minnesota are required
to make their returns and pay their
taxes to Edward !. Lynch, Collector OF
Internal Revenue, st. Paul, MIMI, or
to any Of his deputy collectors who
are now doing free advisory work on
Income Tax.
s"Pay your Income Tax by March
49," 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. :
. It 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. :s.G5:
Income tax returns must be made
| betwen now and March Is by persons
who come under the following classtf1-
cations:
ANY unmarried person whose 1918
net income was $1,000 or over Wild
| -ows~ and xidowers. divorces and mar
| ried persons who are living apart from
their husbands or wives, afesfor the
| purposes OF the Income Tax classed as
unmarried. -..T2.c;.:. e.
| 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 Of minor
children, If any. >,.,..~ .s.. i, q : II ~:
Revenue Bureau Offers lid; ~
! Each person In the United States
! who is in either Of these classified tons
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 $1,000, or Form 1910 If
his net income exceeded that amount.
Forms are being distributed by Coilec-
| tors and their Deputies, also BY banks.
BY following the instructions on the
forms correct return can be prepared
! at home. II person needs advice or
aid, the Deputy Collectors in the. field
will furnish this without charge. 800
>A The new Revenue law places the In
come Tax duty on citizens and resi-
dents. The Internal Revenue Bureau
IL sending It's men to work right with
the public to get the tax and the re-
turns in. With active cooperation
every tax due March Is will be paid
and every return required by law will
Be In the Revenue Offices on time.
,.-.~ Exemptions Are Allowed. ~
A single person is allowed a personal
exemption Of $1,000. If he is support
ing In his household relatives who are
dependent upon him he may claim the
status Of the head of a family who has
the same exemption as If married.
A married person who lives with
wife or husband is allowed a personal
exemption of $4,000. The head OF
family IL entitled to claim similar
personal exemption. - &~'s
AL duUIClOlld1 cAcIupllOu Ul SAVV 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-
emption Of $1,000. If they make sep
arate returns the exemption may be
claimed by either or divided. :
-, III 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. 1913. Fees,
bank interest, bond interest, dividends,
rents received and all other items
| must be reported correctly. :. Mere
guesses are not accepted, for they are
unjust. alike to the. taxpayer and the
Government and defeat the proper ad-
ministration Ct the law:
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Il INCOME TAX IS d.