The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-03-07
EVERYBODY IS
NOW FIGURING
INCOME TAX
N Order 10 Be helpiul 10 Puhhc.
internal Revenue Bureau
Has Every Available
officer IN Field
SEVERE PENALTIES n YOU
DELAY BEYOND MARCH IS

via ths tuz szte frr fnccme Tarss
only q fes vceks away. the ccliection
q this ~far.reaehlrx TAI ~ 1918 in-
CONES has started ~ win q banE
EvrrJbody h nrurinx incone tax
Payments and woru siatements %
income must reach Internal nsTenue
oncra 81 o. hafrre Marrh IA and here
are severe penalties for deiinauency-
Residents ~ Nsw Me1ice and A.
rcna arr required ~ make fheir -
turns and pay their taxes n Alfred
Frunklln. COLLECTOR q Internal Rive
M. rhc~rir. ARA. ~ 10 eng n ~
depufy ooiiez~u vho are soiua
frr~ -ifisarY gort % incrme Tav
Pay gour Income Tax ~ March
Is Il n sloxan ~ To interual Rev
enue Hnfeau. uhirh has ssni every
available onrer Into the field 9 % help
the public ~ understand The require.
menis and n rrspare the Urn
VINE Must MAKE Return.
n T. estimated thar many thousands
% single and married pcrspus 10 this
sectiuu 81 he United states who have
never before made annuai returns arr
required 10 % 20 this year.
Income tar returns must ~ made
between nov and March rs ~ gruour
Who zone under the following clsssih.
cations:
AM unmarried persor whose 1918
net income vas 5000 OF over wld.
oNs and uidoUers. Divorces ard
ned persons Who are living siau from
their husbands ~ wives arr for M
purposes n the Income Tax Chased a.
unmarried
Any married peraon living with wife
Or husband whose 1918 net Income vas
S2ooO or over. The incous % both
husband and wife must b. considered
together with the earnings o. minor
childrsn. u any.
RsNsnUs BgreaB oners AID.
Each person n tho United States
who Il In either u these cia sihcutious
must got busy a. oncs n penalties ar
10 be- avoided We should secure q
blank Form 1910 A for reporting net
income % % $500. or Form 1910 n
his net Income erceeded that amoun
Forms are being distributed by Colle~
tors and their Deputies also BY banks
BY following the Instructions on ths
forms q correct return can he prepared
a. home n q person needs advice %
aid. the Deputy Collectors m tho heia
viii furnish this without charge
The new Revenue law places the In.
cone Tar duty On citizens and resi-.
dents The Internal Revenue bureau
IL sending ~ men 70 work right with
the public h Eet the taK and tho r.
turns In. with active co-operuuon
every tax due March n viii b. Paid
and every return required by Law viii
BE- IN the Revenue Offices on time.
Exemptions Allowed.
a single person u allowed . per.
sonal exemption % 5000 n be 10 sup
porting 10 bis household relatives who
are dependent upon him " may claim
the status ~ the head n a family who
has the same exemption a. II married.
A married person who lives with
wife or husband IA allowed n Personal
exemption Of 5000 The head Of a
family Il entitled 10 claim a similar
personal exemption.
An additional exemption Of 500 Is
allowed for each person ander eight
cen or incapable Of self support who
vas dependent upon and received his
chief support from the taxpayer.
A husband and wife living together
are entitled 10 but one personal ex.
emption Of 5000 II they make sepa.
rate returns the exemption may be
claimed b. either or divided.
Accuracy Required.
Absolute accuracy n necessary In
making up income figures Any per
son who IA working for wages should
hnd 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 accepted. for they are
unjust alike % the taxpayer and the
Government and defeat the proper ad-
m%lnlstration Of the law.