The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04
h MAKE INCOME
h REPORT BY 18TH
,, TO FORWARD RE-
AND PAY NOT LESS
roIJRTH OF AMOUNT.
VIII. PAY AT RATE OF
PR CENT, and OTHERS IL

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PR CENT, And OTHERS IL.
Revenue Department Will
u y All Reports to Detect Fraud
4 ...Dtative VIII Not Be Sta
u at Dawson This Year
Il, the next twelve days, or by
l * every unmarried man or
/ Y, who earned $1,000 or more
1 .oIendar year 1918 and every
person whose income
|stsd to $4,000 or more must
detailed report of his income
federal revenue collector OF
|s+rict. On or before March Is
st installment of the income r,
INST be paid, one-fourth of the
amount due, or all of it if the
yer chooses.
means that millions OF Amerl-
|rnst pet to work at once to pre-
tbeir returns, and for the guild
II taxpayers the internal reve-
brreau has issued explicit in
ons covering the preparation
linz Of returns. This is the A.
Of the procedure:
oct the tax return form from
venue collectors Office or from
There are many kinds OF
forms. If a persons income
Glow $4,000 he should ask for
nm especially intended for the
y incomes. 1t might be advis-
fg#A
get two or three of these
since one may be spoiled in
eparation.
.tructions on Printed Form.
form is a siX-page printed
with detailed Instructions for
ing various items of income
Or calculating the tax due. BY
ing this form closely even an
nenced person probably will
little difficulty.
tax rate for most individuals
Der cent. For a single person
imposed on the difference be-
the total net income for the
and $1,000, the so-called eX-
amount. For a married man,
the heads Of a family, the eX-
MS $4,000 and the 6 per cent.
imposed on the difference be-
that and the total income.
is provision for an additional
non Of 5000 for each child or
dependent person under eigh-
EARS Of age or incapable of self
Thus a married man with
hlld or an aged parent would
IN exemption of $4,000 and
pay on the difference between
ID his net income. A man with
hl.dren would have an exemp-
2,4OO, three children $500.
81 on.
To Calculate Tax.
Illustrate the calculation of tax:
FngIe man with a net income
ar Of $4,000 will be taxed $50;
Of $4,000, tax of $12O; in
q "a, goo, tax $3.50; income of
tax $24O.
aSarred man without children
IN an income of $4,000 last
"" WI pay a tax of $50; income
g w tax $50; income of $4,000,
XVI income of $4,000, tax $3.50.
regular or normal tax is IL
H. on Incomes of more than
III case of unmarried persons
g'e IMAM $4,000 in the case of
persons without children. In
SyIQS the tax is doubled on in
y. S4,OOO more than the spe-
vIpuon, In addition, social
axes Superimposed on the
VI normal tax are assessed
4yomes of more than $4,000,
' s rate being l per cent.
Ie,, nESt $1,000 above that sum,
~ ,'. T. Tor the next $4,000, 8 per
VI in .ne next $4,000 and one per
"J p for each additional
IL I poth the II per cent. rate
suLi INes may be ignored by
with incomes of less than
Partial Payments.
|ep,, The tax is figured a person
i ' of ~ at least on paying one
foo ~. the sum by March 18th.
In Installment of one-fourth
|ksb o.e 18TH; the third quarter,
Deo L 10Th, and the first INSTALL
Cd ' Fl 18th. Penalties are
I nav I Of failure to file on time
IN ~ wo sae tax promptly, and tax
Il bofoVa.es returns and paw
'v vo March Is. P"'
b war "a a representative of the
sw,o department. was stationed
the inn Dd for the purpose of as
u bpf people Pc in making their re-
d dono,S a, understood this will
8ividoe5 t inns year. The state has
&opno eG INTO zones, a number he