The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-26
EVERYBODY IS X
NOW FIGURING
INCOME TAX
In Order to Be Helpful to PUBLIC
Internal Revenue Bureau
N, Has Every Available
lM Officer in Field. 4.
SEVERE PENAL TIES If YOU
DELAY BEYOND MARCH 10

With the due cate for Income IaNes
ONLY few weeks away, the collection
of this far-reaching tax ON lolo ~.
comes has started off with pans'
Everybody is figuring income '"A:
Payments and sworn statements W
income must ysash Internal ne, ,nare
|Sre sevcfc~, se!aaP .Ya1s. luency.
Residents Of Moh'a""'5 idaho and
Utah are required to maRe ,,,;r re.
| turns and pay their taxes to Wilt''---
G Whalev collector Of Internal Heve-
mo Helena. Mont, or to any OF MS
denutv collectors who are now DONG
free advisory work on Income Tax.
"pnv your Income Tax by March
IL" ia the slogan of the internal Kew
. enue Bureau, which has sent every
available officer into the field to help
t the public to understand the require
4 mcnts and to prepare the returns.
!, Who Must Make Return.
: It is estimated that many thousands
of single and marrieI persons In this
:, section of the United States who have
. never before made annual returns are
> required TO do so this year.
Ilicome tax returns must be made
y, between now and March 10 by persons
=, who come under the following casslfl-
= cations:
ANY unmarried person whose 1918
net income was 81 1000 or over Wild
. ows and widowerS divorces and mar
ried persons who are living apart from
y their husbands or wives, are for the
Il purposes of the Income Tax classed as
unmarried.
9 ANY married person living with wife
or husband whose 1918 net income was
II $1,000 or over. The income of both
y husband and wife must be considered,
l. together With the earnings of minor
10 children, If any.
- Revenue Bureau Offers Aid.
p. Each person il the United States
Z who is in either of these clatslfications
q. must get busy at once If penalties are
.. to be avoided He should secure q
:, blank Form 1910 A for reporting net
ir income up to 5000, or Form 1910 II
his net income exceeded that amount
Eorms are being distributed by Collec
80 tors and their Deputies, also by banks
4 BY following the instructions on the
forms a correct return can be prepared
at home. If a person needs advice OF
aid the Deputy Collectors in the fie!t
will furnish this without charge.
The new Revenue law places the In
come Tax duty on citizens and resi-
dents. The Internal Revenue Burea,
is sending its men to work right will
~, to l,a IN and tho
turns in. With active cooperation
every tax due March 10 will be pait
and every return required by law will
be in the Revenue Offices on time.
Exemptions Allowed.
A single person is allowed pc
sonal exemption of 1000. If he is SUI
porting in his household relatives VIII
are dependent upon him he may clair
the status of the head of family VIII
has the same exemption as If married
A married person who lives wit
wife or husband is allowed persona
exemption of $1,000. The head Of
family is entitled to claim q simila
personal exemption.
An additional exemption Of 5000
allowed for each person under eigh
cen or incapable Of self support VIII
was dependent upon and received hi
chief support from the taxpayer.
A husband and wife living togethe
are entitled to but one personal e!
emption OF $4,000. If they make sep.
rate returns the exemption may b
claimed by eithtT or divided.
Accuracy Required.
Absolute accuracy is necessary
making up income figures. Any pc
as4 son who is working for wages shOul
Z find out exactly how much he receive
Il during the whole year 1918. Fee
2 bank interest, bond interest, dividend
rents received and all other item
must be reported correctly Mel
y guesses are not accepted, for they al
J unjust alike to the taxpayer and Il
Government and defeat the proper a.
J ministration of the law.