Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-02-27
EVERYBODY is
NOW FIGURING
INCOME TAX
IN Order to Be Helpful to Public
Internal Revenue Bureau
Has Every Available
Officer in Field.
SEVERE PENALTIES IF YOU
DELAY BEYOND MARCH is

WIN Cle u uate IoE lnSokie Aa@ss
emily a few weeks away, the collection
Of this far-reaching tax on 1918 In
comes has started on with . bang.
Everybody is figuring income tar.
Payments and sworn statements Of
income must reach Internal Revenue
offices on or before March Is. and there
are sever penalties for delinquency.
Residents Of Tennessee are required
to make their returns and pay their
taxes Il Edward B. Craig, Collector OF
Internal Revenue, Nashville, Tenn., or
to any Of his deputy collectors who
are now doing free advisory work o.
Income Tax.
"Puy your income Tax by March
IS" Is the slogan Of the Internal Rsve-
nue. 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.
Ii 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 20 do so this year.
Income tax returns must be made
| between now and March Is by persons
| who come under the following classic
cations:
Any unmarried person whose 1918
net income was $1,000 or over. Wild
ows and widowers, Divorces and mar.
ried persons who are living apart from
their husbands or wives, are for the
purposes Of the Income Tax classed
as unmarried.
| Any married person living with wife
or husband whose 1918 net income was
$1,000 or over. Tie income Of both
I husband and wife must be considered,
together with the earnings of minor
children, If any.
Revenue Bureau Offers Aid.
Each person in the United States
who rs In either of these classifcatlons
must get busy at once IL penalties are
to be avoided. He should secure a
blank Form 1040 A for reporting net
income up TO $1,000, or Form 104O II
his net income exceeded that amount.
Forms are being distributed by Collec-
tors and their Deputies, also by banks.
BY following the instructions on the
forms a correct return can be prepared
at home. II a person needs advice or
aid, the Deputy Collectors In the field
will furnish this without charge.
The new Revenue law places the In
rome Tax duty ON citizens and resi-
dents. The Internal Revenue Bureau
is sending its 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 Allowed.
A single person Is allowed a personal
exemption Of $1,000. II 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 IL married.
A married person, who lives with
| wife or husband, is allowed n personal
exemption Of $1,000. The head of il
family is entitled to claim a similar
personal exemption.
IN additional exemption OF $500 j.
allowed for each person under eighteen
| 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 Ok
tmption OF $1,000. If they make SEP
nrate returns, the exemption may be
claimed by either or divided.
Accuracy Required.
Absolute accuracy Is necessary IN
making up income figures. Any per-
snn who is working for wages should
lind out exactly how much he received
during the whole year 1913. Fees.
bank interest. bond interest, ~diyidcmls.
rents received, and all other items
mast be reported correctly. Mere
TnicSScS are not accepted. for they are
unjust alike to the taxpayer and the
Government, and defeat the proper ctl-