Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-03-07
THIS TELLS HOW TO
FIGURE INCOME TAX
Squarely Up to Every individual
to Get Busy by March Is
or Suffer Penalty.

March 10, for paying your Income Tax
and making your return. Avoid the
last minute rush. Any person can flg-
ure out his liability today as well as he
can next week, and II there Is any
point on which he needs advice he can
now get In touch with Revenue man."
This word Of advice ~ from william
G. Whaley, Collector OF Internal Reve-
nue, Helena. Mont, who Is collecting
the Income Tax In Montana. Idaho and
Utah. Collector Whaley IL giving with
out charge every aid of his Office and
his enlarged field force to help the peo-
pie get their payments and their re-
turns in by March 18th.
But the Income Tax men will not
pull your door-bell or your coat-tails,
according to the Collectors announce
ment. II is squarely UP to every indi-
vidual to figure out his own case and
to get busy II he comes within the
scope of the new Revenue law.
Did You Earn This Much7
Every unmarried person who re-
celved income averaging $19.25 a week
during 1918 and every married couple
who Jointly received income averaging
$3.50 a week should secure Mt once
from the nearest Deputy Collector or
the nearest bank a blank Form 1910 A.
That form contains the Information he
will need to enable him to figure his
correct net income and any tax that he
owes the government.
The law requires that every unmar-
ried person who had net income Of
$1,000 or over and every married per-
son whose net income was $1,000 or
over (including the income Of husband
children, II any, must make return
on or before March 18th. And this re-
quirement does not hinge on whether
| the person owes a tax.
Taxable Income.
An individual must include under
gross income all gains profits and in
come derived from salaries, wages or
compensation for personal service of
whatever kind and In whatever form
| paid or from professions, vocations,
business, sales or dealings In property
of all kinds. interest. rent, dividends
or profits derived from any source
whatever Very few items OF income
are exempt
Deductions include ordinary and nee
essary business expenses, interest paid
or accrued on Indebtedness, taxes of
all kinds except Federal income and
excess profits taxes and assessments
for local benefits, losses actually sus-
tanned, debts ascertained to be worth
less and depreciation on buildings, ma
chinery, fixtures, ETC., used In business.
| A further deduction Is allowed for con-
religious, charitable, scientific or edu-
cational purposes or for the prevention
Of cruelty to children or animals to an
amount not exceeding Is per cent of
the taxpayers net income as computed
without the benefit Of the contribution
deduction.
The taxpayer In not allowed to de-
duct any personal. living or family ex-
pense, any amount spent for improving
property or any expense of restoring
property or making good its exhaus-
ton for which an allowance Is claimed
under depreciation.
Figuring the Tax.
Before figuring the normal tax the
dividends are deducted as credits from
net Income, together with the personal
exemption. As In previous years, divi.
dends of domestic corporations are ex-
cihpt from normal tax when received
by the stakeholder.
The normal tax rates for citizens
and residents are as follows: On the
| first $4,000 of net income In excess OF
the credits the rate is 6 per cent on
any further taxable income the rate II
| l. per cent.
The surtax rates apply to net In
! come of each individual In excess OF
5000. The personal exemption and
the dividends are not deductible before
computing surtax. In the case of re
turns by husband and wife, the net in
come of each Is considered separately
In computing any surtax that may BE-
due. Form 1910 should be used foI
making returns OF net income exceed
Ing $1,000, and the Instructions on thai
form will show how to figure the sur
! Tux.
Business House Returns.
Employers and others who pait
wages, salaries, rents, interest or sim
liar determinable gains In an amount
Of, $1,000 or over during 1918 to any
person must file an information returI
with the Government. Blanks may b,
secured from the Collector.
Every partnership must file a return
showing Its income and deductions ant
the name and address of each partner