The Brinkley argus., 1919-03-07
EVERYBODY IS NOW FIGURING
 INCOME TAX
In Order to Be Helpful to Public, Internal Revenue Bureau Has Every Available
 Officer in Field.
SEVERE PENAL TIES IF YOU
 DELAY BEYOND MARCH 15


 only few weeks away, the collection of this far-reaching tax on 1918 in- comes has started off with a bang. Everybody is figuring income tax.
 Payments and sworn statements of income must reach Internal Revenue offices on or before March 15, and there are severe penalties for delinquency.
 Residents of Arkansas are required ts make their returns and pay their taxes to Jack Walker, Collector of Internal Revenue, Little Rock, Ark, or to any of his deputy collectors who are now doing free advisory work on Income Tax.
 "Pay your Income Tax by March 15,' is the slogan of the Internal Reve- 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.
 It 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 to do so this year.
 Income tax returns must be made between now and March 15 by persons who come under the following classif1- cations:
 Any unmarried person whose 1918 net income was $1,000 or over. Wid- ows and widowers, divorcees 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 $2,000 or over Tie income of both 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 must get busy at once if penalties are to be avoided He should secure a blank Form 1040 A for reporting net income up to S5,000, or Form 104o If 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 correct return can be prepared at home. If person needs advice or aid, the Deputy Collectors in the field will furnish this without charge.
 The new Revenue law places the In- come Tax duty on citizens and resi- dents. The Internal Revenue Bureau is sending it's men to work right with the public to get the tax and the re- turns in. With active cooperation, every tax due March 15 will be paid and every return required by law will be in the Revenue offices on time.
 Exemptions Allowed.
 single person Is allowed personal exemption of $1000. If he Is support ing in his household relatives who are dependent upon him, he may claim the stairs of the head of a family who has the same exemption as if married.
 A married person, who lives with wife or husband, is allowed personal exemption of $2,000. The head of a family is entitled to claim a similar personal exemption.
 An additional exemption of $200 is 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 ex- emption of $2000. If they make sep arate returns, the exemption may be claimed by either or divided.
 Accuracy Required
 Absolute accuracy is necessary in making up income figures. Any per- son who is working for wages should find 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 to the taxpayer and the Government, and defeat the proper ad- ministration of the law.