The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-03-14
EVERYBODY IS
NOW FIGURING
INCOME TAX
n Order to BE Helpful to Puzzle
Internal Revenue Bureau
Has Every Available
Ofiieer IN Field.
SEVERE PENALTIES IF you
DELAY BEYOND MARCH Is

DELAY BEYOND MARCH Is
With the due date FOR Income Taxes
snly few weeks away. the collection
Of this far-reaching tar on 1915 In
corass has started on with bang.
Everybody Is nglrlng income tar.
Payments and sworn statements OF
Income must reach internal Revenue
Offices on or before March Is, and there
Rrs severe penalties for delinquency.
Residents Of Tennessee are required
to pake their returns and pay their
taxes to Edward b. Craig, Collector OF
internal Revenue, Nashville, Tenn, or
10 any OF his deputy collectors who
are now doing free advisory work on
Income Tax.
PAY your income Tax by March
49, Is the slogan Of the Internal Reye.
nue. Bureau. which has sent every
available officer into the field to help
the public to understand the require
Dents and to prepare the returns.
Who Must Make Return.
II u estimated that many thousands
u single and married persons In this
section OF the United States who have
never before made annual returns are
required to do 80 this year.
Income tax returns must be made
between now and March is by persons
who come under the following ciassiA-
cations.
Any unmarried person whose 1913
net Income was $1,000 or over Wild,
ows and widowers, Divorces and mar
rich persons who are living apart from
their husbands or wives, are for the
purposes OF the Income Tax classed
Us unmarried.
Any married person living with wife
or husband whose 1918 net income waB
$1,000 or over. Tie income OF both
husband and wife must be considered,
together with the earnings Of minor
children. IL any.
Revenue sursau Offers AID.
Each person 10 the United States
who Is tn either Of these classiicati0ns
must get busy at once II penalties are
to be avoided. He should secure .
blank Form 1910 4 for reporting net
income up 10 $4,000, or Form l040 i
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
FERNS correct return can be prepared
ct home II q person needs advice or
aid, the Deputy Collectors in the field
viii furnish this without charge.
The new Revenue law places the In.
come Tar duty on citizens and resi-.
dents. The Internal Revenue Bureau
II sending Its men to work right with
the public to get the tar and the re-
turns IN. With active cooperation,
every tax due March Is viii be paid
and every return required by law will
be In the Revenue 0ffices 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 family who has
the same exemption as II married.
A married person, who lives with
wife or husband, Is allowed a personal
exemption OF $1,000 The head Of a.
family Is entitled to claim a similar
personal exemption
An additional exemption OF $500 10
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-
emptfon Of $1,000. II 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 10 working for wages should
md 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
ruesses are not accepted, for they are
unjust alike to the taxpayer and the
Government, and defeat the proper nd-
minlstration Of the law.
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