Mountain advocate., 1919-05-09
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

with the due date for Income Taxes
only few weeks away, the collection
OF this far-reaching tax on l0lS IN
comes has started of with bang
Everybody is figuring income tax.
Payments and sworn statements OF
income must reach Internal Revenue
offices on or before March II, ana thcrc
are severe penalties for delinquency.
Residents Of Kentucky should make
their returns and pay their taxes in
the nearest Of the following Josh I.
| Grlfith, Owensboro; J. Rogers Gore
| Louisville; Charlton II. Thompson
| Coylngto on; Elwood Hamilton, LcNing-
ton; Jehu ". Hughes, Danville.
%Psy your Income Tax by March
Is" Ia the slogan Of the Internal Rev
enue 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 TINS
section OF the United States who have
never before made annual returns are
required to do 50 this year.
Income tax returns must be made
between now and March IL by persons
who come under the following clnssiii-
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 claSScd as
unmarried.
ANY married person living with wife
or husband whose 1913 net income was
s., 900 ar over. The income of both
husband and wife must be considered.
together with the earnings Of minor
children, IL any.
Revenue Bureau offers Aid.
Each person IN the United States
who is in either of these claSSiiicaiionN
must get busy ut once If penalties are
to be avoided. lie should secure a
blank Form 1910 \ for reporting net
income up TO $1,000, or Form lOiO II
his net income exceeded that amount.
Forms are being distributed by Cullcc-
tors and their Deputies, also hy banks
By following the instructions on the
forms a correct return can he prepared
at home If II person needs ADVICE or
MD, the Deputy Collectors in the field
will furnish this without charge.
III The new Revenue law places the III
come Tax duty on citizens and resi-
| dents. The Internal Revenue Bureau
is sending its men 10 work right win
the public to get the tax and the re-
rurns in. With active Cu-upCraliou
every tax due March - will he paid
and every return required by law will
lie IN the Revenue offices on time.
Exemptions Are Allowed.
A single person is allowed Il personal
| exemption of $1,000. If he is support
ing in his household relatives who are
/ dependent upon him he may claim the
D status Of the head of II family who has
;, the same exemption as if married.
r married person who lives VIII
. | wife or husband Is allowed persona
exemption of $1,000 The head OF 4
v family is entitled tS claim Il simlnl
|. personal exemption.
:. An additional exemption Of 500 Il
p allowed for each person under eight
cen or incapable of self support wh'
-. was dependent upon and received hi'
J. chief support from the taxpayer.
A husbanda and wife living toG"ihe
are entited to but one personal "N
: emption of $1,000. If they make sep
arsts returns tlle exemption may he
claimed by either or divided
Accuracy Required.
:, Absolute accuracy is necessary II
making up income figures. ANY per
!. son who Is working for wages Sh"uI'
- find out exactly how much he received
during the whole year 1918. feeS
: bank interest bond interest, dividends
y rents received AMI all other ii"m
II must he reported correctly. Mer'
y guesses are not accepted, for tEey ar
u unjust ulike to the taxpayer ana ih'
n Government aud defeat the proper AL
81 minlStraliOn of the law.