The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-02-28
Figure Your Income Tax
SEVERE PENALTIES IF YOU
DELAY BEYOND MARCH IS

With the due date for Income Taxes
only few weeks away, the collections
of this far-reaehing tax on 1918 In
comes has started on with q bang.
Everybody Is figuring income tax
Payments and sworn statements OF
income must reach Internal Revenue
offices on OF before March Is, aud there
are severe penalties for delinquency.
Residents Of Montana, Idaho and
Utah are required 20 make their re-
turns and pay their taxes to William
@. Whaley, Collector Of Internal Reye-
nue., Helena, Mont, OF 10 any OF his
deputy collectors who are now doing
free advisory work on Income Tax.
fPay your Income Tax by March
10" is 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.
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 aud March 10 by persons
who come under the following classin
cations:
Any unmarried person whose 1918
net Income was $1,000 OF over. Wild
Ows and widOwers, Divorces and mar
rled 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. The income Of both
husband and wife must be considered,
together with the earnings Of minor
children, If any
Revenue Bureau Offers Aid.
Each person Ia the United States
who Is In either OF these clas sificatIons
must get busy at once If penalties are
TO be avoided. He should secure
blank Form 1910 A for reporting net
income up 10 5000, or Form 1040 II
his net income exceeded that amount
Forms are being distributed by Coliee-
tors and their Deputies, also BY banks
BY following the instructions on the
forms correct return can be prepared
at home. II person needs advice or
aid, the Deputy Collectors In the field
win 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 its men to work right with
the public TO get the tax and the re-
turns In. With active cooperation
every tax due March 10 will be paid
and every return required by law will
be in the Revenue offices on time.
Exemptions Allowed.
A single person Is allowed per
sonai exemption OF 81 ,000 II he is sup
porting 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 IL married.
married person who lives with
wife or husband is allowed a personal
exemption of $1,000 The head of q
family is entitled TO claim similar
personal exemption.
An additional exemption of $500 Is
allowed for each person under eight
cen 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 $1,000. If they make sepa-
rate returns the exemption may bs
claimed by either or divided.
Accuracy Required.
Absolute accuracy Is necessary II
making up income figures. Any per
son who is working for wages should
fnd 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.