Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-03-14
EVERYBODY IS
NOW FIGURING
INCOME TAX
In 0yy'cr 10 Be Helpful to Public
Internal Revenue Bureau
Has Every Available
officer in Field.
;EVERE 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 1918 In
comes has started Off with bang
Everybody Is figuring Income tax.
Payments and sworn statements OF
income must reach Internal Revenue
Offices on or before March IL, and there
are severe penalties for delinquency
Residents of Kentucky should make
their returns and pay their taxes to
The nearest Of the following: Josh t.
Griffin. Greensboro; J. Rogers Gore.
Louisville: Charlton b. THOMPSON,
Covington; Elwood Hamilton. LeXing-
ton John W. Hughes, Danvllle.
PAY your Income Tax 10y March
is" 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.
1t 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 IL by persons
who come under the following classifi-
cations:
Any unmarried person whose 1918
net income was $1,000 or over. Wild
| ows.sud widawers, Divorces AMI mar
| ried persons who are living apart from
.heir- husbands. -ar.-W4Nas, -are.-tar--t the
/ purposes OF the Income Tax Classed as
unmarried.
ANY married person living with wife
| or husband whose 1918 net income vas
$1,000 or over The income of bOtl
husband and wife must be considered
together with the earnings of minoi
children, If any.
Revenue Bureau Offers Aid.
Each person in the United state
who Is in either OF these classification
must get busy Mt once II penalties ar
to lie avoided He should secure
blank Form 1910 4 for reporting n,
income up to 5000, or Form 1910
his net income exceeded that amour
Forms are being distributed by Cole
tors and their Deputies. also by
Ky following the Instructions
forms a correct return can he
al home. If a person needs g
aid, the Deputy Collectors In
will furnish this without char
The new Revenue law place.
come Tax duty on citizens am
!ents The Internal Revenue Bur.
$ sending It's men TO work right wit
the public to get the tax and the r.
turns In. With active cooperation
every tax due March Is will be paid
nd every return required by law will
oe In the revenue offices on time.
Exemptions Are Allowed.
\ 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 us If 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 5000 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. II they make sep
arate returns the exemption may be
claimed by either or divided.
Accuracy Required.
Absolute accuracy IL 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,
bunk 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-
minlstration Of the law.