The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-02-26
EVERYONE + ! NOW
FIGURING TAX
In Order to be Helpful to Public, In
ternal Revenue Bureau Has Every
Il. Available Officer in Field
SEVERE PENALTIES FOR DELAY
Slogan Is "Pay Your Income Tax Be.
fore March 15th"Who Must
Make Return

only a few weeks away, the collectiOn
Of this far-reaching tax on 1913 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 Is, and there
are severe. penalties for delinquency.
Residents Of Iowa are required to
make their returns and pay their taxes
to Louis Murphy, Collector Of In
ternal Revenue, Dubuque, Iowa, or to
any of HIS deputy collectors who are
now doing free advisory work on In
come Tax. &
.'.Pay your Income Tax by March
49," 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.
I Income tax returns must be made
between.now and March 10 by persons
who come under the following classic
8 cations:
Any unmarried person whose 1918
net income was $1,000 or over. Wild
ows and widowers, Divorces and rarr
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
$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 III the United States
who is in either of these Considerations,
must get busy at once if penalties are
to. be avoided He should secure a
blank Form 1O4O, A for reporting net
income up to 5000, or Form 1910 If
his net income exceeded that amount.
Forms are being distributed by C0llec-
tors and their Deputies also by banks.
BY following the instructions on the
forms a correct return can be prepared
at home. TIA person needs advice or
aid. the Deputy Collectors in the. field
will furnish this without charge
The new Revenue law places the In-1
come Tax duty on citizens and resi-
dents. The internal Revenue Bureau
ID sending itsemen to work right with
the public to get the tax and the re-
turns in. With Aactive cooperation
every tax due March Is will be paid
and every return required by law will
be In the Revenue Offices on time.
A single person is allowed a per
sonal exemption OF 81 900. Il he is sup
porting In his household relatives who
are dependent upon him he may claim
the status 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 $1,000. The head Of q
family is entitled to claim q similar
personal exemption. q
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 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 1913 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 I'D.
ministration Of the Jaw. "
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