The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-03-06
EVERYBODY IS
NOW FIGURING
INCOME TAX
In Order to Be Helpful to Public,
Internal Revenue Bureau
l.. Has Every Available
NJ 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 Tux on 1918 In
comes has starred Oft with a 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 Montana, Idaho and
Utah nrc required TO make their re-.
turns and pay their taxes to William
&, Whalcy, Collector of Internal Rcyc-
nue., Helena, Mont. or to any of his
deputy collectors who are now doing
free advisory work on Income Tax.
Pay your Income Tax by March
To- is the slogan of the Internal Reve-
nue. Bureau, which has sent every
available officer into the field To help
the public To understand the require.
ments aud to prepare the returns.
Who Must Make Return.
II 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 10 by persons
who come under the following clnsslfi-
cations:
Any unmarried person whose 1918
net income was 81 900 or over Wild.
ows and widowers, Divorces and mar.
ried persons who are living apart from
m x.yIu
purposes of the Income Tax classetl
as unmarried
Any married person living with wife
or husband whose 1918 net income was
$1,000 or over. TIE income OF both
husband and wife must be considered,
together with the earnings Of minor
children, II any.
Revenue Bureau Offers Aid.
Each person In the United States
who Is In either OF these classifcations
must get busy ut once II penalties are
to be avoided. lie should secure a
blank Form 1910 A for reporting net
income up TO $1,000, or Form 1910 II
his net income exceeded that amount.
Forms are being distributed by Collcc-
tors and their.Deputles, also by banks.
BY following the Instructions on the
forms correct return can be prepared
at home, If person needs advice or
did, the Heputy Collectors In the field
Will furnish this without charge
The new Revenue law places the In.
come Tux duty on citizens and resi-
dents. The Internal Revenue Bureau
Is sending It's men TO work right with
the public to get the tax aud tile re-.
turns in. With active cooperation
every tax due March IL will be paid
and every return required by law viii
be in the RcEenue OllicGs.On time.
Exemptions Allowed.
single person Is allowed 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.
married person, who lives with
wife or husband, Is allowed personal
exemption of $1,000. The head of n
family is entitled ito claim similar
personal exemption.
An additional exemption OF 5000 is
allowed for each person under eighteen
or Incapable of self support, who was
dependent upon and received his chief
support from the taxpayer.
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 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 1918. Fees,
bank interest, bond interest, dividends,
rents received, and all other items
must he reported correctly. Mere
guesscs are not accepted, for they are
unjust alike TO the taxpayer aud the
Govenment,-and defeat tic proper I'D
ministratIon OF the law.