The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-02-28
EVERYBODY IS
NOW FIGURING
INCOME TAX
In Order to Be Helpful to Public,
Internal Revenue Bureau
Has Every Available
Officer in Field.
SEVERE PENAL TIES 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 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 Montana, Idaho and
Utah are required to- make their re-
turns and pay their taxes to William
C. Whaley, Collector of Internal Reve-
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
10 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 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 beforeamade annual returns are
required to do so this year
Income tax returns must be made
between now and March Is by persons
who come under the following classiti-
cations,
Any unmarried person whose 1918 !
net income was $1,000 or over. Wild 4
ows and widowers, Divorces and mar 4
ried persons who are living apart from Z
. hni Oh, p1c
purposes of the Income Tax classed 4
~ unmarried. f
Any married person living with wife {
Of husband whose 1918 net income was L
50, 900 or over TIE income of both 4
husband and wife must be considered. r
ogether with the earnings of minor z
if any.
Revenue Bureau Offers Aid. Y
Each person in the United States n
vho'is in either of these classifications Fl
must get busy at once IL penalties are g
O be avoided. He should secure y
flank Form 1910 A for reporting net NJ
ncome up to $1,000, or Form 1910 if r.
is net income exceeded that amount. 81
'orns are being distributed by Collec- w
ors and their Deputies, also by banks. lIJ1
~ following the instructions on the ~
orms correct return can be prepared ST
{ home. II person needs advice or nj
id, the Deputy Collectors in the field 2
ill furnish this without charge. =
The new Revenue law places the In
ONE Tax duty on citizens and resi-
ents. The Internal Revenue Bureau
sending its men to work right with
lie public to get the tax and the re-
rms in. With active cooperation,
very tax due March Is will be paid
I'D every return required by law will
. in the Revenue offices on time.
Exemptions Allowed. e
A single person is allowed personal
Of $1,000 If he is support
< In his household relatives who are
pendent upon him, he may claim the
atus OF the head of family who has vel
e same exemption as if married fol
married person, who lives with bee
fe or husband, is allowed a personal Dy
emption Of $1,000. The head of a Ine
mily Is entitled to claim a similar qo'
rsonal exemption ~ ~.
All additional exemption of 5000 is S1e
owed for each person under eighteen S1s
Incapable Of self support, who was an6
pendent upon and received his chief bri
pport from the taxpayer. for
A husband and wife living together str,
= entitled to but one personal ex- STR
ption of $1,000 If they make sep Slz
tie returns, the exemption may be p p J,
lined by either or divided, DO Po'
Accuracy Required. ~
Absolute accuracy Is necessary in $40
king up income figures Any per- and
who is working for wages should goo
out exactly how much he received fair
ing the whole year 1918. Fees, @I
TX interest bond interest, dividends, So.U
is received, and all other items scoc
st be reported correctly. Mere L
sses are not accepted, for they are men
ust alike to the taxpayer and the nay
and defeat the proper ad- % 90
istration of the law, NOR
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