The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-04-11
EVERYBODY IS
NOW FIGURING
llGOME TAX
IN Order TO Be Helpful to Public,
Internal Revenue EuFeau
has Every Available
Offioer in Field.
SEVERE PENALTIES IF YOU
DELAY BEYOND MARCH IS

with the due cate LOT llColhS A"--''
only a few weeks away, the collection
Of lhis far-reaching tax on l9l6 M
comes las started Of with Dang
Everybody is figuring income tax.
PAYMENTS and sworn statements OF
income must reach Internal Eeverue
oeIicas on or before March 10, and there
are severe penalties for delinouehcy'
Residents Of Georgia are required
70 make their returns and pay their
taxes 10 Aaron O. Blalock, Collector
NJ Internal Revenue, Atlanta, Ga, or
to any Of tie deputy collectors WHO
are now doing free advisory Work Oh
Income Tax.
.pay your Income Tax by March
15.r IS the slogan Of tile Internal ReF-
enue Bureau, which has sent every
available officer into the field to help
the public TO understand the require
ments and 10 prepare the returns.
who Must Make Return.
II is estimated that many thousands
of single and married persons IN tAlS
section of the United States who nave
never before made annual returns are
required to 90 so this year
Income tax returns must be MADE
between now and March 10 by persons
who come under the following ciasslG'
/ cations:
! Apy unmarried person whose lJl5
net income was 81 GOO or over. VIA
oUs and widowers, Divorces and l~ar-
ried persons who are living apart from
their husbands or wives, are Tor Inc
purposes OF the Income Tax classed as
unmarried
ANY married person living with EI!e
or husband whose 1918 net income was
SO 600 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 il the United States
who is IN either of these cia-siications
must get busy at once if penalties are
to be avoided. He should secure
blank Form 1850 A for reporting net
income M TO 5000, or Form l040 II
his net income exceeded that amount.
Forms are being distributed by Collec-
tors ana their Deputies, also by banka'
Ev following the instructions ON the
forms a correct return can lie prepared
ut home. If a person needs advice on
mid. The Deputy Collectors in the tieio
will furnish this without charge.
The new Revenue law places the In
come Tax duty on citizens and resi-
II dents. The Internal Revenue Bureau
!, lis sending It's men to work right with
Me public to get the tax and the re-
turns in. With active cooperation
every tax due March 10 will be paid
Gnd every return required by law will
be in the Revenue offices on time
Exemptions Allowed.
A single person is allowed a per
sonal exemption of $1,000. If 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.
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 $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 $4,000 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 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 adj
ministration Of the law.