The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-03-06
EVERYBODY is
now FIGURING
INC0..!E TAX
In Order to Be Helpful to Public,
Internal Revenue Bureau
Has Every Available
Officer in Field.
SEVERE PENALTIES IF YOU
DELAY BEYOND MARCH IS

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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, aud there
are severe penalties for delinquency.
Residents of Missouri are required
to make their returns and pay their
taxes TO George Moore ST. Louis, or to
George F.. Crutchley, Kansas City, col,
lectors Of Internal Revenue, who are
now doing free advisory work on In.
come Tax.
PAY your Income Tax by March
10" 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 he made
between now and March Is by persons
who come under the following classlf-
cations:
Any unmarried person whose 1918
net income was $1,000 or over. Wild
ows and wldOwers, Divorces and mar
rled persons who are living apart from
their husbands or wives, are for the
purposes Of the Income Tax classcd as
unmarried.
Any married person living with wife
or husband whose 1915 net income was
$4,000 or over. Tie income of both
husband and wife must be considered,
together with the earnings of minOr
children, IL any
Revenue Bureau Offers Aid.
Each person in the United Stntes
who Is in either OF these clas,idcations
must get busy at once IL penalties are
to be avoided. lie should secure n
blank Form 1910 a for reporting net
income up to $1,000, or Form 1910 if
his net income exceeded that amount.
Forms are being distributed by Colcc-
tors and their Deputies, also by banks
BY following the instructions on the
forms correct return can he prepared
at home. II person needs advice or
aid, the Deputy Collectors in the field
will furnish this without charge.
The new Revcnue law places the IN
come Tax duty OF citizens and resi-.
dents. The Internal Revenue Bureau
IL sending Its men to work right with
the public to get the tax and the re-
turns In. With active cooperation
every tax due March IL will he paid
and every return required by law will
be in the Revenue offices on time.
Exemptions Are Allowed.
A single person is allowed II personal
exemption of $1,000. If 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
A married person who lives with
wife or husband Is allowed a personal
exemption Of $4,000. The head Of a
family Is entitled 10 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
nre entitled tO hut 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
tnd 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 i'd
rIpistratiOn of the law.