The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-02-26
EVERYBODY is ~ I
NOW FIGURING
!. INCOME TAX
IN Order to Be Helpful to Public,
!. internal Revenue Bureau
Has Every Available 4.
officer in Field.
SEVERE PENALTIES IF you
DELAY BEYOND MARCH IS

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only q few weeks away. the collection
OF this far-reaching tax on 1913 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 Is, and there
are severe penalties for delinquency.
. i Residents OF Minnesota are required
&c. make their returns and pay their
taxes to Edward j. Lynch, Collector Of
Internal Revenue, st. Paul, Mimi, or
to any Of his deputy collectors who
are now, doing, free advisory work on
Income Tax, =: -! i I. -.-.....
."pay your : Income Tax by March
15," 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.
=. u Who, Must Make Return. y
It ia estimated that many thousands
,of single sand 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 Is by persons
who come under the following classic
cations: -. - ."
J.. Any unmarried person whose 1913
net income was $1,000 or over. Wild
ows and waaowers, divorces and mar
ried persons who are living apart from
tf,ein 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 Overt: The income :ef* both
husband: and wife must be considered.
together with the EARNINGS Of minor
chtldren,sit any.s =. - - -. ~. ~,
III Revenue 54ifsau Offers Aid. ~.
Il Zach person In sthe-s United States
whoas;in: either Of these classitications
must get busy at once II penalties are
to be avoided: He should secure n
blank Form '1O4O "A for reporting net
Income up to $1,000, or Form ao40 II
hfs net income exceeded that amount.
Forms are being distributed by Coliec-
tors and their Deputies; also by banks.
BY Following the Instructions on the
forms q correct return can be prepared
At home. II a person needs advice or
aid, the Deputy Collectors In the. field
viii furnish this without charge %
The new Revenue law places the In-
come Tax duty On citizens and resi-
dents. The Internal Revenue Bureau
Is sending Its; men to work right with
the public to get the tar and the re-
turaE I'm. with active. cooperation
every .tsx due March Is will be paid
and every return required by law will
be in tia Revenue Offices on time
= a" = Exemptions Are Allowed. -
", A single person is allowed a personal
exemption of $1,000. II he Is support.
ing III his household relatives who are
dependent. upon him he may claim the
statusot the head OF q family who has
tfte anusexanaption as II married. =.
':,A;t i,tarried .:pefsoI, who lives. with
vito er:husbhnd.1s allowed ii personal
exemption ;of. s., 600, The head Of a
family Is .entitfeat to claim a%stmfial
PERSONAL exemption. r. '.
An additional exemption Of $500 is
allowed for EACH person under eight.
cen or incapable Of self support who
vas 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 $2,0o0. If they make sep.
arate. returns the exemption may be
claimed by either or divided.
. ....<L~s{ Accuracy Required. So.
Absolute accuracy Is necessary In
making up income figures. Any per
son who IL working for wages should
find out exactly how much he received
during the whole year 1918. Fees,
bank interest, bond interest, dividends,
rents received aHd all other items
must he reported correctly. Mere
guesses are not accepted, for they are
unjust alike to the taxpayer and the
Government, and defeat the proper ed.
ministration Of the law.
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