The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-03-12
EVERYBODY is :"
NOW FIGURING,
INCOME: 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

with the due date for Income Taxes
only few weeks away, the collection
Of this farreaching tax on 1918 in
comes has started Off with a bang.
Everybody is figuring iacome tax.
Payments and sworn statements Of
Income must reach Internal Revenue
offices on or before March -, and there
ar" severe penalties for delinquency
Residents Of South Carolina are re-
luired to make their returns and pay
their taxes to Duncan c. Hayward,
Collector Of Internal Revenue Column
6tn, ). G.. or to any Of his deputy
collectors who are now doing free adj
visory work on Income Tax.
"PMy 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
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 be made
between now and March l5 by persons
who come under the following classih-
cations:
ANY unmarried person whose 1918
net income was 81, 900 or over. Wild
OwS and widOwrrS, Divorces and mar
.ried persons who are living apart from
their husbands or wives. are for the
ri hn rr,,,. ,I,
unmarried.
Any married person living with wife
or husband whose 1913 net income was
$1,000 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 in the United States
who Is in either Of these claSSitcaiions
must get busy at once If penalties are
to be avoided. He should secure n
blank Form 1910 4 for reporting net
income up to $1,000, or Form 1910 if
his net income exceeded that amount.
Forms are being distributed by Collec-
tors and their Deputies. also by banks
BY following the distractions on the
forms correct return can be prepared
Mt home. If Il person needs advice or
aid. the Deputy Collectors in the field
will 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 10 get the tax and the re-
turns in. With active corporation
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 Il 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 if married.
a married person who lives with
wife or husband is allowed Il personal
exemption of $1,000 The head of Il
family is entitled to claim Il similar
personal exemption.
An additiopal 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.
y husband and wife living together
are entitled 10 but one personal cX-
emption of $1,000. If they make sep
arate returns tn" exemption may be
claimed by either or divided
Accuracy Required.
Absolute accuracy is necessary I'm
making up income figures Any per-
son who is working for wages should
ma out exactly how much h. received
during the whole year 1918. Fees,
bank interest, bond interest. dividrndS,
rents rrcrirnJ and all other items
must be Ccported correctly. Mere
gucSSes are not accepted, for they are
unjust alike to the taxpayer and the
Government and defeat the proper ad-
miniStratiOn of the law