Cheyenne record., 1919-03-06
EVERYBODY is
NOW FIGURING
INCOME TAX
In Order to Be He'pful 10 Public,
Internal Revenue Bureau
Has Every Available
Officer in Field.
SEVERE PENALTIES If YOU
DELAY BEYOND MARCH IS

Win tEp due cate Tor income laNeS
only Il few weeks away. the collection
of this fnr-rcaching tax on 1913 i'll
comes has started off with a bang.
Everybody is figuring income taN.
Payments and sworn statements Of
income must reach Internal Eevenue
Offices on or before March -, and there
nre severe penalties for delinquency.
Residents of Colorado and Wyoming
are required to make their returns
and pay their taxes to Mark A. Skin
ner, Collector of Internal Revenue,
Denver, Colo, or to any of his deputy
collectors who are now doing free aG-
visory work on Income Tax.
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 10 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 Is by persons
who come under the following cl;tssiti-
cations:
Any unmarried person whose 1918
net income was LEGO or over. Wild
ows and wid0wcrS, divcrcccs and r~ar-
rcd persons who are living apart from
their husbands or wives. are for the
purposes of the Income Tax classed rs
unmarried
Any married person living with wife
o. husband whose 1918 net income was
$4,000 or over The income of both
husband and wife must he considered,
together with the earnings of minor
children, If any.
Revenue Bureau Offers Aid.
Each person l., the United States
who is IN either of these clA sfirations
must get busy at once if penalties are
to be avoided. He should secure a
income up to 5000, or Form 1910 II
his net income exceeded that amount.
Forms are being distributed by Collcc-
tors and their Deputies, also by banks.
BY following the Instructions on the
forms IL correct return can be prepared
Mt home If II 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 to get the tax and the re-
turns in. With active cooperation
every tax due March Is will be paid
and 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 81 900. If lie is sup
porting in his household relatives who
are dependent upon him he may claim
the status of the head Of II 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 n
family is entitled to 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 ana received MS
chief support from the taxpayer.
\ husband and wife living together
are entitled to but one personal eX-
emption of $1,000. 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 low 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
-ucsScs are not accepted. for they nre
unjust alike to the taxpayer and the
Government and defeat the proper nd-
min!Strution of the law.