The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-03-07
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 Tor Income Taxes
only a few weeks away, the collection
a, This fur-reuching tax on 1918 in
comes has started of with Il bang.
Everybody is figuring income tax.
Payments ana sworn statements OF
income must reach Internal Revenue
offices on or before March II, and there
are severe penalties for delinquency.
Residents Of Missouri are required
o make their returns and pay their
taxes 10 George Moore, 81. Louis, or 10
George f. Crutchley, Kansas City, col
lrctors or Internal Revenue, who are
now doing free advisory work on IN.
,ume Tax.
PAY your Income Tax by March
/ 49," is the slogan OF the Internal Rev
nue. Bureau, which has sent every
/ available officer into the field TO help
ne public to understand the require
meuts 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 ycnr.
Income tax returns must be made
between now and March 10 10y persons
who come under the following classic
cations:
ANY unmarried person whose 1913
NET income was $1,000 or over. Wild
ows and widuwers, Divorces and mar
ricd persons who are living apart from
their husbands or wives, are for the
purposes OF the Income Tax claSsed as
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 classiicatlons
must get busy at once II penalties are
10 be avoided. He should secure .
blank Form 1910 \ for reporting net
income up to $1,000, or Form lO4O Il
his net income exceeded that amount
Forms are being distributed by Collec
. tors and their Deputies, also by banks
Nv following the instructions on tn
forms a correct return can be prepared
AT home. II a person needs advice O
aid, the Deputy Collectors In the tiel,
st E..-s-l. NH vvsffLpttf charm
IA The new Revenue law places the In
come Tax duty on citizens and resi-
" dents. The Internal Revenue Burea'
I is sending It's men to work right Wit
r, the public to get the tax and the re
turns in. With active cooperation
every tar due March Is will be pal
d and every return required by law vii
Of be in the Revenue offices OF time.
Exemptions Are Allowed.
er A single person is allowed a persona
! exemption Of $1,000. II he Is supper
~ ing in his household relatives who ar
dependent upon him he may claim III
a status of the head OF a family who ha
no the same exemption rs II married.
A married person who lives wit
IL wife or husband is allowed a person;
exemption Of $1,000. The head Of
family is entitled to claim a simila
IN personal exemption.
An additional exemption Of 5000
d nlIowcl for eu,' 'orSon under eigh
cen or incapable Of self support wi
ey was dependent upon and received il
chief support from the taxpayer.
A husband and wife living togeih0
are entitled 10 but one personal q
emptiou OF $1,000 II they make $50
p, arate returns the exemption may
~ claimed by either or divided.
a Accuracy Required.
Absolute accuracy is necessary
,at making up income figures ANY pc
son who is working Tor wages shou
Vi find out exactly how much he receiv.
during the whole year 1918. Fee
red hnnk interest, bond interest. dividend
rents received and all other tteI
must he reported correctly. Me
gueSscs are not accepted, Tor they a
unjust alike to the taxpayer and {
Government and defeat the proper 4
minlstrution Of the law.