The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-04-11
EVERYBODY IS
NOW FIGURING
INCOME TAX
In Order to Be Helpful to Public,
Internal Revenue Bureau
Has Every Available
y Officer in Field.
SEVERE PENALTIES IF YOU
DELAY BEYOND MARCH IS

With the due date for Income Taxes
enly few weeks away, the collection
q this far-reaching tax on 1918 in
comes has started off with bang.
BVryb0dy Is figuring income tax.
Payments and sworn statements OF
hcome must reach Internal Revenue
offices on or before March l5 and there
are severe penalties for delinquency.
Residents of South Carolina are re-
luired to make their returns and pay
their taxes to Duncan G.. Hayward.
Collector OF Internal Revenue, Colum-
bia, ). c.. or to any OF his deputy
collectors who are now doing free ad-
gisory work on Income Tax
PAY your Income Tax ny 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 Stntes who have
never before made annual returns are
required to do 30 this year.
Between now and March Is by persons
who come under the following ciassin-
cations:
ANY unmarried person whose 1918
bet income was 81 900 OF over Wild
0ws aud widowers. Divorces and mar
aed persons who are living apart from
Uheir husbands or wives, are for the
Durposes Of the Income Tax cisssed a.
unmarried.
Any married person living with wife
o. husband whose 1918 net Income was
5000 OF over. Tho Income Of both
husband and wife must he considered,
b1ether with the samhrs Of minor
4~hildroo, X any.
Revenue Bureau oHsrs AID.
Each person In the United States
who 10 IN either OF these ciasslncations
mast get busy at once IL penalties are
30 be avoided He should secure
Blank Form 1910 A Tor rspsrtins nst
income up TO $1,000, or Form lO4O II
his net income exceeded that amount
GOrms are being distributed by Collec-
tore and their Deputies, also by banks
~ following the instructions on the
2orlus 4 correct return can be prepared
at home. If person needs advice or
cid, tue Deputy Collectors in the aeld
Wfil furnish this without cilsrg~
The new Revenue law places the In
come Tax duty on citizens and rest
1eals. The InteruaI Revenue Bureau
- sending Its men TO work right with
10 public to get the tax and The re-
earns m With active co-oNeration
oyery tax due March - will be paid
ed every return required by law Will
- In the Rerenue offices on time
ExempNsns Are Allowed
A a0ste person In allowed a personal
exemption os 81, ,OCO II he 10 support
1n& iu his household relatives who are
aeVenhent upon him he may claim the
status of the head OF a family who has
1Ae same exemption as II married.
A married person who lives with
v1fe or husbrnd Is allowed a personal
Exemption OF $1,000. The head OF y
hmily is entitled to ciaim similar
IerSOnal exemption.
An additional exemption OF $500 ~
Slowed 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
aCe entitled To but one personal eX-
enptiOn OF $1,000. II they make sep
arate returns the exemption may he
claimed by either or divided.
Accuracy Required.
, Absolute accuracy Is necessary In
making mp income figures Any per
son who Is working for wages should
tf1nd out exactly how much h" received
. during the whole year 1913 Fees.
bank interest. bond Interest. dividends.
rents received and all other Items
must be reported correctly Mere
Ruesses are not accepted. for they are
unjust alike TO the taxpayer and tn"
SGovernment and defeat the proper adj
administration NJ the law.