The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-03-07
EVERYBODY IS
NOW FIGURING
INCOME TAX
In Order to Be Helpful to Public,
Internal Revenue Bureau
Has Every Available
Officer in Field.
SEVERE PENAL TIES IF you
DELAY BEYOND MARCH IS

With the due date for Income Taxes
only a few weeks away, the collection
of this far-reaching tax on 1918 In
comes has started OF with bang
Everybody is figuring income tax.
Payments and sworn statements of
income must reach Internal Revenue
Offices on or before March 10, and there
arc severe penalties fer delinquency.
Residentsof Louisiana are required ts
make their returns and pay their taxes
to John Y. FauRueruy, Collector of In
ternal Revenue New Orleans, La, o,
to any of his deputy collectors who
are now doing free advisory work on
Income Tax
"Pay your Income Tax by March
15," is the slogan of the Internal Reye-
nue. Bureau, which has sent every
available officer into the field to help
the public to understand the require
nents and to prepare the returns.
Who Must Make Return.
It is estimated that many thousands
Of single and married persons in this
section of the United States who have
nerer 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 classifi
cations:
Any unmarried person whose 1918
net income was 81 600 or over. Wild
ows and widowers, Divorces and mar
ried 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 1918 net income was
5000 or over. The income Of both
husband and wife must be considered,
together with the earnings Of minor
elaidren. if any.
Revenue eureau Offers Aid.
Each person In the United States
who is In either of these classifications
rnast get .bpsy at once II penalties are
10 be avoided. He should secure
blank Eorm 1910 A for reporting net
income up to 5000. or Form 1910 ii
his net income exceeded that amount.
Forms are being distributed by COilec-
tors and their Deputies, also by banks.
By following the instructions on the
fer1s correct return can be prepared
at home II q person needs advice or
aid, the Deputy Collectors In the field
will furnish this without charge
The new Revenue law places the En-
come Tax duty on citizens and resi-
dents. The Internal Revenue Bureau
ia 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 q will ne paid
aud every-rrtarh required by law viii
t~-il=the Re$eREa oiTlces on time.
Exemptions Allowed.
A sirgfo person is allowed q personal
exemption OF s., 900 II he is support
| ing in his household relatives who are
dependent upon him. he may claim the
status of the head of a family who has
the same exemption as il married.
A married person, who lives with
wife or husband, Swallowed a personal
exemption of $1,000. The head of
family is entitled to claim similar
personal exemption
An additional exemption of 500 is
allowed for each person under eighteen
er incapable Of self support, who was.
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 $2eDo. If they make sep
arate returns, the exemption may be
claimed by either or divided.
Accuracy Required.
Absolute accuracy is necessary In
making up income figures Any per.
son sgho is working for wages should
find But exactly how much he received
during the whole year 1913. Fees,
bank interest, bond interest, dividends,
rents received, and 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 ad.
ministfation Of the law.
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