The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1919-02-28
EVERYBODY is
now FIGURING
INCOME TAX
II Order TO Be. Helpful to PubIiS.
Internal Re.cp,a BaTeaa
has EvcSy Agail-b.e
officer in Ei--..,..
S1VEH2 PENALTIES n YOU
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VIA il<t 40. IT. for lncas,e Taxcs
ei';, "a trM Her.ss awly. The collection
81 ~, fir.reaelilns TAX Ola 1918 in
s'ii.gs tr;s &pSied o. vita a bang.
L.>S'si'e ~ is ii-Yr;ng iEco;:c ak.
Payments a4l. Sworn statcs.cnis Of
ia'rpne ni.Sl Hsscli Internal Revcnue
c5iccs uii o;; befogq March II. and there
4Tc scye"e pfaalties foe dclipqusrcy.
lcS.dsni. az Tennessee are required
~ Eiake lhcr goiurrS afA pax their
taxes ia Eilwaivs Il. Craig, Collector oi
ri,"iTill rcvcnue. NASHVILLE. Penn, or
~ any ~ his an'pnry COLLECTORS who
are n"w doing free advisory Wort; On
Become Tux.
"l'ns your' income Pax by March
r." ~ The slogan of the Internal I;eve-
rae Enrea1g which has sent every
available officer into the field 10 help
The public 10 unders,an,t the require
menis and iapEspare The. r,iurpS
Vino Mus. Make Return
II is estimated tl,at inaay ihousaati,:.
Of single and married persons IN this
section of tie United States who have
never before made annual reteEns are,
OCCURRED la do so this year.
Income tax returns must he made
between POW and March u by persons.
who come under The following classid-
cations:
ANY unmal ried person, whose. t9IS,
pct Income was $1,000 or oyer. Wild,
ows. Dndfwidowers, Divorces and mar
pled. persons who are living apart from
tbcir husbands or wives. are fpf the
purposes OF the Income Tax chlsscd
~ uplDarricd
Any married person living With, wife
or hnshan,l whose 1918 net INCOME was,
$1,000 or s-ser Tie lncome of both
hllslbaa,h and wife must be conSidcredl
iogcther with tbs earnings of MINOR
children, II any:
Revenue Bureau offers Aid.
Each persea la the United States.
who Is IN either &c these considerations
must get busy at once n penalties are.
10 be avoided. llo Shssld secure. a,
blank Form 1910. ! for reporting net
income up. 10. 5000. or Form 1910 II
his pqt Income exceeded thar amount.
Forms. are bcing distributed by Coilec.
tors and their Deputies, also by banks.
Iiy following the Instructions OF the.
FORMS ~ correct return can be prepared.
nj home. n u person needs adsice or
MD. the Deputy Collectors In the field.
will furnish this withous charge.
The new Revenue law places tho In
come Tax duty on citizens and rasi.
dents. The internal Revcnle. Bureau,
Is sending Its men Ia work right with
the public to get the tax and the, ~.
turns in. With active cooperation,
every <ax due Marh b will he paI,i
and every return required by law will
be In the Revenue offices on time.
Esemptions. Allowed.
A single person Is allowed u PERSONAL
exemption of $1,000 lr lie Is support 1
ing In his household relatives, who are.
dependent upoa him. no may CHIN the |
status OF the head Of a, family who has
the same exemption as IL married..
A marnied person, who lives with |
wife or hpsban,h Is allowed 10 personal |
exemption OF $1,000. The head Of u |
family Is entitled 10 claim q similar
personal exemption.
An additional exemption OF 500 ls |
for each, person under eighteen
or incapable OF self support. who was
dependent upon, and received his CHIEF
support from the taxpayer.
A husband and wife living together
are entitled 10 hut one personal ex;
emption Of $1,000. II they make sep
arate returns. the exemption may be
claimed by either. or. divided.
Accuracy Required.
Absolute accuracy In necessary In.
making up income figures. ANY per
son who is working for wages should
find out exactly how much, he received
during the whole year 1918. 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
and defeat the proper adj
Of the law.