The spectator., 1919-03-07
EVERYBODY IS NOW FIGURING
 INCOME TAX
ln 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 few weeks away, the collection of this far-reaching tax on 1918 in- comes has started off with bang Everybody is figuring income tax.
 Payments and sworn statements of income must reach Internal Revenue offices on or before March 15, and there are severe penalties for delinquency.
 Residents of Arkansas are required to make their returns and pay their taxes to Jack Walker, Collector of Internal Revenue Little Rock, Ark. or 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 Reve- 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 never before made annual returns are required to do so this year
 Income tax returns must be made between now and March 15 by persons who come under the following classifi- cations:
 Any unmarried person whose 1918 net income was S1,000 or over. Wid- Ows and widowers, divorcees 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. Tie 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 ClasSitications must get busy at once If penalties are to be avoided He should secure blank Form 104O A for reporting net income up to 5000, or Form 1040 if his net income exceeded that amount. Forms are being distributed by Collec- tors and their Deputies, also by banks. By following the instructions on the forms correct return can be prepared al home. If q person needs advice or aid, the Deputy Collectors in the field will furnish this without charge.
 The new Revenue law places the h. come Tax duty on citizens and resi- dents. The Internal Revenue Bureau Is sending it's men to work right with the public to get the tax and the re turns in. With active cooperation, every tax due March 15 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 personal exemption of s1000 If he Is support Ing in his household relatives who are dependent upon him, he may claim the status of the head of family who has the same exemption as If married.
 married person, who lives with wife or husband, is allowed personal exemption of $2,000 The head of family is entitled to claim similar personal exemption.
 An additional exemption of $200 is allowed 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 to but one personal ex- emption of $2,000 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 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 be reported correctly. Mere guesses are not accepted, for they are unjust alike to the taxpayer and the Government, and defeat the proper ad- ministrstion of the law.