The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-10
EVERYBODY 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

only a few weeks away, the cOllectlon
of this far-reaching tax on 1913 in
comes has started of with a bang.
Everybody is figuring income tax.
Payments and sworn statements OF
income must reach Internal Revenue
offices on or before March il, and there
are severe penalties for delinquency.
Residents OF Maine, New Hampshire
and Vermont should make their re-
turns and pay their taxes to Seth W.
Jones, Collector OF Internal Revenue.
Portsmouth, n. H., or to any of his
deputy collectors who are now doing
free advisory work on Income Tax.
"Pay your Income Tax by March
IL" Is the slogan Of the Internal Rev
enuc Bureau, which has sent every
available officer into the field TO help
the public to understand the require.
monts and TO prepare the returns.
Who Must Make Return.
n iIt is estimated that many thousands
of 81 lie and married persons in this
section OF the United States who have
never before made annual returns are
required TO do so this year.
Z Income tax returns must be made
between now and March IL by person,
Who come under the following classic.
cations.
ANY unmarried person whose 1918
net income was $1,000 or over. Wild
ows and widowers, Divorces and mar
rled persons who are living apart from
their husbands or wives, nre 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
children, il any.
Revenue Bureau offers Aid.
Each person in the United States
who is in either OF these classihcationS
must get busy at once if penalties are
10 be avoided. He should secure a
blank Form 1910 n for reporting net
income MP 10 $1,000, or Form 1910 II
his net income exceeded that amount.
Forms are being distributed by Collcc.
-tors and their Deputies also By hunks.
! Ey following the INSTRUCTIONS on the
forms a correct reuirnean be prepared
at home. If n person needs advice or
aid the Deputy COLLECTORS IN the field
Will furnish this without charge.
The new Revenue law places the In.
/ como Tax duty on citizens and resi-
denis. Tho Internal Revenue Bureau
is sending its men TO work right with
The public 10 get tie tax aud the. re-
turns in. With actiSG co-operation
every tax due March Is will be paid
and every rolur5 required by law will
he in The Revenue offices on time
Exemptions Are Allowed.
A single person is allowed persona
exemption of $1,000. II he is support
ing in his household featir,'s Nho a,
dependent upon him he may rlalm tb,
status of the head of faniiiy who has
the same exemption as if hurried.
A married person who lives w.,l
wife or husband Is allowed q persona
exemption Of 5000. The head Of +;
family is entitled TO claim smiial
personal exemption.
An additional exemption Of S2G0 4
allowed for each person uudcr eight
cen. or incapable Of self support WHIT
was dependent upon and received hi
chief support from the taxpayer.
4 A husband and wife living togcthc
+. are entitled To but one personal TX
cmpton OF $1,000 IL they make sep
opte returns the exemption may b,
claimed 10y either or divided
Accuracy Required.
Absolute accuracy Is necessary II
making up income fglfres. Any per
son who is working for wages Shoul,
find out exactly how much he rcccivc'
during the whole year 1918. Fees
bank interest, bond interest dividend.
rents received and all other item
must he reported correctly. Mer
guesscs are not accepted, for they ar
unjust alike to The taxpayer and In
Government aud defeat the proper nj
ministration Of the law.
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