Milford chronicle., 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 PENALTIES IF YOU
DELAY BEYOND MARCH IS


oHly a few weeks away, the collection
of this far-reaching tax on 1918 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 Is, and there
are severe penalties for delinquency.
Residents of Maryland and Della
ware should make their returns and
pay their taxes to Joshua W. Miles,
Collector OF Internal Revenue, Balti-
more, Md, or to any OF his deputy
collectors who are now doing free ad-
| vis0ry work on Income Tax
PAY your Income Tax by March
l5,' is the slogan of the Internal Rev
enue Bureau, which has sent every
I 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 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 Is by persons
who come under the following classif-
cations:
Any unmarried person whose 1918
net income was $1,000 or over. Wild
ows and wldowers, 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
$1,000 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 classiflcatiOns
must get busy at once if penalties are
TO be avoided. He should secure a
blank Form 1910 a for reporting net
income up to $1,000, or Form 1910 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 a correct return can be prepared /
at home If a person needs advice or
aid, the Deputy Collectors in the field /
will furnish this without charge.
The new Revenue law places the In
come Tax duty on citizens and resi-
dents. The Internal Revenue Bureau
is 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 10 will be paid
and every return required by law will
be in the Revenue offices on time.
Exemptions Are Allowed.
A single person is allowed a personal
exemption of $1,000 II he is support
ng in his household relatives who are
dependent upon him he may claim the
status OF the head of a family who has
he same exemption as if married
A married person who lives with
wife or husband is allowed a personal
Of $1,000 The head OF a
amily is entitled to claim a similar
PERSONAL exemption.
An additional exemption OF 5000 is
llowed for each person under eight
en or incapable OF self support who
vas dependent upon and received his
hief support from the taxpayer.
A husband and wife living together
re entitled TO but one personal ex-
mption Of $1,000. If they make sep
rate returns the exemption may be
aimed by either or divided
Accuracy Required.
Absolute accuracy is necessary in
aking up income figures. any per-
IN who is working for wages should
nd out exactly how much he received
lring the whole year 1918. Fees,
INK interest, bond interest, dividends,
,nts received and all other items
ust be reported correctly. Mere
lesses are not accepted, for they are
ljust alike to the taxpayer and the
1vernment and defeat the proper ad-