Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-02-27
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

With the due date for Income Take
only few weeks away, the collection
OF this far-reaching tax on 1918 In
comes has started Off with a bang
Everybody is figuring income tax.
Payments and sworn statements o.
income must reach Internal Revenu,
offices on or before March 10, and Their,
are severe penalties for delinquency.
Residents OF Michigan will make re
turns and pay their taxes TO James J
Brady, Detroit, or to Emanuel
Doyle, Grand Rapids, Collectors OF In
ternal Revenue, or 10 any OF tn,
deputy collectors who are doing FREE
advisory work on Income Tax.
PAY your Income Tax by March
10 is the slogan OF the Internal Rev.
enue Bureau. which has sent every
available officer into the field to help
the public 10 understand the require
ments and to prepare the returns.
Who Must Make Return.
II is estimated that many thousands
VI 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 II by persons
who come under The following classic
cations:
ANY unmarried person whose 1918
net income was $1,000 or over Wild
ows and wldowers. Divorces and r mr..
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 mel income was
$1,000 or over The income of both
husband and wife must be considered.
together with the earnings of minor
children, II any
Revenue Bureau Offers Aid
Each person f. the United States
who is in either OF these ella sifcations
must get busy at once if penalties are
TO be avoided He should secure
blank Form 1910 \ for reporting nei
income up 10 500. or Form 1910 n
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 fielo
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 10 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 Allowed.
A single person is allowed a per
sonal exemption of 81 900. IL he Is sup.
porting in his household relatives who |
are dependent upon him he may claim |
he status OF the head 81 a family who |
las the same exemption as II married |
A married person who lives with |
wife or husband is allowed personal |
exemption OF 81 600 The head OF q |
'amily is entitled to claim similar
personal exemption.
An additional exemption of 5000 Is
allowed for each person under eight
zen 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 II they make sepa
ate returns the exemption may be
laImed by either or divided.
Accuracy Required.
Absolute accuracy is necessary n
making up income figures Any per
on who is working for wages should
md out exactly how much he received
Turing the whole year 1918. Fees.
ank interest, bond interest, dividends.
ents received and all other items
aust be reported correctly. Mere
uesses are not accepted, for they are
MUST alike 10 the taxpayer and he
government and defeat the proper ad-
OF the law