The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1920-02-26
INCOME TAX
RETURNS Due
Business Men. Farmers and Wage
Workers Must File Schedules
of Income for 1919.
MARCH IS LAST FILING DATE.
Net incomes Of 81 900 or over, II Sin.
gle; or $4,000 :, over II Married,
Must Be Reported.

The Income Tax imposed by Act
OF Congress on earnings Of the year
1919 Is now being collected.
Returns under oath must he made
on or before March II by every citi'
zen and resident who had net in
come for 1919 amounting to:
$1,000 or over, if single or if mar
ried and living apart from wife Cor
hu>banD or if widowed or divorced
$1,000 or over if married and living
with wife (or husband.
The status of the person on the laSl
day of the year fixes the status fof
the year With respect TO the above
requirements.
Under any Of these circumstances a
return must lie made, even though
no tax is due
Husband and wife must consider
the income Of both, plus thar Of lie
pendent minor children, in meeting
this requirement; and, IL sufficient to
require return, all items must be
shown in joint return or in separate
returns of husband and wife,
A single person with minor depend
ents faust include the income Of such
dependents.
a minor who has net income of
Of pop 90, ,,,,ro i- t,t nclIorn1 n
dependent, and must Tile separate
return.
Personal returns should be made 90
Form 1910 A, unless the net income
exceeded $1,000, in which case Form
1910 should be used
MiSsourlans should send returns and
payments to Geo. II. Moore, Collector
Of Internal Revenue, st. Louis, or Geo.
+. Crutchley, Collector Of Internal Rev
enue, Kansas City, Mo,
How to Figure Income.
The best way to find out SyActaeE one
must file return Is to get Form
l0i0A and follow the instructions
printed on IT, That form will serve as
reminder of every item of income
and II a return is due 1t tells how to
prepare and file It.
If in doubt on any point as to income
or deductions, person may secure
free advice AMI aid from the nearest
Internal Revenue office.
y A.. all
or-miss methods are barred when a
person is making out his Income Tax
return. Accuracy and completeness
must he insisted upon. The return is
sworn statement. AS such 1t must
be thorough and accurate.
Salarled persons and wage earners
must ascertain the actual cOmpensa.
ton received. Overtime, bonuses,
shares in the profits of n business,
vulue Of quarters and board furnished
by the employer and other items which
are compensations for services must
be included.
1t must he borne in mind that com
pensatOn may he paid in other forms
than in cash. A bonus paid in Liberty
Bonds is taxable at the market value
of the bonds. A note received in pay
ment for services is taxable income at
It's face value, and the interest upon
It is also taxable.
Other Returns Due.
Every partnership doing business in
the United States must file return
on Form 1865; aud every personal
service corporation must file similar
return.
Corporations must fe annual re
turns on Form 1920.
Trustees, executors, administrators
and others acting in a fiduclary capac
lty are required to file returns. Ii
some cases. Form 1911 is used; II
others, Form 1910; and still others
returns on both forms are required.
Information returns, on Forms 1902.
and 1896, must be filed by every or
gHnizatiOn, firm or person who paid
during 1919. an amount Of $1,000 II
salary, wages, interest, rent, or Oihe
fixed or determlhable income to an
other person, partnership, persona
service corporation or fducIary. Thes
information returns should be for
warded directly to the COMMISSIONS
of Internal Revenue (sortlng diyislon)
Washington, D. G.