The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-08
IlBDIlE TAX FACTS
IGu SHOULD KNOW

were you one. of thousands Of per :
0naD who lat year, with uuquestioned
AQnagty at purpose, fled an incorrecf
income tax returu7 Arc you, Or have
Spu o1anr . claimant for refund Of taxes
ovoTpa1d? HAVE you bean called upon
6yltho bureau Of internal revenue TOT
pAynnAnt OF amounts owed the govern
mAnt through tuAdvertence Or omls-
K3ous n making out your income ~
form? To sum it UP, have you *.
peg3apeed trouble Of any kind e nline
your income Tar return TOR 1914
II 70, this = wriftAn tor pour 1872
ond Tor th> 6apAdt Of uaogo than y:0OO'
90 taxrayeer who. o. a. he4nro 19Atc0
IL, Wm alo income tAx rocmne 1oH -
year 1918. + r certatn peroenuSe
Of these refnrns WIN D ncosrecE
az srrors NAV be largely reduced II
taxnayary will acquaint themselves
With the income tax provisions OF the
act OF February ~, 1913, known as the
reyenue act Of 1918, which provides
Tor the collection OF taxes for the year
1919 and subsequent years
BUREAU AIDS TAXPAYERS
A an aid TO taxpayers there has
hean prepared with the official APP
r,roval OF the bureau of internal reve-
nue.. . series OF short articles, OF which
tits % the first. telling how to make
out m income tax return for 1919,
when and where TO - 1t, and what to
40 In case you meet with unusual diff
ct1lttes. BY making note OF the infor-
nation contained therein, 1t Is be-
lisved that most OF the difficulties here
tntore encountered may be avoided.
CHANGE IN NORMAL Rate
Probably the most important change
affecting the average taxpayers is in
the normal rate, the exemptions OF
81, 900 for single persons and So QUO for
married persons and heads of families
remaining the same as for 1918 The
normal rate for 1919 Is per cent on
the first $4,000 Of net income above
the exemptions and per cent on the
remaining net income The normal
rata Tor 1918 was 6 aud 1c per cent
citizen and resident 81 the United
States Alien non-residents receiv1nE
income from sources within the United
states are taxed to the full = per cent
On the income from such sources
The surtax rates which range from
! per cent ON the amount OF net In
eeEae between s5.0e0 And Sb.ouo 10 %
per cent on the amount of income IN
Axness OF 100000, remain IN
changed
NAY PAY IN NSTALLMENTS
The tax, as In 1919, may be paid In
full 1T tho time Of ding the return or
in four fnstailInents, the first OF which
Is due on or before March Is, the sec
nrd ON or before June ] s. the third or
or before September Is. and the fourth
on or before December Is. The tirst
snstailment must accompany the fiiing
OF the return The period for ding 10
from January Ia March l5. Heavy
penalties are provided for persons who
fan or ''wiiifully refuse" TO ale their
return and pay the tax within the time
prescribe
Forms for making returns may be
obtained from Offices OF collectors Of
internal revenue and deputy collectors.
post Offices. and banks II your In
come for 1919 was $4,000 or less, ask
for form 1890 A. Ii IL was more than
$4,000 ask for form 1e4o. Returns
must be flled with the collector OF In
tarual revenue for the district in which
the taxpayer lives or has his principal
place CT business