The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-02-27
INCOME TAX "
RETURNS, DUE
BUSINESS Men, Farmers and Wage
! Workers Must File Schedules
Of income for 1919.
MAncn IS LAST FILING DATE.
ease incomes es 81 80 Or Over. " Sim
CITE; Or 2,ooe r. ovsr " Married,
Must De Reported.

of Congress on earnings OF the year
1913 is now being collected
Returns under oath must be made
- or before March Is BY every citi-
sen and resident who had q net in
come for 1919 amounting to:
LOCO or over. II single; or IL mar
ried and living apart from wife Tor
husband); or II widowed or divorced.
$1,000 or over. II married and living
with wife (or husband).
The status Of the person on the last
day Of the year nxes the status for
rAs year with respect to the above
requirements
Under any Of these circumstances
return must lie made. even though
ne TAX Is due.
Husband and wife must consider
the income OF both. plus that OF de-
pendent minor children. In meeting
this requirement. aud, IL sufficient TO
require q return. all items must be
shown In a Joint return or In separate
returns OF husband and wife.
A single person with minor depend
eats must inclsae the Income OF such
dependents.
minor who has Z net income OF
a. 600 or more il not considered a
dependent, aud iaust 6le 4 separate
return
: Personal returns should be made on
Form 1040 A, uniess the net income
exceeded $3.000. Ia which case Form
1e+e should be used
Residents Il Mississippi should file
their returns with, and make payments
Of Income Tax 60. George L. Donald,
Collector Of Internal Revenue. Jackson,
Miss.
How % Figure Income.
The best way 10 ind cut whether one
must file a return is 70 get q Form
1904 and follow the instructions
printed on it. That form VIII serve as
= reminder 81 every item or income,
and IL \ return is cue It tells how to
prepare and eae a.
IF In doubt On any point as TO income
or deductions, q person may secure
free advice and add from the nearest
Internal Revsoue ONCE
Quesswork, ESTIMATES and other hit
er-miss methods are barred when
person Is making DHt his Income Tax
return. Accuracy and completeness
must be insisted upon. The return is
. sworn stateDent. As such it must
be thorough and accurate.
Salaried peEsoAs and wage earners
must ascertain the actual compenss-
ZION received Overtime. bonuses,
shares In the RaoAz u a business,
value Of QuarzeGs and heard furnished
= -. ,.f,
are cOmpensaxtono for services must
be included.
1t must be essu4 In nin1 that com
Densati0n may b pn11 II other forms
than In cash. a bsnns paid In Liberty
Bonds Is taxn1p1e IT she market value
81 the bonds. = 1e1e seceived tn pay
Aent for servsees ID taxable income at
lis face value, nnA To INTEREST upon
IL In also tax6bae
Othor Nszprno Due
= Every partnership asfnE business in
the United Skxses Hzst file return
On Form 106S. end every personal
return
C0rporations assst ak annual re-
turns On ForA 1120.
Trustees. exerutOrx, administrators
end others aching In q Adnciary capac-
lily are required 10 HE returns. In
some cases. Form 10S1 is used: in
others, Form 1o&0: and still others.
sessrns on b0fh forms are required
Information returns. ON Forms 1899
end 1896. muSf be He'd by every or
Rninstion, Arm or pers0n who paid,
Aprisg 1919. aa anoant OF $1,000 in
salary. wages. interest. rent. or other
1xsa Or det1sminahle income to an
stAer person. per1nership. personal
service corporation OF Aduciary. These
1ntoruation returus should be for
warded directly to ffR Commissioner
81 loternal Be~enR <ssrt1ng division).