The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-24
INCOME TAX FORMS
ARE MAILED OUT
Corporations and individuals Have
Received Proper Return Blanks.

JACKSONVILLE, Jan. 23.--Collec-
tor OF Internal Revenue James M.
Cathcart makes the following an
nouncement in reference to income
tax forms for reporting incomes for
the year 1920:
There has been mailed to every
corporation and partnership which
have filed returns in the collectors
office, two copies OF form 1920 for
corporations and two copies OF form
1865 for partnerships. There were
also enclosed with these returns cop
les OF forms 1925 and 1926, being
schedule of taxable interest on liberty
bonds and certificate of inventory, re-
spectively.
There has also been forwarded to
each corporation and partnership a
supply OF forms 1899 and 1096-for re-
porting amounts paid by such corpor-
alton and partnership to persons as
salaries wages. rents, commissions,
ETC., where these payments amount to
81 900 or more. Especial attention Is
called 70 the fact that it is necessary
to state on these forms whether the
payee, if an individual. Is single or
married. Form 1899 and form 1895.
when made out, should be forwarded
TO the commissioner of internal reve-
nue., Washington. ID. c., and not to
the collectors office. The failure to
observe this instruction on the forms
causes considerable delay and extra
work TO the collectors office.
There have also been mailed forms
s1O40 TO every individual making re-
turn to this office last year who had
an, income OF $1,000 or over. Forms
1040-A for individuals having incomes
of less than $1,000 will be forwarded
on Monday, Jan. "a, to all persons
who filed a return on this form last
year.
Forms 1899 and 1896 have not been
mailed to individuals and any tax
payer who has paid out $1,000 and
over in salaries, wages, rent, COM
missions. etc, TO others during the
year 1920 should apply to collectors
office for these forms. one form, 1923,
being required for each person to
whom such payments are made and
one form, 1895, for each person max
ing report OF such payment.
"It Is anticipated by the collector
that the public will, by reason of IA
miliarity with the requirements of the
income tax law, experience much less
ultnculty imam loiiueiiy III thS PASP-
aration of their returns.
There will be stationed at each of
the division headquarters as follows:
Jacksonville Tampa, Pensacola
and Miami, beginning Feb. 1, a dep
uty collector for the purpose of Civ
ing information. supplying individual
forms and assisting taxpayers. 1t is
proposed that so far as the force at
my disposal is available for such pur-
pose. that an itinerary covering the
most important points in each divi-
sion viii be arranged. beginning about
Feb, rs. and continuing to March 15.
There will also be at Miami and
Tampa from Feb. 10 TO March Is and
at Pensacola from March / to March
is a representative OF the revenue
service for the purpose OF assisting
corporations in the preparation of
their reports. Corporations desiring
assistance should make note OF these
appointments and consult these men
IN reference to their reports where
necessary.
much annoyance TO the taxpayer
and work for the service can be avoid
ed by a careful reading of the in
structions contained on the form.
at will not be possible for a deputy
collector 10 make out returns for all
taxpayers who may apply for assis-
lance but every effort viii be made
10 give every taxpayer information
return OF their income"