Show Telegram Gives Fifth of Series in Explanation of New Utah Income Tax I Editors Editor's Note This Is the fifth ofa ata of at ofa a series of or questions and answers designed ned to explain the man many points of at the state income tax law which Is effective this year eu Others Others Oth Oth- ers ems will wUl follow daily dally Q Q Must a single person whose net income is 1800 1600 a year and who is the chief support of an aged father and mother pay an income tax A Yes unless the father and andI mother r are in incapable pable of support self mentally or physically d fec- fec j a tive live In any event he must make a return and the pay filing tIling fee tee Q Q What is a dependent A. A Any person who is under 21 years old and who receives his major support from the taxpayer is a dependent de de de' pendent Any person more Ihan 21 years old and who is incapable of support self because of mental or ph physical sic l defects and who receives his major support from rom the taxpayer is a dependent Q M My boy carries a paper route and earns a few dollars a month Is he a dependent He is 15 years old A. A Yes if he is dependent you for the major part of ot his upon support Q Q My father is in good health but is S 60 years old He is is unable to get work because became industry demands younger men and he is totally dependent de de- de pendent upon me for tor support Is he a dependent A. A Presumably he is not Being unemployed does docs not necessarily constitute con con- dependency Q Q Must fee my father pay the tiUn filing A. A Yes Q Do federal have ha to make a l return and pay the filing fee A A. A Yes if it resident of ot Utah but salaries or wages received from the United States for lor services are excluded ed from the gross cross income Each re reo return re- re turn i must be accompanied by the Illing Ill fil jing ing fee of 1 1 Q I am married and have no income income in in- come except as a wife Must I fill out outa a return and pay a filing fee A. A A married woman living Jiving with her husband on December 31 1931 having no independent income is not required to file a return if it her husband hus bus band makes what is known n as a joint return for himself and wife The filing fil hi- ing fee is paid only when a return is filed mcd |