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Show LEHI FREE PRESS. LEHI. UTAH Millions More To Pay Taxes On '41 Income NATIONAL AFFAIRS RtvitwtJ by Citizens Filing Income Returns mirrors. I am finished with Relaed by Wetrn Newspaper Cnion.l WASHINGTON, D. C.- -In less BU Syndicate WNU Service ) than two months millions of citizens of the United States are goFor as many WASHINGTON. to be paying their income ing years as this war may last, and tax for 1941. It is also a known perhaps if the Churchill dream of of the role of Britain and the United fact, because of the lowering follow to tax the the income States during base, very many years should come true for many years more people are going to be paylonger, it is highly essential that ing or filing an income tax that anti British sentiment in this coun- didn't do so for 1940. Following try should be submerged. This war already has developed a are some hints and suggestions sequel to the "Britain is willing to that will help you when filling fight until the last Frenchman dies" out vour income tax form: of the last war. For instance the WHO MUST FILE A RETURN? story of the men of various nationperson having a gross Every alities in the airplane, when it be- income single of $750 or more; every marcame apparent that the plane could ried person, not living with husband not surmount the mountain range, or wife, and having a gross income and gain safety, unless most of the of $750 or more; and married perpassengers jumped. The French- sons living with husband or wife, man jumped first, then the Belgian, who have an aggregate gross inthe Hollander, the Dane and the come of $1,500 or more. Norwegian, each with a patriotic utBE WHEN MUST RETURNS terance. Finally came the English1941, calendar the For FILED? year man's turn. Shouting, "There will on or before March 16, 1942. For always be an England" he pushed the fiscal year, on or before the 15th the Greek out! the The fact that this story is being day of the third month following close of the fiscal year. from and with some relish, told, WITH WHOM AND WHERE New England to the Pacific coast, BE means something. Actually if the MUST INCOME TAX RETURNS disIn the FILED? bad pushed Britisher, in that story, out an Australian it would have trict in which the person lives or has his chief place of business, and come closer to meeting the critiwith the collector of internal revbeen cism so many Americans have enue. voicing in conversations. This is based, very largely, on the headlines in newspapers about the fighting in Africa, in Greece, in Crete, and more recently in Malaya. It seems to the average newspaper reader, and radio listener, that very few soldiers from the island of Britain are fighting the empire's enemies. We get so many reports about this or that Canadian or American flier being shot down, and about Australian or South African or Indian troops making attacks or defenses, that even the few citizens of the United States wonder about it. The answer is very simple. Just a few days ago Sir Gerald Campbell, chief of the British Press service in the United States, gave out the total casualties of the fighting in the first Libyan campaign, in Ethiopia, Greece and Crete. Casualties among men who had come from the island of Britain, which includes only England, Scotland and Wales, were 100,000. Australia had 5,000, New Zealand had 5,000 more. India had 7,000 and South Africa 4,500. Twenty times as many men from Britain perished, were wounded or captured, as men from either Australia or New Zealand. Almost five times as many casualties among British troops as among the Australian, New Zealand, Indian and South African troops put together! Now this is no reflection on the dominions or colonials. Far from it. Actually the Indian and Australians and others have been going, pretty much, where the high command thought it best for them to go. And it so happened that the generals who ordered the troops into dangerous positions were Britishers. The fault which encouraged this total misunderstanding not only in America, but in Australia, where there have been many protests about the sacrifice of so many Australian troops, is simply due to a British publicity policy of giving full credit advertising if you like to the overseas recruited forces. . pro-Briti- Uncle Sam'l Will Supply Food Outside the fighting forces, the most vital worker in America today is the one dealing with metals. But a very close second, in the national defense picture, is the man or woman producing certain varieties of food, particularly proteins. Milk, eggs, beef rank right next to munitions, and not very far at that. More stress is being laid upon munitions, because up to now leaving out World War No. 1 the production of enough food has never been a problem in this country. The British wanted to sell their manufactured products all over the world, particularly in South America, before the war. So they built up a big business of selling to Argentina, taking beef and grain from that country. They bought bacon, eggs, etc., from Denmark, hams from Poland, and to a lesser extent other food products from overseas. Continental European sources were lost to them early in the war, while the shipping shortage made it impractical to spare the ships to bring food from the Argentine. Now in this war there is a great deal more discrimination as to the categories of food to be shipped to Britain than there was in the last war. We are more conscious of vitamins. The British are terribly short of meat, eggs and milk. We are able to send powdered milk, dried eggs and meat extract, but while this concentrated form helps a great deal in the matter of shipping space Use same amount of production is necessary. bs-hin- d THIS T United States . . . Xation World Food Center . . . Few British Soldier $? NEWS CREED FOR AN AMERICAN WAR IN AN ALL-OUwith compromise, am I through halfway measures, crystal done by ar.d the idea that it s all Government Offers AM to Those Who Will File This Year. WEEK for UJt s under advise- tak i sake and the "that's By LEMUEL F. ment" and "in due time the matter (Consolidated Features W x n h attended to" technic. EW I have canceled my subscription n out we may k to the theory that "it all comes haven if tDer even heels u you and we &j nave the wash," to in thought to provide soap. jon them, instead of on rubber tire Part V, xj believe in my country s capacity to to triumph, despite its tendency and argue, muddle, procrastinate I compromise. YORK.-Encour- aglr Small, Still Voice Of Scientists Now ' Mofe Audibu w- won t fault ln be of Brandes, of fc. head v w r believe the "Never say die spirit bureau of plant indu the fie. r,i Ampnca will completely super- partment of agriculture ME? For many years, Dr. Brandes haj ;ede the "What's in it for time. about it's that and (been exploring rubber jungles, her motif; ever he can find them, studying rub! sub-- ; will '76 plants and staking of I believe the Spirit for the government useful dau and merge the Spirit of Every Man for Himself Every Politician for the techniques. Currently, he tell the house agriculture committee about Main Chance and Every American gaming large for Softer Upholstery. or tne guayule shrub. This tin.. I believe in the American naj the committee is listening more in. and I now believe it is the way upward and forward and not just a tently. Germany is far ahead of uj in synthetic rubber production. circular path around the artificial On occasion, Dr. Brande hat rosebeds. I believe the country is beginning worked up a pleasant friendshii s, to understand that sacrifice is not with and should be able to get on friendly terms merely something done with a goat. with congressmen. It was a August, 1928, that he landed Us I believe that patriotism is somehydroplane In a jungle river h thing beginning to show in the deeds New Guinea. It scared the wits of Americans and no longer someof out of the pygmy thing that was the main concern interBut the genial and conspicuouorators during a sly unarmed Dr. Brandes lure val at national conventions. them Into his camp by friendly I believe that "The Banner" is now a song to stir every gestures and they became friends and He has American to the depths, and no longer a number reserved in the main flown many thousands of lone jungle air leagues on many rfor special school exercises, army esearch expeditions to Central and navy activities and for musical and South America, Asia and comedy climaxes. the Pacific islands. In July, 1MJ, congress provided $500,000 for a I believe that this is a war in study of crude rubber in the which Americans see the issue more isWestern hemisphere. Dr. Braseen the have than they clearly ndes flew to Brazil and is now sue in any war since 1776. offering to congress the result I believe that the hopes of Washof his researches there. Abraham and Jefferson ington and Lincoln must triumph over the hopes He was born in Washington in of Hitler and Tojo and Mussolini. 1891, was educated in science it I believe that the Bible must and Michigan State college, Cornell and shall triumph over Mein Kampf; the University of Michigan, taught and that the kindly figure of the Man at Michigan State and entered the of Galilee shall endure to guide the government service as a plant pa way of mankind long after the chest-- thologist at the Puerto Rico agricdictato ultural experiment station in 1911 He thumping, rial, microphone addicts and bullies served in the World war, as a sec have dwindled to the size of long- - ond lieutenant, in France. forgotten baccili. is one section of the I believe there is more in the Con THERE won't be bothered stitution of the United States, the much by all this rationing of food, Declaration of Independence and clothes, automobile tires and house-- . the American Bill of Rights worth . holdgoods.lt . . fighting for than in any goal or set A i oot tor une or is the poup of goals ever proclaimed by all the is, for Our Indispensable which most war lords of history. the -- ""'f"1 Because of the lowered income tax base this year, number of citizens will pay taxes for their first time. this one in filing tax officials will be on hand to assist such crowds as adv.ee which ofthe is the rush." avoid "Come returns. early, their ficials again offer this year. In addition to being the chief finanpensation for personal services, cial of a family head the support, dividends, interest, rent, annuities, by blood, marriage, or royalties, and does not exceed must be related or adoption to his dependents, ana $3,000. A new Form 1040A has been enhe must have a legal or moral obprovided for taxpayers who are ligation to exercise family control titled to and elect to use such methover them and provide for their of side od. A table on the reverse the form shows the amount of tax care. not It is always necessary thatun-a on increasing amounts of gross inhis dependents live and of taxpayer come after the proper allowance roof the entire year in orone der for each $400 dependent. der that he be allowed the exempNotes for Taxpayers tion given the head of a family. to for easier To make it taxpayers In computing a federal income meet the increased taxes required the taxpayer is confronted with tax, by the national defense program, the problem of ascertaining, (1) his HOW DOES ONE MAKE OUT HIS the treasury department is offering income and, unless the tax INCOME TAX RETURN? By followfor sale two series of notes, both gross is computed under the optional siming the detailed instructions given dated August 1, 1941, and maturing method, (2) his net income, plified 1040 on the income tax blanks. Form August 1, 1943 his surtax net income. The and (3) and Form 1040A (optional simpliSalaried persons and wage earnwhich accompany the instructions fied form). ers whose income is derived from forms and explicitly set out clearly A WHAT IS THE TAX RATE? personal services form the largest how this is done. If, after reading normal tax of 4 per cent on the number of federal income taxpaydoes amount of the net income in excess ers. This year this army of tax- them carefully, the taxpayer should conhe not understand them, of the allowable credits against net payers will be greatly increased. sult the nearest collector, or deputy income. Those who paid an income tax for collector, of internal revenue. DON'T prepare your income tax 1940 have received the forms for Farmers' Income Tax. return until you carefully read and the 1941 income tax return through which include livestock none Farmers, accomIn order that understand the instructions may the mails. panying the forms. Make out a escape filing the return, employers raisers, fruit and truck growers,of and check it with the are required to report the names poultry raisers, and operators instructions before filling in the of all their employees to whom, if plantations and ranches, are liable income-ta- x returns profor forms. single, they made payments of $750 videdfederal sufficient to is their income if and in married, more is 1941, or DON'T, if your gross income require the filing of returns. Pri$1,500 or more. $3,000 or less and is wholly from Neither the President of the Unit- marily, due to the reduction in the salary, wages, or other compensation for personal services, dividends, ed States, nor the vice president credit for personal exemption, many will be liable for returns interest, rent, annuities, or royalties, nor federal judges, nor members farmers to tax for the first time for and the file your return on Form 1040 withfrom filing of congress, are exempt the year 1941. out carefully considering the option returns. Amounts received as loans from to file the simplified Form 1040A, If a person is paid in whole or in the Commodity Credit corporation of since the filing your return on part for his services by anything either form in such case constitutes other than money, the fair market may, at the option of the taxpayer, an election which prevents you value of the thing, taken must be be considered as income and included in gross income for the taxable from filing an amended return on the reported as income. '" , year in which received. The elecother form. For Deceased Persons. tion made with respect to the calenDON'T overlook the fact that for A return is required to be filed the majority of taxpayers the tax for a deceased individual if the gross dar year 1939, or for the first ear for which a return is re for ,1941 will be two or three times income to the date of death is $750 thereafter tc be filed, is binding for all quired as much as for 1940 and that it is or over, and the individual was sinunless the comsubsequent years to with out for save of not you important living gle, or married and to a a missioner approves your weekly or monthly earnings, or husband or wife for any part of the different method of change accounting. otherwise provide, a sufficient taxable year, or if the gross inamount to pay your tax when it be- come to the date of death is equal to, Amounts received under the soil conservation and domestic allotment comes due. If any installment is not or in excess of the credit for peract, as amended, the price adjustpaid when due, the whole amount of sonal exemption (not including credthe tax unpaid is required to be paid it as head of family or for depend- ment act of 1938, section 303 of the Agricultural Adjustment act, as upon notice and demand from the ents), and the individual was maramended, and the sugar act of 1937 collector. or with husband ried and living constitute taxable income to the reA very arresting fact in the 1941 wife for all or any part of the taxacipients for federal income-ta- x purincome tax law is the lowering of ble year. An individual, although a minor, poses. the personal exemption from $800 to Income which becomes the prop$750 for a single person, and from who is single, or is married and of a person during the taxable erty wife or husband for with not to $2,000 living $1,500 for a married pershould be included in his gross year son or the head of a family, and any part of the taxable year, is reincome even though he- does not the change in the basis for determini- quired to render a return of income if he has a gross income of his have physical possession of it. This ng liability for a return. occurs where income is unconditionIt matters not if the return dis- own of $750 or over for the taxable ally credited to his account or set closes that, by reason of allowable year. subject to his order at any Domestic relations enter into the apart and deductions, or the credit for persuch income is said to time, income return. tax of an making sonal exemption or for a dependent have been constructively received. in of matter shows itself the or dependent, the individual has This Exempt Items. no tax to pay; the gross income of personal exemptions. Certain items are specifically exdefined a as of The head such persons must be reported to family, the government. by the income-ta- x regulations, is an empt from the income tax and need not be included in the taxpayer's The experience of former years individual who actually supports and return of gross income. Among such shows that the bureau is always maintains in one household one or items are the proceeds from life inwho are individuals more closely swamped with late returns. If tax- connected to him surance policies paid by reason of blood relationby file will their returns payers early, ship, relationship by marriage or by the death of the insured. Amounts they will find that this will be mutureceived (other than amounts paid As such, he or she is enally beneficial to them and to the adoption. to a personal exemption of by reason of the death of the intitled government. sured and interest payments on such Forms for filing returns of income $1,500. A credit of $400 is allowed for each amounts and other than amounts refor 1941 have been sent to persons ceived as annuities) under a life inA dependent is one unwho filed returns last year. Failure dependent. surance or endowment contract, 18 years of age, or one who is der to receive a form, however, does physically or mentally defective which are less than or exactly equal not relieve a taxpayer of his obligaof He to the premiums or consideration tion to file his return and pay the and incapable not live with nor be related to paid therefor, are exempt from fedneed tax on time on or March 16 the taxpayer. eral income tax. Any excess reif the return is made or. the calendarceived over the consideration 1941 are paid on taxes for Income is -year basis, as is the case with normal tax net incomes and on sur- taxable. Amounts received paid as an most individuals. tax net incomes. A study of the in- annuity under an annuity or endowForms may be obtained upon re- structions that accompany the in- ment contract shall be included in quest, written or personal, from the come tax forms will show how to gross income. offices of collectors and from deputy Pensions and compensation rethe tax on such incomes. collectors of internal revenue in the compute The credit for dependents as well ceived by veterans from the United larger cities and towns. as the personal exemption is re- States for services in time of war The revenue act of 1941 provides a quired to be prorated where a are exempt, and pensions received simplified method of computing inchange of status occurs during the from the United States by the famcome tax in the case of individuals taxable year. ily of a veteran for services renwhose gross income is derived wholFor income-tapurposes there dered by the veteran in time of war ly from salary, wages, or other com- - can only be one head of a family. are exempt. The destruction by frost, storm, flood, or fire of a prospective crop is Historical Russian Crimean Sector not a deductible loss in computing income. If livestock has been purchased for any purpose, and afterBefore the German attack, the sition overlooking still German-hel- d ward dies from disease, exposure, Russians held well over a thousand territory in the southern Ukraine. The Black sea long has been an or injury, or is killed by order of miles of Black sea frontage, extending along the entire northern and "international lake" where history the authorities of a state or the Uniteastern reaches. Early German ad- was made. More than 700 miles ed StJites, the actual purchase price vances eastward had cut this figure long and with an area larger than of such livestock, less any depreciaCalifornia, it has offered a tion allowable as a deduction in realmost by half, when Russian coun- that of field broad of operations since its spect of such perished ter attack not only recovered conlivestock, coasts provided haven from may be deducted as a loss jagged if the siderable Crimean mileage but also which powerful pirate fleets at- loss is not compensated for by inthe a Russians centralized po tacked ancient merchant gave surance or otherwise. shipping. internal-revenu- V mphillipr CARTER FIELD Sentiment Against the British Still Exists in WHO'S NaT e work-she- - t. x ber-yieldi- , bead-hunter- head-hunter- s, five-minu- te Star-Spangl- plaza-struttin- g, 'Morale Builders' Uncle Sam all the more inspiring and all the more indestructible through his sudden awakening to the valor of the Chinese, the incredible toughness of the Russians, the fortitude of the Brit ish and the fine qualities of all those nations with which he is now linked in one crusade. I believe is I believe Americans can "take it as well as dish it out." I believe they are going to prove it in a way that will win a new respect all over the face of this earth. I believe there are reversals, hard blows and great sufferings for Uncle Sam ahead. I believe he will toughen up and that he is the Uncle Sam of Breeds Hill, "the rude bridge that arched the flood, Vallev Forge, Ticonderoga, Princeton, Gettysburg. San Juan Hill, Manila Bay, Belleau Wood and Soissons. I believe in America! show JOE LOUIS AND THE ARMY EXAM Have you done much fighting? wo, but what I've done has Q. A. been effective. Q. Have you done any flyine? A. Not since the first Schmeling ooui. Q. A. Any experience in tank work? No, that was two other cham pions. l ir iiieie is a ainerence TM in me or opinion dress industry over the re. ported plan to shorten skirts by way of saving fabrics. Maurice Rentner oi the Fashion Originators guild says they can t be made shorter without becoming police court mat ters. But we think he is wmn Skirts got so short around the time oi the last war now and thpn husband got mixed up and put one u" as a wrisnei. The splendid work of the Dutch in he war brings back to mind an old song Dr. Fred Beck used to sing at the Grays' outings back home: "Those Dutch, they Bay, they ain't got no style They got style all the while, all the while!" A robber entered an office at d Broadway and street at high noon the other day and stole $900. He was the only person in that area working at such an early hour. Forty-secon- ger to such luxuries. part, a stran One of them asked me for a dime today. "We gotta work fast," he sail before the government gets all the loose dimes." If. as reDorted. morale is good and among people who are hungry has heipei the Salvation Army cold, and will help, greatly to this end. And ratine many new stars m crown, or can. is Col. John J. Allan lieu just now becoming the Army's tenant commissioner for 11 central states, with headquarters at 0 caco. - as a young man, tintr a start as a jeweler, Joho James Allan decided to give ha get- When, life to the Salvation Army, dissruised himself as a derelict, vahfti he went down into Ne York's Bowerv. Hp shared their wore raeeed clothes where he , and took his hand-ou- t me found it. "Condescending to scriptural the in of low estate," " phrase, he found reciprocal be when derstanding their troubles. That was w start of his career of kindlyM aggressive friendliness af W evangelist, and champion M flnn-hmis- lj and ts, J cornetist for the Bmery for King George of EngUadnrmance in ' . l.viiiiiia u iwrf 1 . m . a , kAA was iur iw rinMlie pj ,!ik I7no,To. Amprican bga Prnvliipnrp. R. I. He is the father of tte OjJ rvu ih.it he roei: Y.lCAthe executives of and tne Columbus of Knights for m it io4n - ish Welfare organization effort among the soldiers, of this meeting came the He is married, the .... tt a - wn in- Haw'kg ennaren. ne his mother havuj 1887. Pa., in born near Nottingham. stone's throw from the home" eral Booth. wtf ' In the World war, he chaplain of tne aevey vision in France, the the Ad tion Army chaplain in can armed forces. French Croix de Guerre p i received the rank of rnajoi of the U. S. army. in iw .vcrcuj u . rpserve con ,ii,rf his "Colonel" """Ta Army Salvation He was in 1925 Newark from 1923 to O"'0 in Columbus, after the years, managing ior Lane camp lrtBapi trumpets himself, but we' .i wi . 1 v- |