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Show EyERYBBOYlS " III F1IIRI! In Ordsr to Be Helpful to Public, Internal Revenue Bureau , Has Every Available Officer in Field. SEVERE PENALTIES IF YCU DELAY BEYOND MARCH 15 With the due date for Lnemne Taxes only n few weeks away, the collection of this far-reaching tax on 1018 Incomes In-comes has started off with u bany. Everybody Is figuring income tax. Payments and sworn statements of Income must reach Internal Revenue offices on or before March 15, aud there are severe penalties for delinquency. 'Residents of Montana, Idaho and Utah are required to make thelp returns re-turns and pay their taxes to William C. Whaley, Collector .of Internal Revenue, Reve-nue, Helena, Mont., or to any of his-deputy his-deputy collectors who are now doin; free advisovy work on Income Tax. "Pay your Incon.e Tax by March 15," is the slogan of the Internal Revenue Reve-nue Bureau, which has sent every available officer Into the field to help the public to understand the requirements require-ments and to prepare the returi. Who Must Make Return. ...It Is estimated that many thousand of shigie nnd married persons In this 6ectiou of (he United States who have never before made annual returns are required to do so this year. Income tnx returns must le made between now and March 15 by persons who come under the following classifications: classifi-cations: Any uumarried person whose 1D13 oet income was $1,000 or over. Widows Wid-ows and widowers, divorcees ant married mar-ried persons who are living apart from thelj- husbands or wives, are for tlie purposes of the Income Tax classed ks unmarried. Any married person living with wife or husband whose 101S net income was 1!,000 or over. Ti e Income of both husband and wife must be considered, together with the earnings of minor Children, If any. Revenue Bureau Offers Aid. ICach person In the United States who Is In either of these class'lictitions, must get busy at op.co If penalties are to be avoided. He should secure a blank Form 1010 A for reporting net income up to $5,000, or Form 10-10 if his net Income exceeded that amount. Forms are being distributed by Collectors Collec-tors nnd their Deputies, ulso by bunks. By following tlie Instructions on the forms a correct return can be prepared tit home. If a person needs advice or nid, tlie Deputy Collectors in the Held will furnish this without charge. The new Revenue law places the Income In-come Tax duty on citizens anil resi-i resi-i rtenls. Tlie Internal Revenue Ilureau ' Is sending its men to work right with the public to get tlie tax ami ihe re-: re-: turns in. With active co-operation. every tax due March 15 will be pn 'l . nnd every return required by law wwl be in the Revenue oillces on time. Exemptions Allowed. A single person is allowed a personal exemption of $1,000. If he Is support-i support-i Ing In his household relatives who ani dependent upon him, he may claim tlie status of the head of a family who has the same exemption as If married. A married person, who lives with wife or husband, is allowed n personal exemption of $2,000. The head of a family is entitled to claim u similar personal exemption. An additional exemption of !?200 In allowed for each person under eighteen or Incapable of solf support, who was dependent upon and received his chief support from the taxpayer. A husband and wife living together ere entitled to but one personal exemption ex-emption of $2,000. If they make sei-ftrate sei-ftrate returns, the exemption may ho claimed by either or divided. Accuracy Required. Absolute accuracy Is necessary In making up Income figures. Any person per-son who Is working for wages should find out exactly how much he received during tlie whole year 1018. Fees, bank interest, bond Interest, dividends, rents received, nnd all other Items must be reported correctly. Mere guesses are not accepted, for they are unjust alike to the taxpayer and Hie Government, and defeat the proper aJ-nihilsiratlon aJ-nihilsiratlon of the law. |