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Show EVERYBODY IS NOW FIGURING INCOME TAX . In Order to Be Helpful to Publlo, Internal Revenue Bureau Has Every Available Officer in Field. ' W SEVERE PENALTIES IF YOU DELAY BEYOND MARCH IB With tli du ltc for Int'OID T-XM J nir few week away, the collection I f tiili far-reaching im on 1018 In- twin Iih aiarted off with a bang. kvn iim f figuring lnroma tax. riiyinonl Mud awurn atntPinenta of Income innsi rcarh Internal IUvenu offices on Of before March IS, and thera ir nor err penalties for delinquency. ItcKldcntH of Montana, Idaho and - L'tuli lire :tiiiu-d to make their r-turiiH r-turiiH anil nay their taxea to William C. Whaley, Collector of Internal Rare-Due, Rare-Due, Helena, Mont., or to any of hta deputy I'ollertora who are now doing free advlnory work on Income Tux. "Pay your Income Tax by March IB," la the slogan of the Internal lie inue Rurcnu, which haa aent every Ttllahlc officer Into the field to help the public to underatand the require menta nud to prepare the returna. Who Muet Make Return. It Is estimated that many thousands of alngle iiml married persons In this i aectlon of the Unted States who hare never before made annual returns are required to do so this year. Income tax returna must ba made between now and March IS by persons i who come under the following claaalfl- ( rations : Any unmarried person whosa 10)8 net Income was 11,000 or over. Widows Wid-ows and widowers, divorcees and irr-rlel irr-rlel pernnna who are living apart from their husbands or wives, are for the purpoaes of the Income Tax classed aa unmarried. Any married person living with wife or husband whose 1018 net Income waa 83,000 or over. The Income of both husband and wife must be considered, together with the earnings of minor rhlldren, If any. Revenue Bureau Offers Aid. t Kach person In the United Stataa who Is In either of these cla. slflcatlona aouat gat busy at onca If penalties are to be avoided. He should secure a blank Form 1040 A for reporting net Income up to Sfi.OOJ, or Form 1040 If hla net Income exceeded that amount. Forms are being distributed by Coltec- M torn and their Deputies, also by banka. C( By following the Instructions on the forum a correct return can he prepared 1 at home. If a person needs advice or M aid. the Deputy Collectors In the field will furnish this without charge. I The new Itevenue law placea the In I conic Tax duty on (-Ulceus and rest- dents. The Internal Itevenue Bureau I la sending its men to work right with I the public to get the tax and tha re I turns In. With active co-operation every tax due March IB will be paid I anil everv return required by law will L ba In the Itevenue offices on time. I Exemptions Allowed. I A single person Is allowed a per- oi.ni exemption of 81,000. If he la sup t porting In his household relative who! are dependent upon him he may claim the status of the head of a family who haa the same exemption aa If married. A murrled person who Uvea with wife or husband Is allowed a personal ' exemption of t&OOO. The head of a , family la entitled to claim a similar i personal exemption. An additional exemption of 8200 la allowed for each person under eighteen eight-een or Incapable of self support who was dependent upon and received hla ahlvf support from tha taxpayer. A huaband and wife living together are entitled to but one peraonal ex- , einpiion of 82,000. If they make separate sepa-rate returns the exemption may be eialmed by either or divided Accuracy Required. Absolute accuracy Is necessary la making up Income flgurea. Any person per-son who Is working for wages should And out exactly how much he received during the whole year 101H. Fees, bank Interest, bond interest, dividends, rents received and all other Items must be reported correctly. Mere guesses are not accepted, for they are unjust alike to the taxpayer and the Government and defeat the proper administration ad-ministration of the law. |