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Show YOUR INCOME TAX I Changes wrought during the last year by birth, deaths, ni marriages, affect materially Income tsx returns for tha year rcn MUllons ol babies with added to fomlly Circles, each of whom lrlng an V mptlon of $20H In the parents' Income tax return Hoys and girl? who have heconie self-s'lptiorting. self-s'lptiorting. nn'l whose parents allow thflm the use of their earnings without restrle tlon. form a new class of taxpayers. Each muet file a return and pay a tax on his I oi bar net Income If such Income woa In j eaxgaa of $1000. Widows unit widowers who loat their husbands or wives during the year 1930 ure especially affected. They are single for the purposes of the, Income tax law and are granted onl Sn exemption of El 000 unless the head of a family. Per sons who were divorced or separated by I mutual agreement during the year also i must consider themselves as single per-eons. per-eons. Widows and widowers are not required I to .-diaw on their personal returns Income oi husband or wife up to the date of neath. The Income of a decedent Is con-, j-ldcred separately, nnd a return must filed by the' executor or administrator Of J the estate. A decedent Is entitled to ex-1 'emption for the full taxable year, based I upon his or her status as u single or mnr i It d person at Ihe time of death The status of a taxpayer on December 31, 1920. determines the amount of the exemptions If on that day the taxpayer' I was married, and living with husband or ' wife, claim may be made for the $2n'"i I exemption. If single, or married, and not ! living with husband or vrlfe on Pectin , bcr 81, the exemption is onlv $1000. ; The taxpayers' status on December 31 I determines also his right to the exemption of $3000 ns the head of a family If on i that date n single person was supporting i In hla household one or mere relatives. 1 he Is entitled to the exemption. If hit support to such relatives ceased during the year he Is entitled only to the $1 jA exemption. -on |