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Show EVERYBODY IS NOW FIGURING INCOME TAX In Order to Be Helpful to Public, Internal Revenue Bureau Has Every Available C Officer in Field. SEVERE PENALTIES IF YOU DELAY BEYOND MARCH 15 With the due c'.ate for Income Taxes only a few weeks away, the collection of this far-reaching tax on 1918 incomes in-comes has started off with a bang. Everybody Is figuring income tax. Payments and sworn statements of Income must reach Internal Revenue offices on or before March 15, and there are severe penalties for delinquency. Residents of Montana, Idaho and Utah are required to make their 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 collectors who are now doing free advisory work on Income Tax. "Pay your Income Tax by March 15," Is the slogan of the Internal Revenue Rev-enue Bureau, which has sent every available officer Into the field to help the public to understand the requirements require-ments and to prepare the returns. Who Must Make Return. It is estimated that many thousands of single and married persons In this section of the Unted States who have never before made annual returns are required to do so this year. Income tax returns must be mnde between now and March 15 by persons who come under the following classifications classifi-cations : Any unmarried person whose 1918 net Income was $1,000 or over. Widows Wid-ows and widowers, divorcees and rar-ried rar-ried persons who are living apart from their husbands or wives, are for the purposes of the Income Tax classed as unmarried. Any married person living with wife or husband whose 1018 net income was $2,000 or over. The income of both husband and wife must be considered, together with the earnings of minor children, If any. Revenue Bureau Offers Aid. Each person l:i the United Stntes who is In either of these cla. slficatlons must get busy at once If penalties are , to be avoided. He should secure a blank Form 1010 A for reporting net Income up to $5.00 J, or Form 1040 If his net Income exceeded that amount. Forms are being distributed by Collectors Collec-tors and their Deputies, also by banks. By following the instructions on the forms u correct return can be prepared' at home. If a person needs advice or aid, the Deputy Collectors In the field will furnish this without charge.. The new Revenue law places the Income In-come Tax duty on citizens and residents. resi-dents. The Internal Revenue Bureau la sending Its men to work right with the public to get the tax and the returns re-turns In. With active co-operation every tax due March 15 will be paid and every return required by law will, be In the Revenue offices on time. Exemptions Allowed. A single person Is allowed a personal per-sonal exemption of $1,000. If he Is supporting sup-porting In bis household relatives who are dependent upon him he may claim the status of the head of a family who has the same exemption aa If married. A married person who lives with wife or husband Is allowed a personal . exemption of $2,000. The head of a family Is entitled to claim a similar personal exemption. An additional exemption of $200 Is allowed for each person under eighteen eight-een or Incapable of self support who was dependent upon and received his chief support from the taxpayer. A husband and wife living together are entitled to but one personal exemption ex-emption of $2,000. If they make separate sepa-rate returns the exemption may be 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 be received during the whole year 1018. Fees, bank Interest, bond Interest, dividends, rents received and nil other liems aoust 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. |