INCOME TAX FOR!
TAOUM A.—Some TUU capitalists in
Washington uiul Alaska will receive
tree correspondence courses in com
bined accounting bookkeeping and
lancy puzule solving when they gel
form 1,040 from I'niled States liilernal
Keveuue Collector L). J. Williams. This
sets forth questions to be answered
relative to tile 1014 income lax, pay
able next year. And if these nun and
women who have to worry about an
income tax don't know anything about
ihetr business now, they will when
they get through giving I’ncle Sam the
information he asks for.
"Form 1,014 is complete all right,
said tlie federal olilcial, "and a great
many men who thought their busines
wus conducted 'according to Hoyle
will gel inklings as lo where the leak
are. When they complete liie quest
lor fads and figures, as prescribed by
ibis new government phaiuplct, they
will know how to keep their books
Form 1,014 is a true conception of tin
proposition and 'complete in detail.' ’
l lie new loi m i.uci, w men is win
pic-'Viioeu for luuiV iuuais, is nut so
unicicm trout liie uiu wit as it iuw. .
oul it coot.ms ciinugcs, me most an
poll.. u t oi wmen is tn.i t a mar.icu man
must separate unuti cacn ciussiiicullon
ins uwn illcoinc 11 oin wiaf oi i,is w no,
anu must make ilie same uiv ision n,
leaned to ucuucuuux.
ii.u tiicoij is Hint ii us liana anu wit*
aie cnuweu lo oiny , viuu t.^cniptioi
jointly, unless wicj alt permanently
living apall, in wmen case tncy ale en
tilieu cadi lo -yexemption, amny
lawyCIS aoiu tliat liie iniciu ol Uie i.iw
is lo give liie husii.inu yl.uou and .*,
wile 4o,000 exempt .oil, ol v ice V cl ...i.
hut liie iniein.il icvciiuc dcpai tincin
ruled otherwise last year.
f orm 1,014 stalls oil Willi a iiruliu
new scf of questions that ale iilic'y to 1
embarrass cureless persons wno diu
not hie returns last year.
l'He lust question is. Uiu you i. h
uer a return ol income for Hie preced
mg year?” It does not say wliat win
happen if you didn't, but the penalties
are all specilit d in liie law. If you did
liie a return, you must say in what dis
trict you did So.
The next questions are "Were you
single or married, was wife or husband
living with you on December 31, of the
year for which the return is rendered?
Has your wife or husband income from
sources independent of your own? Haw
you included your wife's or husband's
Income in tills return
if married you are also reiptircil t*»
give "full name of wife or husband."
If separate return is made by husband
< i wife and the exemption prorated the
amount claimed by each is to I"
separately will be able to cheek ,,m*
return with the other ami see that only
454,ouO altogether has been claimed m
t ho two returns,
, t liuer Liie licau oi gi . income, 10
stead oi a requirement that Hie entire
amount must ue repealed, us in the
'•hi lorm, an exception is made ui in
,10111c derived uoni liie obligations of
the l nited plates or any oi its pos
sessions or of any state or political
subdivision thereof, including drainage
district bonds and amounts paid by a
slate or any political subdivision then
oi for services reiideied a> .111 odn ei > 1
employ. ' isuc li income is expected un
tier l lie iuw, bui 1 ne uld lorm made no
exception, yet provided no place for it
to be deducted lioni liu enure amount.
i ue new ioiin pros ides mat ' u wie
and husband render seperate returns,
only liie income and deductions of tim
liusLiand or vvd« who renders ilns 1»
11*111 shall be included iieiein, but d
separate return* ale not rendered by
both husband ami wife the income and
deductions of both husoaad and woe
shall be included separately on Hus
form.”
Tiiere are several mole divisions <t
income Lhun 111 the old blank and un
del* each there is a line tor 1 tie wile's
income from the same kind of source,
i be first item is “salaries and wages
as before. The next two are '■profes
sions and vocations and business,
Hade, commerce or sales, or dealings
in properly, whether real ui persona!,
both of which collie Uhdel one heading
in liie old form. Hie new blank gives
separate lines oi ii-nls mil in
I'll.si Upon Holes, 11101 IgagiS, bank do
posit* and securities” other than cur*
florale bunds, notes, etc., which are re
ported oil another line, as before. An
1 rest oil UiuiK deposits was nut spec,
hed in Liie oia malm anil many pci sons
*• aU Luc lUca uiul 1 n-j ih cu liu* in ~
1. uUe illtei Cst on Sti t UtgS oullk itccouili-.
aiLUougu liiu law deafly eppiicu L*»
them. -v new cuissihcaiion is pro
v ided in roy a4ties tioin uuiics, up
wells, patents, franchises, or uim 1 leg
alized privileges.”
The list winds up with Liu i-aieh .ill
‘other sources not enumerated above'
but. the new form provides lines f*
let.tils as to what tl st* nynvs alt
Hnder general deductions much in
formation is required w her' none w as
required before, and the form says:
‘Claims for deductions cannot be al
owed unless 11 u* informal ion required
alow is dearly set forth.’"
Expenses to be deducted arc eon
lined now to those incurred in carry
ing Oh “any individual business" and it'
Is noted that amounts paid fur pernio
taut Improvement of property are no'
deducted. Several lines follow on wliii i
tel minuted the loss consisted, when il
actually Was sustained, and hoyv ii
was determined to lie a loss, another
new requirement. Similar details ai ■
required about debts found worthless
and carried off t'nder depreciation
the taxpayer must state “what the urn
perty was on which depreciation Is
taken, (if buildings, state when erected
the value of same, as on January I of
i he calendar year for which this re
i urn is rendered.! and w li.tt pcisentage
of depreciation Is claimed." For these
details two lines are provided, close
together and about six inches long
A separata item Is innde of depletion
of mines and oil wells, and details ur
required as to the cost of mine or well,
cross value of the output for the ear
• did the percentage of depletion claim
ed.
The place of filing the return i<
charged from the district In which the
taxpayer has his principal place ..f
business to (he district in which he
lives, — Ex.
VERY SPECIAL OFFER
Fof ihe next twenty-fly* days
Tailor made salts to order a! outside
prices.
Hy ordering now your suit will arrive
here by tlie first fleet.
"(»0 Ihe latest of this Season's samples
aud styles to chons* from (mlv small
deposit required.
" i also ilo cleaning pressing arid
repairing for Ladies and (tonic no n
NJMt TAILORING COMPANY
I-el eon Seg* (Strom uni Migc.i nd
/.ehner s Jewelry stores
FLOUR 18 CHEAP
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Bread only 5c. North Pole Bakery
and Anvil Bakery.
For fresh peanut cand'os. saltad
peanuts and aaltad almona go to the
R se Candy Store.
WE CAN OO IT.
For first class work and prompt Hi
livery phone Main 151 and the People's
Steam Laundry will call and get your
laundry.
W. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop
NEW DANCING SCHOOL.
Miners Home Club Dancing School.
Tuesday and Friday evening at 8 p. m.
Tangos, Hesitations, as well as all tha
older dances. Mrs. Olivsr and Mrs
Peterson, teachers.
A COOK WANTED
Wanted, a good woman cook for road
hau*a. Write Mr*. Lucy Pendergrast
Marks Roadhou*©. Council, Alaaka.
To got the news read the Nugget.
HOME COOKINC
The Coffee House and Restaurant o!
Mrs. Nieb'ing is the only place to qe'
homo cooking. Lunches and short
order* will receive the best of atten
tion. Dinner served from five o'clock
on. and if can’t b© beat. Next door to
the Surprise store. tf
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