The income tax blanks, which itis the business of every American citizen, whose income requires, regardless of his place of residence, to fill in and return, have at last reached the U. S. Consul-General, and they may be had upon application to that office. Approximately 400 citizens here (467 last, year as per annual report) will be affected and must go through the annual mental labour, scrutinize their incomes and subtract from the gross, those amounts which are allowed for dependerrs, tax exempt securities, bad debts, certain losses, and in the instance of single men or women the primary exemption of G. $1,000 allowed by the government, and with married men or women, living as husband and wife, a total of G. $2,000 for both. While there are on hand some of both forms it is noti expected locally that many will require form 1,040, which is for net incomes of more than G. $5,000, but that the majority will fill out form: 1,040a, usable for incomes of less thal
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