Hot on the heels of stretched Christmas budgets, federal

Hot on the heels of stretched Christmas budgets, federal in come tax deadline. March 15. is rushing upon many bewildered holders of the purse strings. However, according to A. H. Klocke. Farmville internal reve nue agent, the local office in the basement of Farmville Post Office will offer several additional serv ices to ease tensions and mount ing fears about March 15. In addition to the regular office hours of 8:30 a. m. to 5 p. m., the Farmville office will be opened three additional Saturdays—8:30 a. m.-5 p. m.. Jan. 31: 8:30 a. m - 12:30 p. m . March 7; and 8:30 a m -5 p. m., March 14 Any time during regular anti special office hours, the Farmville office will bo happy to advise and assist tax payers who need help on their returns, Mr. Klocke assured citi zens. Call Service Also, as an added service to the taxpaying public, this year, after hours telephone service will be furnished each regular work day from Jan. 12-15; Jan. 26-31: and March 9-14. This service will be given between the hours of 7-9 p. m. by calling Farmville 49. Mr. Klocke also listed 13 other valuable suggestions for local tax payers. They are: All calendar year taxpayers who are not granted extensions must file their 1952 returns no later than March 15. Farmers who do not file esti mates must get their returns in on or before Jan 31. 1953. A farmer is anyone who de rived two-thirds-, or mare, of his 1952 income from the production of agricultural products. Joint Returns A taxpayer is anyone who earn ed S600, or more, in 1952. Anyone who earned less than S600 does not have to file a re turn. but if he .had income tax withheld, he should file in order to get the tax back. No joint return may be filed by any taxpayer except husband and wife. Husbands and wives are not re quired to file joint returns, but it is usually to their advantage to do so. Taxpayers who had any salary, or wages, during 1952 can not properly file their returns until they have received their Form W-2 from their employers. The original copy of such form from each place of employment in 1952 must be attached to and become a part of the return. i Social Security No taxpayer may get credit for more than $54 paid in Social Security Tax in 1952. So. if a tax payer worked at m~re than one place in 1952 and t.hc total Social Security Tax taken out from all salary exceeds $54. the excess be comes a credit against his income tax and is taken on his return. If a taxpayer sold his home for a gain in 1952 and lias, or expects, to buy another, his gain on the sale may not be taxable. Taxpayers who in 1952 had business income are required to show on their returns total re ceipts from such business. Tax able income is arrived at on the return itself.