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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, August 12, 1943 jcCORMICK MESSENGER MMtshed Every Thursday f. Established Jon* ft, ISM bdmond j. McCracken, Editor and Owner at the Fast Office at Me Coirmlck, S. C., as mail matter of Em second clam. * * * * / SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ERe Tear $i.uo flbt Months .79 Three Months SO ■ ■. • 1 — ■ ■ ■ Six Inch Sermon REV. ROBERT H. HARFER God) Provides for His People. Lesson for August 15: Exodus 3E:11-18; 17:3-6. Golden Text: Matthew 6:11. It has been said that an army advances on its stomach. Either supply lines must be maintained or the army must live on the •suntry. With no supply lines, in a barren country, and food run ning low, the Israelites resumed their complaints against Moses— Eds time for leading them out tc die of hunger. And - Ood gave dbem the making of quail on boast. As God had employed the east wind at the sea, He used the aqpring migration of quails to feed Ms people. But they ever re- the manna as a miracu- gift direct from God. It was am unfamiliar that the name they gave it is the Hebrew inquiry. TOhat is it?” and as a special the manna ceased when the ^aoople crossed the Jordan. Resembling a small seed, it was gruand and made into bread. On- a d|iy’s supply could be ijred, it would spoil if hoarder!. Thus were the people ttaught^as we should be, to use Eod'k gifts for the day and trust EBe providence for the morrow. Again the Israelites complained —Ctey had no water. Moses lost nee—told God the people almost ready to stone him. God was still patient and Moses strike the rock. As God provided for a murmur- people in training them for great destiny. He will surely provide fqr those who are con- iocmed to His will and who daily bless the Hand that feeds them. Above all, let us daily partake of Jtaos as the Bread from heaven, the Manna of God to the soul. TODAY and TOMORROW Bj DON ROBINSON TAXES . • . nightmare Some people seem to be har boring the pleasant illusion that all income tax problems are tak en care of through the payment of that 20 per cent which is de ducted from wages and salaries each week. It would certainly simplify the work of our home bookkeeping departments if this were the case, but, unfortunately, that 20 per cent deduction is just the begin ning of a series of frightening fi nancial dealings which each of us must have with Uncle Sam be tween now and next March 15. To get our reports straight will even be a strain on those who always got A in arithmetic dur ing their schooldays. For those who flunked arithmetic it might be easier for them to resign themselves to serving whatever jail sentence is required for the filing of an improper return. But, if you refuse to give up without a struggle^ you might like to continue reading this col umn which gives a quick peep at what the internal revenue de partment expects us to work out during the next eight months. SEPTEMBER 15 . . reports Until September 15 we can just coast along as if nothing had happened. But on that day we must file an estimate of what we think our taxes will be for the whole year of 1943. I suppose blanks will be pro vided for that purpose. But what ever form is used for the esti mate, we will have to report these facts to .the government at jhat time: a. Our estimate of what our 1943 tax should be. (If the in come and credits are exactly the same as '-•zt year, the estimate will be the same as last year, plus 5 per cent for Victory tax.) b. A report on the amount of tax we will have paid by the end of the year. This will include the amount of Victory tax paid up to the first of July (when deductions for Victory tax stopped), the pay ments which were made in 1943 on 1942 incomes, and the amount Which will have been deducted from our pay, under the pay-as- you-go plan, by the end of the year. c. An estimate of the difference between the amount owed and the amount paid. If the estimated tax is greater than the amount which will have been paid by the end of the year, the tax-payer must then pay # half of that^ difference in September and the other half in December. If, after making a payment in September, your September esti mate is found to be incorrect, a revised report and revised pay ment can be filed in December. MARCH ... 1942, 1943, 1944 If some canny reader has fol lowed this outline so far, we will then pass on to March 15, 1944. On March 15 another report on what your actual income was dur ing 1943 must be filed. At that time, if this report shows your actual income was greater than the estimate filed in September, a tax on the difference must be paid. Also on March 15, you must file an estimate of what you expect your tax and deductions to be for 1944. If your estimate shows your tax will be greater than your de ductions, you must begin on that day to make quarterly payments on the difference. And that’s not all. On March ‘15, 1944, if your tax for 1942 and 1943 was over $50, you will be required to pay 12 1-2 per cent of your 1942 tax. Another 12 1-2 per cent will have to be paid in 1945 and then—believe it or not— your payment on 1942 will be clear. Oh, yes—there’s another thing on March 15. If your income was higher in 1942 than in 1943, you must also pay a tax on the differ ence at that time. That, briefly, is all there is to it. Of course, there are dozens of exceptions, special cases, etc., but if you get, together with half a dozen good lawyers these can eas ily be worked out. But there’s no us* worrying too much about it. By the end of the year there will probably be new taxes, new reports to be filed and new interpretations of the present law. It might be best to just send all your income to Washington and ask them politely if there is any change. His Ear to the Ground f DIRBC TiONS FOR ASSEMBLING, ^ LAWN CHAIR'• NAIL ARM REST,NOA ' Oi YA BEAT THAT?) THE INSTRUCTIONS, * NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING AT YOUR SERVICE TOvHELP YOU McGRATH MOTOR CO.. INC McCORMICK, S. G Colored Registrants To Be Inducted Into Armed Forces In Near Future R. W. 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