Show NO WAY TO HADE IKE THE INCOME TU EVERY GOOD AMERICAN EARNING FAIR livina WILL HELP TO PAY EXPENSES OF WAR RETURNS DUE BEFORE MARCH heavy penalties provided for failure to file them Gov emment official officials will be in 1 every county to assist the taxpayer must I 1 pay an n income taxi tall I 1 thai that ig is he the question that thousands of american americans are asking the ans answer tv er in a general way nay lies its la in this statement every unmarried person havone a net income of 1000 1 or more and every married person or head of a family having baying tin income of 2 2000 or more must file a return these returns must be in the hands of the collector of internal revenue in the district in which the taxpayer lives or line tins lila his principal place of business between january 1 and march 1 1018 1918 the roan man mho ho thinks to e eade ade this tax Is making a serious error revenue offic official tAIx will be in every county to check returns failure to make a correct return within the time specified involves heavy penalties net income I 1 roeana gross income less certain deductions provided aided for by the act the law l tine nett income as profit rain gain visages alary salary commit commis elon money or its equivalent from professions vocations commerce trade rents sales and dealings in n property real and personal pe ronel and interest from investments except interest fron front government bonds or state township or county bonds incomes from service as an guardian trustee or executor fron dividends pension pei ulon royalties or pit patents tents or oil and gas wells coal land etc are taxable normal rate I 1 a 2 per cent the normal rate of tux tax Is 2 pr per cent on net incomes above the amount of exemptions which te Is 2000 in the case of a d person or beau hend of a fain am lly fly and 1000 in the case of a tingle person A married person or head of a family Is al allowed loved an additional exemption of 1 for each dependant dependent child if under eighteen ears of are age or incapable of is elf support bemuse because defective the taxpayer Is considered to bc be the head of a family it he ile Is 15 actually supporting one or more per sons closely connected with him by blood relationship or relationship by marriage marria cp or it 11 it duty to support euch such person Is i baad on some moral or lesal legal obligation debts ascertained to be worthies worthless sad ad charged off within the year and bald except income taxes and those assessed ais essed against lecal 1 benefits are deductible theme and other points of the iz lome ome tax section of the war revenue act will be fully explained by revenue officers who will visit every county in the united states between january 2 and march I 1 to aslet tax tit payers in making out their returns officers to visit evry every locality notice of 0 their arrival in each locality will be given in advance through the press banks and post offices they will be supplied with income tar form forms copies of which may be obtained also from collectors of internal revenue the bureau of internal revenue Is I 1 seeking to impress upon persons subject to the tax the fact that failure to see thie this official la in no way say relieves rel levee them of the duty imposed by law aw to file their returns within the tl it a ae specified the government Is not required to geftic thy thu taxpayer the taxpayer Is required to kieel the government persons in doubt as to whether they are subject tc the tax or not or as to how to make out their return returns will readily understand therefore that a visit to this official may mean the avoidance of later difficulties iho penalty for failure to male the return on time is a ine of not less than 20 nor more than 1 1000 OW and la in addition 50 per cent of the amount of the tax due for making a false or fraudulent return the penalty Is a fine not to exceed 2000 or not exceeding one years imprisonment or both in the discretion of the court and in addition per cent of the tax evaded As to the farmer farmers ane number of 0 farmers who will PAY income taxes ha hit not been estimated ted by the government officials bat but it Is certain they will form forin a large t tige age of the G person persons aises assessed who ho never before haic paid an income tax the average farmer doe does i ot keep leep books but if he avails himself or of the services of government experts who will be pont to aid ald lilia him it will not be difficult lor him to ascertain the amount of his bet inet income the farmer former Is making out his lil return may deduct depreciate i la in he the value of property and mattley matTl iney ine ny y used in the conduct of his farm and ins by t tr terra or other casualty casa alty oy helt theft it not cover covered ed by ansur ce ice expanses kap ansee actually incurred la in erra arrn operation may way be deducted but not family or liv II 11 ing expense produce raised on the fann farm and traded for groceries wearing appl iret etc la Is counted ai as thing ex and cannot be deducted salaries Hal arles paid by the state or a leal oc of tha th state are ex empt A farmer holding the job of county supervisor for instance doe does rt have to include his 1 in bl law come tax retura return |