Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-31
Internal REVENUE Income Many newspa-

INTERNAL REVENUE INCOME Many newspa-
pers are publishing the income returned 10 the
ASSESSORS under the Internal Revenue law for tho
year 1868, and where they are accurately report
cd Wa can see ne objection TO it, although much
fault has been found With this publicity We
presume that those for the year 1864 will be very
generally published. They aye, however, to be
read with the understanding that they give, even
whcn honestly returned, very uncertain iniorma-
ton, in many instances, respecting incomes, as the
amount Ct taxes, rents, expenses about the bust
ness from which the income is derived, repairs
&c which are deducted from the whole income,
never sppeaIs in these published reports In
comes from official salaries, bank stock, and
companies which declare dividends, are also ex-
empt, as the income tax is paid on these gains
and profits before they come into the possession
Of individuals. 1t may, therefore, be that persons
vino nave large incomes make but 4 small snow
ing 10 the assessors returns, and sometimes are
Sharply accused Of dishonesty and fraud aud per-
Jury, wien they nave made Just exhib. Of all
their taxable income. There is, no doubt, dispo-
sitIon TO evade this tax as there ia to escape all
taxes, and the assessors encounter the same OBJ.
sacles that listers do, 10 the performance Of their
duties But il they are men Of judgment, firm
ness and common sense, they will get tolsrably
near the truth in most cases and giving pubci-
ty to the income tax will aid them in reaching
this reeut. And We think il would 60 far aid the
ASSESSORS in their work in their vointies, to have
ths incomes reported published, that they could
afford TO furnish the press certified copies, which
could NJ relied upon as accurate, and which we,
and We prssums all newspapers would gladly
pubIish
Since writing the above we have obtained
the let Of the incomes 10 Washington County
on which the tive per cent. special tax was as
sessed last iall,--being the incomes OF 1868, less
ia each case, $6O0,and taxes, rents insurance, &c
Dividends on bank and other stocks ere included
in these figures Some corrections aro to be
nude in this list in casss in which the assessor has
recently had Ie.hesring, which we sha! notice
81 soon as We ascertain them. Ibis also proper
to state that Hon. Joseph Poland, the collector
does Dot appear in the list, because bis accounts
for lS63,-snd the ,ame is true Of al collectors, -
have net yet been audited al Washington,and her
thsy ere adjusted, he will be assessed nd taxed
ior that year. We cannot forbear, also, caiss
tho public attention to tie sorry show which the
newspaper men make u these fgufes. Mr.. At
sils, Of the .lrgS, returns $500, Mr.. B.llou o
the Rtpostory $500, We return $500, while ouI
neignb9r OF the Waicbma'l returns nothing. Thi
is melancholy enough, and, what il worse for ouI
pockets, We believe 1t is true No men work
harder for smsllpay than publisher, Of newspapers
and yet there are persons who will stop their pa
per' because, when white paper advances 500 pei
cent, We advance our subscription price about
thirty per csnt--Ths is the list: