New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-05
THE THIRD DIFFICULTY
MANY INQUIRIES AS TO DETAILS.
FULL rNFoRMATIoN CoNcERNi"G THE INCOME
TAX FURNISHED BY THE GotERN-
MENT BLANKS

Full. INFORM ATIoN CONCERNi*G THE INCOME
TAN FURNISHED by THE GOVERN
MENT BLANKS
The inquiry departments ar The Internal keNehus
Offices are still kept busy answering questions as
10 how and wher to max" on: the returns Tor the
income tax but IL is evident that the provisions
OF the law arc becoming more generally known
every dav The extension OF time FOR Ming re-
turns with the collectors 20 April y VIII doubt
less save both the taxpayers and IN" Government
officials much trouble and inconvenience.
Many taxpayers 20 to tho Collectors offices and
ask questions watch would b. entirely superiiuous.
and which they would never ask If they would
stop TO read the list OF printed deductions" on
Form No Sos which is furnished by the collector.
This list OF deductions SHOWS what Items are ex-
empt and they are given here for the information
Of the public:
First-The $4,000 exempt by law.
Second-Interest which has become due or which
has been paid during the year. , 49, ,.,
Thiri-NationaL state county. school or munict-
nal taxes paid within the year not including taxes
assessed against local BENEFITS
Fourth-Amount expended in the purchase or
h the Year. " ...,,. .-'-., -
carrying or any business occupation or profess
sion ana not elsewhere deducted.
incurred in trade or arising from fires. storms or
shpNreck. and no, compensated for by Insurance OF
otherwise and already deducted In ascertainins
profits
ch lsed since December n. ls32
Elghth-De9,s asesrta:ned within ne year to b
wSrtaIess and not s;'Ssnrre dsGrcIe for MANN.
facture or resale not increasing stock on mama 10
TenthDDvidends heretofore Included in the state
ment. OF profits. received from corporations. COM
panies or associations on which the tax OF per
cenum has once been paid by such corporations.
II the taxpayers WI. read the list OF exemptions
carefully ii VIII Aid them materially 10 proper
unders landing OF the require ments ~ the law.
II viii also be noticed that the man who keeps
books OF account has an advantage over MN WHO
keeps his accounts in his head.
Question NJ. ,. which every taxpayer mus ~,
swer reads: Have you kept books of account,
and the next question reads: us your in''nr NJ
estimated or taken from your books. me ~" -,
who can show a regularly KEPT SCI ot ,ocnts VII
be looked upon less cri;csy than ,hs ma" MINK T
estimates and the G1Nernth'Irr, - yga,. Ni' have
that the operation Of the In ONE AK INV ssts Of
as one result the opening % MA"'
account books. a., ,, l.,srune
that debts returned by you As 'w3rth.g's b, having
be collected II must be remsmotrS' o from
a draft returned dishonored or hearing nothi a. ,hs
a debtor after repeated duns = no' ,cceInt IS
Government sufficient Groof @ on IN, i blank give.
the Governments version Of a worthes .nn,,rsctei
reads as follows: Debts which werd rear 10 no
absolutely worthless may be deducted from tne Id
OF the creditor in his annual rs sdered or re.
turned as absolutely worthless until after gSitless
ceednss to recover The same IN, dbSr nsolvent and
that the proceedings TO collect the debt wouI
nothing In making the deduction lor WI '.,n N
debts the person claiming the same mus ga" sorth
his return that one OF the facts az aDoNt 9TH
exists in connection with the debt returned d. "'''N
less" ,, HANK containing
full instructions came from Ilarem Se gst Tsssan.
Collector John A. Suivans office NO ~ ~ AZ
St and asked a series OF questions 81" nsnny-
which was fully answered on tne o'@ ZANE 10 the
wrong office in the first place he sh9n hird ns,rIct
TO the office OF the Collector OF the % p,Iidlns
which is In the German Savings Balm n ooye him
fourteenth ST and Fourth-ave.. but we gay. we. an
th" Information as we do In all cases when we "'
asked"
A. AUGUSTUS HEALY OFT or or To-
Internal Revenue Collector A. Augustus heSs, -.
the Brooklyn and Long Island district was Torn
| Informed yesterday noon that his term " 80 ,,
no,,,d exn,re last night He was directed TO appoh'
, a Collector to hold office until new |o"eo" ~,
appointed. and he designated his cher deputy w..
Mckinney. Mr.. Heay's bond VIII stan n, AZ Mr.
Knneys bond until the Collector ~ sppoinie ,,sde
McKinney's friends are working TO nave n whsS
NJ. Healy was appointed