The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-29
TAX GATHERER,s WARNING.
Notice to People Whose Annual In
comes Are More than $500.

Notice to People Whose Annual In
comes Are More than $500.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.-Con1missioner
Miller, of the Internal Revenue Bureau,
has prepared notice, copies of which will
be posted in all the cities and towns
throughout the country, notifying those
who come within the provisions of the in
come tax law of their duty in the prem
ises. The law makes an appropriation of
$4,000 for carrying the act into effect and
provides for the appointment of 1903 adj
ditional deputy revenue collectors and ten
additional revenue agents. The deputies
will be appointed by the district collectors
and the agents of Commissioners Miller who
Will at once begin the allotment of the
deputy collectors and the superintendent
of the appropriation. The deputies will not
all be allotted at once, but only as the
necessities of the work require. After quot
ing the provisions of the law, the notice
says:
1T is the duty of all persons of lawful
age, having an annual income of more than
S5,oU TO make and render return on
or before the first Monday in March, 1885,
20 the collector or deputy collector of the
district in which they reside. of the amount
OF their gains and income for the whole
OF the calender year 1894. and all guar
tons acting in any fiduciary capacity shall
make a like return for their wards or per-
Every corporation, company and asso-
ciation, both resident and' foreign, doing
businesses for profit in the United States
shall make and render a return to the col
lector or deputy collector of the district in
when ITS principal office or place of bust
ness ae j, is situated on or before the first Mon
day in March, 1895, of all it's business and
profits for the whole of the calendar year
form No. 365 and of corporations on form
NO sob Said forms may be procured of
collectors on application.
"Penaltfes-If said returns are not made
m the manner and time above stated it is
the the duty of the collector or deputy col
prescribed and add the penalties prescribed
by law thereto.
THE income tax is due and payable on
or before the 1st day of July, 1885, and on
all taxes due and unpaid after that date
there shall be levied in addition thereto,
due and the interest at the rate of / per
centum per month from the time the same
became due as a penalty.
Full instructions for making said re-
turns are printed in blank forms"
Encouragement Olney has given an
that the army and navy officers come with
in the scope of the income-tax law. A few
weeks ago Secretary, Lamont raised the
question whether under this statute, off,
GERS of the army will be subject to the
tax where their incomes are above the
loWances for quarters and rations and
mileage. The question has agitated the
army and navy for some time. and it was
thought we'll to secure legal opinion on
the question. In his opinion the subject
the Attorney-generalh holds that the law APP
plies to all incomes above $4,000, regardless
of their character and he states that pay
masters must deduct from the amount dis
bursed to officers on their Individual ac-
count the tax of 2 per cent. in all cases
where it aggregates the sum mentioned.
The Attorney general says his views are
the same as those expressed by a predeces-
sor in passing the income-tax law of
1864. 1t is expected that the War and
Navy departments will issue regulations
tod an iC init