The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-02
WIPE OUT VILLAGE LINES
State Commission Holds That Personal
Taxes Paid in An District May be
Used to Offset Income Taxes in Diff
ferent Parts of Same District.

Assessor of Incomes Joseph E. Dali
ton today received from the state tax
commission new order in regard to
the payment Of income taxes anil III
regard to the applying Of amounts
paid on personal property taxes for
the payment of the income tax. Under
the ruling coupons will be issued by
the supervisor to every person paying
a personal property tax and these
coupons may be used to wipe off,
income taxes in any other part of the
district in which the personal taS. is
paid. The town Of Somers will be eff
fected by the new order. The Thomas
B. Jeffrey Company was assessed in
this town and as it pays no personal
taxes In Somers the tax collectors of
that town had expected to receive this
entire amount. Under the ruling of
the commission the personal taxes paid
by the Jeffrey company in the city
Of Kenosha may be used toward wip-
ing out the income tax in Somers and
instead of receiving cash the town of
Somers will receive coupon showing
that the tax has been taken care of
by the personal tax paid in Ike losha.
Some minor incomes will be effected
by the ruling. The new order as sent
to the assessor follows:
"The income tax is payable to the
town, city and village treasurers. at
the same time and place as the prop
erty tax.
When the income tax and the per-
sonal property tax are both assessed
in the same district and the taxpayer
is not assessed for income tax in any
other district, the taxpayer will sim
ply pay the larger tax and obtain two
receipts, one for personal property and
one for income tax.
If the taxpayer wishes to use per-
sonal tax receipt issued in one dis
trict to offset income tax assessed in
another district, the following proce-
dure should be observed:
I. Secure separate personal prop
erty tax receipt and have the treasur-
er endorse on it the amount used to
offset income tax in that district.
2. Present or mail this personal tax
receipt to the assessor Of incomes Of
the county in which it was issued and
apply for special offset receipts cover
ing the balance of personal property
tax. In Milwaukee city apply first to
income tax teller, city treasurer IS
office.
3. This application should state the
amount desired for offset in each other
district in which the taxpayer has in
come tax to pay, giving the correct
name Of such district and the county
in which situated.
4. Offset receipts for balance of
personal property tax will be issued
with coupons, which coupons will be
accepted only for the amount entered
upon them and in the district for
which they are issued.
5. The taxpayer should pay his per-
sonal property taxes in time to secure
special coupon receipts from the as
SCISSOR of incomes and forward them to
the local treasurer against whom they
are issued. Penalties are imposed if
the taxes are not paid on or before
January 81, 1913.
6. Ordinary personal property tax
receipts will not be received in offset
in districts other than that in which
issued.
q The exact name is important.
For instance, a firm cannot use its per-
sonal property tax receipt to offset the
income tax of its members.
s. It is a common practice to write
a personal property tax receipt at the
bottom of the real estate receipt.
Taxpayers should therefore request
separate personal tax receipt when
ever they wish to use the latter to Sc
cure the special Offset receipts men,
toned above.
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