The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-04
This Is Estimate Given By COL
lectOr of Internal Revenue
James j. Walsh.
MADE AFTER Careful
INQUIRY BY DEPUTIES
instructions Received Today
From Commissioner Os-
borne In Regard to Man
ner of Collecting This
Tax at Its Source.

| Washington, Oct. -Collectors of in-
ternaI revenue were instructed. today.
| py Commissioner Osborne to warn ali
employers charged by the new in
come tax law to withhold the normal
income tax of one per cent at its
source, to pay it to the government
ana that if they fail, they will be LA
pie FOR the amount This provision
becomes effective November 1
LAS the law does not specify in what
manner the taxes shall be withheld %
said Mr.. Osborne, "It would appear
that such means may be adopted a
will be best adapted to the particular
business affected"
The commissioner said he would pre-
pare licenses and regulations as soon
as possible to enforce the provision
which requires the licensing of per-
sons, firms or corporations, undertak-
ing the collection of foreign interest
payments by means of coupons
checks or bills of exchange An an
plication for such license filed with
collector of internal revenue, he an
nounced, would be considered sufdcient
compliance with the law until the IL
censes and regulations can be issued.
Hartford, Oct. HCoIIector James J.
Walsh, of the Internal Revenue dis
trict of Connecticut and Rhode Island.
estimates that the number of persons
in the district who are liable to pay
estimate is the result of careful in
qUiries which were made by the coIlec-
tors Office, and investigations made by
deputies and inspectors of the Internal
revenue department.
The collector declined to make
known his estimate for any particular
city or town.
The collector and his frst deputy.
Theodore M. Byxbee, az arrzaatng the
territory to be covered by Eseputy Col
Nv JGTN
necessary to ask the internal revenue
department for an extra allowance
of help.
The plan in general to be followed
in collecting the income tax is similar
to that concerning the corporation tax.
Circulars will be sent to all the citi-
zens who are believed to possess an
income in excess of the minimum C$3,-
OO0) specified as. liable for payment of
the tax, and they will be invited to
pay their assessment within reason
able time. Should the notice Of the
department be ignored by anyone con-
cerning whose income the government
has definite information that it is with
in the liability clause, it is UP to the
government to summon the respon-
dent to the United States court that
he may show cause why he should not
have the tax assessed against him.
New Haven, Oct. 4-When Collector
of Internal Revenue walsh begins to
distribute his notices of collection of
income tax upon those whose income
exceeds SO, 600 a year, he will, hgura-
lively be a caller at a great many
houses and will become officially ac-
quainted with the heads of nearly
all the families in the state. Mr..
Walsh estimated that there are 10000
persons liable to income tax in Con
necticut.
In 1912 there were 1s5, 100 dwelling
houses in the state and theoretically
Mr.. Wa1sh's tax notice will go to ev-
cry nine and a fraction house The
tai adult population of the state in
1910 was S5S,S93 and on Mr.. Walsh's
estimate the tax will rest on every
44th person.