Mexico Missouri message., 1913-10-09
Interest from state, municipal or


however, that the taxable person must
make return to the internal revenue
collector for his entire net income"
and exemptions claimed under the law
must be submitted to the federal OH
GERS for them to determine upon their
reasonableness or legality.
The amount Of the income tar, as
finally agreed upon, follows:
From $4,000 to $4,000 per cent;
from $4,000 to $4,000, per cent;
from $4,000 to $4,000, per cent:
from $4,000 to 100000, 4 per cent;
500 900 to s250,o00, 8 per cent; $780,
900 to 100000. per cent; above
s6OOoQ0, =! per cent:
A single man with an income Of
$25,000, for example, would pay / per
cent on 1000 and per cent on $500,
total tax OF $270. If married, the
first tax Of 1 per cent. would apply to
only $4,000 OF the income
Ready to Answer Questions.
The treasury department is prepar-
ing for a flood of questions about the
new income tax, realizing that this
feature of the tariff bill about to be-
come law strikes more intimately at
the tax paying citizen than do the
indirect taxes collected through the
customs duties.
Representative Cordell Hull of Ten
nessee, who drew the income tax pro-
vision of the tariff bill which will soon
become law, made public a detailed
explanation Of the tax plan as 1t will
touch the individual citizen.
THE treasury regulations soon to
be prepared will make clear to every
taxpayer the requirements of the law
and its application to income derived
from the various kinds OF business"
Mr.. Hull said. ANY person who keeps
familiar with his business affairs, dur
ing the year should have no difficulty
in executing his tax return.
How Tax Is Divided.
"The income tax Is divided into two
phases. the normal tax OF one per
cent. on the whole income above
$4,000, and the additional tax that be-
gins with an extra one per cent above
10000 and is graduated to six per
cent above 100000. Wherever the
income tax is paid at the source by a
corporation for its employees or in simi-
lar cases. only the one per cent. nor.
NAL tax is so paid.
The individual has to pay any a.
ditional tax himself The provisions
of the law requiring the tax to be
withheld at the source does not take
affapt until Noyapnhor 1919
For the first year the citizen Will
make return to the local internal reve-
nue. collector before March l, 1914,
as to his earnings from March /, 1913,
to the end Of this year. The collector
will notify him June l how much
he owes and the tax must be paid
by June 80. After next year the tax
will apply on the full calendar year.
IF the income of a person is under
$4,000, or If the tax upon same is
withheld for payment at the source,
or If the same is to be paid elsewhere
in the United States, affidavit may be
made to such fact and thereupon no
return will be required.
Covers Incomes of All Citizens.
"The tax covers all incomes of citi-
zens of the United States. whether liv-
ing here or abroad; those OF foreign
ers living in the United States, and
the net incomes from property owned
or business carried on in the United
States by persons living abroad.
The net income includes all in
come from salaries or any compensa-
ton for personal services; incomes
from trades, professions, business, or
commerce; from sales or dealings in
personal property or real estate; from
interest, rent, dividends from securi-
ties; for all business carried on for
gain.
"Bequests will not be considered In
come, nor will life insurance paid to
beneficiary or returned to the in
sured person as a paid up or sur
rendered policy be taxable. Interest
on such property VIII be included as
income, however.
THE amount that may be deducted
from a total income includes the cost
of carrying on business, actual losses,
depreciation allowances, and tax ex-
empt or tax paid money. Living ex-
penses cannot be deducted, nor can
money spent for permanent improve
ments to property.
Forms to Be Ready Soon.
The form that is to be filled out
by the taxpayer will be drawn up
soon by the commissioner of internal
revenue, The taxpayer will have to
give his gross revenue and then speci-
fy and claim the deductions to which
he feels entitled.
Unless mans income tax Is paid
at the source he must hunt up tax
blank, fill 1t out, and see that 1t finds
its way to the proper federal official
in his district before March l, 1914.
Firms. corporations and the like
having the handling of interest, rents,
salaries, or other portions of the In
come OF any citizen are compelled tu
deduct the tax for the individual and
pay II to the government. The indi-
vidual then will receive a receipt