White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-18
MARCH lST LIMIT
FOR INCOME TAX
LAW NAMES SEVERE PENALTIES
EoR FAILURE TO FILE COR
RECT RETURNS WITHIN THE
SPECIFIED TIME.

in the fOllOWlnb ohi'i"i eoihin"hi'"
lion from Joseph ]. Scott, collector
in the internal revenue service, as
hearing on an important matter
which will have to be attended to be-
fore the first of March. The letter
is fully Illuminating and leaves no
one in doubt as to the procedure of
the income tax law:
To All Concerned:
desire to call the attention OF
every person liable TO the Federal
Income Tax TO the necessity of max
ing a sworn return of his or her In
come to the collector of internal
revenue on or before the first day OF
March.
This is a liability that attaches to
every person, man or woman, citizen
of the United States or alien resident
of the country, with a net annual In
come of $4,000 or more; and. what
Is more. II is liability that attaches
under severe penalties for refusal to
comply with the law by making such
report. The forms for return are
now available for distribution and
will also be placed in the hands of
the banks from which they can be
obtained by individuals
II will not do for a person with a
taxable income to wait until an in
yitation is extended by this Office be
fore taking steps to obey the law by
obtaining a blank form and prepar-
ing the required report. While every
thing possible will be done by my
deputies and myself to communicate
directly with those subject to the tax
during the next few weeks, those en-
joying sufficient income TO be taxable
are expected to cooperate and file
returns without demand being made
on them TO do so.
These persons with taxable IN
comes who neglect this responsibility
will subject themselves to the
penalties OF the law. and II VIII
not be In order for them subse-
quently to plead that they were not
asked to file returns. My deputies
will carefully canvass the territory
under my Jurisdiction. comprising all
that part of California north of Kern
county and the entire state of Ne
yada. They will keep up the canvass
even after the first of March and
they will have ample authority to
get the information they seek. Those
taxable persons located after that
date will have failed to obey the law
and will be liable to its penalties.
Let me mention these penalties
for the information of the public.
The penalty for failure to file the
return of income within the time
specified by law is from $40 to ST.
600. In the case of refusal or
neglect TO render the return within
the required time, SO per cent will
be added to the amount of the tax
fraudulent return, 100 per cent will
be added to the tax and any person
found guilty of such fraud with In.
teDt to defeat or evade the tax will
be liable to fine not exceeding $2,-
900 or Imprisonment not exceeding
one year. or may be both fined and
imprisoned.
request the cooperation OF the
public and have called attention to
the penalties provided by the law,
not because expect attempt to evade
the statute. but that all may under
stand their duty and liability. Let
mo emphasize that neglect or refusal
to file return will be penalized. In
other words. the law puts the respony
sibility up to the individual and the
government will hold the individual
be required from person with a net
income OF less than $4,000 for the
year. still that person should be sure
of this rights of exemption and de-
duction In determining what Is net
income. In brief. It is better to seek
advice from this Office than to run
the risk of violating the law.
Any individual will be instructed
as to his or her rights and should
seek instruction either in person or
by letter. 1t is hoped that thorough
canvass of this district after the
first Of March will fail to disclose any