New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25
Exemption Claims Ms.
Filed by THURSDAY. :,
Blanks Are Missiu,
1914 COLLECTIONS
WILL BE UNCERru
I'VE Will Have to Deueod !,
Peoples Honesty This y,, :.
Says Deputy Faith

Sailing the unchartsd $40.
income tax is no easy matter n, "
cation. as Charles ". Anderso,
Of Internal Revenue. and his 49,
have charge Of the initial vows.
York. are finding There are 80
shoals Of misunderstood a.,an-
Law. also lack OF data as N a.
liable for payment under Z. A.. a
Of these troubles Games suda..
In blank forms, which will no, -,
the gathering Of returns. but b,1..
complicate the work Of strairb,.-s
troubles caused by the aboy. -
lions.
The greatest cause Of confuro,
fact that it is not generally undI,,..
the case Of collection OF tn. n,
source. that unless certificate, ~.
the exemptions allowed under n.
filed before next Thursday no ~.
emptions will be allowed.
The law requires every on. ~.
come during the last nine month, y :
was AT the rate OF more than 4, q,
year in the case of an individual 49,
than $4,000 in the case OF
man. 10 fle before March Il, su,,-
showing Just how much his ,seo-.
No tax IL due on incomes less ,h.,
amounts. When the payren, On .,.'
incomes is collected at the source-.e,
withheld from the salaries OF .nsl.,- ]
their employers, 10 be turned over !. n
government--It Is necessary to fns.~I
ten claim on 2 special blank FOR a, !.
emption on the $4,000 or t.,ae, N 4
case may he, one month before Mr..
which Is next Thursday.
Right here is where the troubl.
ing in. II has been found that IN /.
ployers and employees have no,ies =
little Joker IN the law. and have fzgx
obtain the necessary blanks to nah n
claim for exemption. With onlv III
days left in which 10 do this. tsss !
great scurrying around on the ~ \
those who have learned Of II 10 n A.
claims in before next Thursday.
But there is going to be r.
trouble" said Edward J. Fath, De-
Collector Of Internal Revenue y,s.ss.
because thousands Of people NIL
learn Of this requirement until too a
with the result that the tar viii h
iected on their entire income OF COR
they can demand a refunding afsrsr
but this will cause whole lot q q
work, both for the department ans
public"
There is still another class OF sis
tons to which the taxpayers are .nik
and for which IL has been discovered \
are not fling proper claims. Ties
clud. fixed charges In carrying o. ~
ness. interest on Indebtedness, lor 1rsI
losses from fire and so forth roi 0fes
by insurance. bad debts charge Z ~
ing the year and depreciation ez'ys
which all 60 10 reduce a persons y /
come. Claims for exemption unig ~
heads must be filed. where the lnorSi
collected az the source. as in thse"r
1900 exemptions, before next ns'sA
on a special blank entitled Form "
Here is where the additional oon'N
ton OF the famine in stationery cora
Mr.. Faith said yesterday that ts =
had run completely out OF us
forms. and that a new supply scsA
be received from Washington unu
time next week. Since next Ihurs''
the last day for doing this the 'aa1
blanks will greatly restrict the U"
taking proper action.
Compared with the cases OK u's
lected at the source. those paia w
TO the government by indiV'daAs
smooth sailing. since the return
for the declaration OF income eoa--
themselves spaces for claiming "
emntions as are allowed. But s's
also there is trouble. for the i0e~
has also run out OF the supply ="
1912" on which these returns @s
we have absolutely no da" -
the number OF persons affected
income tax in New York. or az o.
liable to payment" said Mr.. fsn y.
day. That data will have 10 0o
the results of this nrst ccliec'a-
will have to depend upon the ~ :,
people this year in making ~"
ments. although as the work s~
Gets organized we can get n'"
mite line on who is liable IN. 4
will be in the nature Of vO'u''N