Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-10-06

I IoI manufacturing purposes,
f'All dealers in fermented liquors
or malt liquors Wines oordials, liquors,
domestic and imported.
"All dealers in soft drinks, table wa
ters and carbonic acid gas.
"All manufacturers and dealers in
cigars, cigarettes, tobacco, snuff and
cigarette papers.
"All carriers of freight, express or
passengers, all operators of pipe lines.
"All dealers In life, marine, inland,
fire and casualty insurance.
"All manufacturers and wholesale
dealers in motor vehicles of every
kind, musical instruments, motion pic
ture films, jewelry, boats, sporting
goods, perfumes. cosmetics, medici-
nal preparations, chewing gum and
cameras
All proprietors of amusement
places, including cabarets.
"All persons executing legal docu-
ments of any type.
"All traders on produce or stock
exchanges and boards of trade.
"All importers of merchandise.
"All manufacturers or importers OF
playing cards"
Up to individuals Solely. q
The statement continues: The law
makes IL the duty of every person,
firm or corporation whose possessions
or incomes are taxable to make true
and correct returns upon which the
tax may be assessed and collected.
This information is of vital import
arce to every citizen. because, not-
withstanding that the bureau of in
ternal revenue is the agency charged
with the administration of the new
law and the collection of the taxes.
H. is not regarded that the bureau OF
internal revenue shall find out and
inform persons, firms or corporations
of their responsibilities Such per-
sons, firms and corporations must for
themselves make returns, which in
the course of administration, the bu-
reau of internal revenue will verify.
Severe penalties are provided for
failure upon the part of any person.
| firm or corporation to make correct
| inventories and returns required.
Must File inventories.
'Tn the collection of the tax that
will apply to articles or commodities
in stock on October a. 1917, 1t is the
purpose of the bureau of internal rev.
enue to make preliminary inquiries OF
every person liable to tax to ascertain
his possessions in the way of taxable
| goods and the amount of tax he Is
liable to pay. Within thirty days from
| the date of enactment of the new law
every person, firm or corporation LA
ble to floor tax must file with the
collector of internal revenue a true
and correct inventory, under oath,
of goods in his possession subject to
this tax. Attached to this inventory
must be a synopsis Of the inventory
and a statement of the amount of tax
to be paid on the goods covered by
the inventory.
Burden Rests on All. &,
This Is known as a taxpayers re-
turn. Payment of the tax must he
made to the collector of internal rev.
enue at the time of filing the res
turn, but payment may be extended to
a date not exceeding seven months
| from the passage of the act, upon the
| filing of a bond for payment. "
Upon every citizen rests the respon-
sibility of contributing TO the utmost
OF his ability toward the successful
termination of the war. II is the un-
questioned duty of every true Ameri-
can citizen not only to pay the full tax
the law REQUIRES of him. hut TO remove
erery rcssible obstacle to the success
ful administration of the law by the
bureau Of internal revenues u