Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-12-19
NEW INCOME TAX RULES.
Many Taxpayers VIII BE Added to
Lists Next Year.

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won't have to figure out your own in
come tax all by yourself hereafter.
The government is'going to send out
men to help you. IT will be up to you
to hunt up these men, who will be
sent into every county seat town. and
some other towns besides, to meet
tho people. PoStmasters, bankers
and newspapers will be able to tell
you when the governments income
tax man will be around, and where
to iiud him. He will answer your
questions, swear YOU to the return,
and save You great deal Of time and
annoyance. Returns of income for
1917 must be made between January
! and March |, 1918.
The government recognizes" Col
lnct0r of Internal Revenue ID. G.. Hey
ward said to-day, that many per-
sons experience a good deal ol diff
Guilty in filling out income tax forms
1t recognizes, too, that taxpayers res
idont at points where collectors Of
fees are not easily accessible find it
hard to get proper instruction in the
law. Next year, when every married
person living with wife or husband
and having a net income Of $4,000.
and every unmarried person not the
head Of a family and having q net in
come Of $1,000 for the year 1917
must make return Of income on the
form prescribed. there will be hun
dreds In every community seeking
light on the law, and help in execut-
ing their returns. My own and even
other collection districts in the nation
will he divided into districts, with
the county as the unit, and govern
mcnt officer Informed in the income
tax assigned to each district. He will
spend hardly less than week In each
county, and In some counties a Ion
ger time, very likely in the court
house at the county seat town. In
cities where there are collectors
branch Offices, he will be there, and In
other cities possibly nt the city hall.
My Office will in due time advise post
masters and bankers and send out
notices to the newspapers stating
when the otricer will be in each coun-
~. 1t will be unnecessary for pros
pecttve taxpayers to ask my Office for
forms on which to make returns. The
officer who visits their county will
have them.
ut may be stated as a matter Of
general Information that net income
Is the remainder after subtracting ex-
nenses from gross income. Personal,
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pense ip the meaning Of the law,
the exemption being allowed to cover
such expenses.
The new exemptions Of $1,000
and $4,000 will add tens Of thousands
to the number Of income taxpayers in
this district, inaSmuch as practically
every farmer, merchant, tradesman,
professional man and salary worker
and great many wage workers will
be required to make return and pay
tax.
"The law makes it the duty of the
taxpayer to seek out the collector.
Many people assume that if an in
come taS form ~ not sent, or a gov
ornmcnt officer does not call. they are
relieved from max ing reports. This
Is decidedly In error. 1t Is the other
way round. rho taXpayer has to 20
10 the government and if he doesn't
within the time prescribed, he is a
violator OF the law. and the govern
ment will go to him with its penal
ties"
Confederate rtcrans and Widows.
td.iNl '>,"" &c Courier: Please
UuN!isA r' Glowing notice. to Con-
ieGcrh.r veterans and widows OF
Confederate veterans:
will be in the Office of Probate
Judge every Saturday during the
month OF January. 1918, for the pur-
pose Of receiving applications for
pensions. Any veteran whose an
nual income does not exceed SIS, and
who has resided in the State for two
years is entitled to q pension; any
widow OF Confederate soldier whose |
age Is SO or over, and whose income
Is not over 500, is entitled to receive
a pension.
Applications must be filed during
the month Of January, 1918, as the |
Pension Board meets the first Mon
day In February, 1918, TO approve
or reject applications.
w. Il. McGill,
Pension Commissioner for Oconee
Comfy