Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-12

cOmmitte made statement that this
session had spent $21, 800, 73O943, ten
times as much as any previous con-
gress.
Washington. Oct 6.-Persons failing
to make returns to the government
under the new war revenue law will
be regarded as tax slackers, and penal
ties will be enforced against them, ac-
cording TO a statement issued on Fri
day by Daniel C. Roper commission
4r of internal revenue.
In no case will the government take
the initiative in procuring returns.
However, all returns are to be veri-
fed, and all advised to get into com
municatiOn at once with the nearest
revenue official.
Already the war tax law is strain
ing the extensive resources of the fed
eral bureau. Mr.. Roper, the new COM
missioner, is confronted with the larg
est and most eXacting revenue meas
ure ever enacted in any country. 1t
is now clear that many new clerks
at Washington and throughout the
country will be needed in order to
keep pace with the work.
Those Who Are Affected.
The following individuals, corpora
lions, etc., are within the law and are
notified by Mr.. Roper to make re-
turns:
All individuals receiving incomes of
more than $1,000 year.
All corporations, joint stock compa-
MES and associations.
All distillers, rectifiers, wholesalers
and retailers, holders of distilled spir
its intended for sale or to be used for
manufacturing purposes.
All dealers in fermented liquors or
malt liquors, wines, cordials, liqueurs,
domestic and imported.
All dealers in soft drinks, table wa
ters and carbonic acid gas.
All manufacturers of and dealers in
cigars, cigarettes, tobacco, snuff and
cigarette papers.
All carriers of freight, express or
passengers, and 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, medicinal
preparations, chewing gum and cam
eras.
All proprietors of amusement places,
including cabarets.
All persons executing legal docu-
ments of any type.
All traders on produce or stock ex-
changes and boards of trade.
All importers of merchandise.
All manufacturers of importers OF
playing cards.
Penalties for SIackers.
Severe penalties" says Mr.. Roper's
statement, "are provided for failure
upon the part of any person, firm or
corporation to make the correct in
ventories and returns required. In
the collection of the tax that will
apply to articles or commodities in
stock on October 4, 1917, it is the pur
pose of the bureau of internal revenue
to make, through it's field force, pre-
liminary inquiries of every person liza
BILE to tax to ascertain his possessions
in the way of taxable goods and the
amount of tax he is liable to pay
Must Act Within Thirty Days.
within thirty days from the date
of enactment of the new law every
person, firm or corporation liable to-
floor tax must file with the collector
of internal revenue a true and cor
rect inventory. under oath, of goods
in his possession subject to this tax.
Attached to the inventory must be
synopsis of the inventory and a state
ment of the amount of tax to be paid
on the goods covered by the inven-
tory.
Pay or Give Bond.
"This is known as a taxpayers re-
turn. Upon the basis of this return
and an analysis of the information dis
closed by the preliminary inquiry and
the taxpayers inventory, the proper
amount of tax will be determined.
Payment of the tax must be made
to the collector of internal revenue
at the time of filing the return, 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. This bond must
be given with an approved corporate
surety company in a penal sum of
not less than double the amount of
the tax and in no case less than 81.
Duty of Citizens to Aid War.
upon every citizen rests the re-
sponsibility OF contributing 20 the
limit of his ability toward the sue
cessful termination of the war. 1t
is the unquestioned duty of every
true American citizen not only to pay
the full tax the law requires of him
but 20 remove every possible obstacle
TO the successful administration of the
law"