The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-10-11
!. S. WILL PUNISH
ALL TAX SLACKERS
Persons Notified to Make Re-
turns at Once.
NO NOTICES WILL BE SENT
Government viii Not Take the lnitia-
tIve-commissloner Of Revenue Is.
sues Statement to Guide
People.

Washington, Oct. 6.-Persons falling
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, &C
cOrding to a statement issued by Dan
lei G. Roper, commissioner of internal
revenue.
In no case will the government take
the initiative in procuring returns
However, all returns are to be veri
fled, and all individuals affected by
the law are 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
IRE ever enacted in any country. II
is now clear that many new clerks
at Washington and throughout the
country will be needed in order tC
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 dlstillers, rectifiers, wholesalers
and retailers, holders of distilled spir.
Its intended for sale or to be used for
manufacturing purposes.
All dealers In fermented liquors OF
malt liquors, wines, cordials, Liquors.
domestic and imported.
All dealers In soft drinks, table wa.
tiers 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 picture
films, jewelry, boats, sporting goods
perfumes, cosmetics, medicinal prepa,
rations, 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 ex.
changes and boards of trade.
All importers of merchandise.
All manufacturers or importers OF
playing cards.
Penalties for SIaekers
Severe penalties" says Mr.. ROpers
statement, "are provided for failure
upon the part of any person, firm OF
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, ii is the pur.
pose Of the bureau of internal revenue
10 make, through its field force, pre-
llminary inquiries of every person liza
BILE to tax to ascertain his possessions
la 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 liable tC
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 q
| synopsis Of the inventory and state
ment Of the amount of tax to be pait
on the goods covered by the inven
tory.
l. 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 anC
the taxpayere's inventory, the proper
| amount of tax will be determined.
Payment of the tax must be mad,
to the collector of internal revenu,
at the time of fling the return, bu
payment may be extended to q dat
not exceeding seven months from tn
! passage of the act upon the filing o
bond for payment. This bond mus
be given with an approved corporate
surety company In a penal sum o
not less than double the amount o
the tax and In no case less than 81.
upon every citizen rests the re
sponsibility of contributing to tn
limit of his ability toward the sue
cessful termination Of the war. |
Is the unquestioned duty of ever
true American citizen not only to pa
the full tax the law requires of hir
but to remove every possible obstacl
to the successful administration Of tn
law"