The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-31
TAX GATHERING
BEGINS TOMORROW
ITS EVERY PERSONS DUTY To-, REPORT AT ONCE
HIS Or Her INCOME

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task Of gathering income tax and ex-
cess profits returns will begin with
the new year tomorrow
Every unmarried person earning
more than $1,000 during the last year,
and every married person or head Of
| a family who made more than $4,000,
must file with the internal revenue
collector of his district report any
time between tomorrow and March I.
He will be notified before June 1 of
the tax due, and payment will be due
| by June 15.
| The government expects to receive
81 POI ,000, 900 from income taxes be-
! fore July 1, including $666, 100000
from individuals and $535, 100000
| from corporations. This is more than
one third of the SO, 100000 esti-
mated receipts under thu war revenue
act passed by Congress at the last
session.
From excess profits taxes, the gov
ernment expects to realize aboue
81 ,220 100000 before July /.
The rate of tax for married man
or the head of family il 2 per cent
on the amount of his net income ex-
ceeding $4,000, but less than $4,000,
and per cent on the amount of his
net income above $4,000 but less than
$4,000. An unmarried person not
the head of family will pay per
cent on the amount of ret income
above $1,000 but less than $4,000, and
A per cent on the net income abeve
$4,000 but less than $4,000.
An extra levy, or surtax, in addl-
tion to the normal tax, is imposed on
incomes above $4,000, so that the
amount of income between $4,000 and
$500 is subject to a total income
tax, including both normal and ex-
ira, of 5 per cent, and between $500
and $4,000, 6 per cent. The surtax
| further increases with higher in
comes, so that amounts of S1,000,00G
are taxable at So per cent with one
| per cent additional for each half
million up tostwo million dollars. All
incomes over the latter amount are
taxable at 81 per cent.
Typical income tax levies on heads
i of families are as follows: Income of
$2500, tax is SO; income of $4,000,
tax is $50; income of $500, tax is
$50; income of $4,000, tax is $40; in
come of $4,000, tax is $50; income of
$4,000, tax is $50.
Unmarried persons would pay in
this way: Income of $500, tax is
SO; income of $4,000, tax is $40; in
/ come of $2500, tax is $50; income of
$500, tax is $40; income of $500, tax
is $50; income of $4,000. tax is $50;
income of $4,000, tax is 500; income
of $4,000, tax is $120.
Taxes may be paid in four install
ments between now and June Is, If
this arrangement is preferred, but
the treasury will open a determined
campaign soon to encourage persons
to pay their tax in full Immediately,
land receive interest on the advance
payment.
| A small army of accountants, es-
pecialIy trained for the work in
schools conducted by district collec-
tors for the past two weeks, will go
into the field beginning Wednesday to
assist persons in filing their returns,
and will travel on pre-arranged itin-
eraries for a month or more. In ad-
dition, federal agricultural agents,
and representatives of state and
county councils of national defense,
have enlitsed in the campaign Of edu-
cation. By this extensive campaign
of education, Internal Revenue Com
missioner Roper hopes to eliminate
the chances of failure to file a return
through ignorance of the require
ments.
In fact, officials in charge of the
ltax gathering machine expect to
eliminate the usual grudging spirit
of taxpayers. They have called this
| a Liberty Tax" because its pro-
ceeds go to the same war cause as the
Liberty Bond issues. and every effort
viii be made to encourage the spirit
of willing giving among those on
whom the tax falls.
About 100000 persons viii pay in
come taxes, it is estimated, and most
viii be subject to direct federal tax
for the first time, for less than 500,-
1000 paid income taxes last year under
the old law. Tax return forms have
been made as simple as possible, those
for incomes of less than $4,000 being
Especially free from technical feat
ures or inquisitorial items.
Corporations will pay income taxes