The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-25
BUSINESS MEN AND
LAWYERS TO AID IN
COLLECTING TAXES
MoAdoo 20 Ask Prominent Men to
Volunteer Their Services TO
Help Garry Out the Provisions
Of Excess Levies Law.


By Associated Itess
] Aooo IN y statement
mai public here NAT he was going
To ash prominent business men aud
iawyers 20 a-sist him IN carrying out
The provisions 81 the excess profits
tax ana a. thar end that two hoard~
wnuId DE created IN AN advisory ca
pacity TO the treasury department
The first board. designated the ok
cess profits advisory board, will DE
! composed 81 men % hir character
and wide experience In business and
economies. particularly with refer
enee 10 taxation. This board will
a~naiyzc the law. assist IN drafting reg
ulations 20 make Il effective and di-
gest suggestions from business men
OF the country which the department
wiz c~nueaVor 20 obtain.
The second hoard. designated the
advisory board Of legal review. conn
posed of leading lawyers. will advise
the department In the many prob
lens 81 iaw connected with the adj
minis;ration OF the law
The personnel of both boards. 10 was
| said. probably would be announced in
"a few DAYS The departments AN
nouncement nayS
Secretary McAauo announced hat
he would establish an excess profits
advisory board e. assist the commits
sioner ~ internal revenue IN on
siructing aud applying the excess prof
It's provisions OF the wal revenue act.
''Thq creation % his bo,rd Is one
OF the most important steps con;enl-
plated by the secretary In the reor-
| ganizstion %" she city revenue service
for the administration o fthe large
task imposed by the new act This
II the greatest tax law I'm the history
Of the country and 1t is the desire aud
urpos ~ the secretary To- admins
ter il e~lfectualls with the least pos.
| sihle Inconvenience 10 the public. 10
business and To tax payer generally
Under the plan of reorganization
proposed hy the secretary, ana advis-
ory board 90 legal review also viii
he created 10 be composed of prom
inent attorneys Of large experience
L. advise the commissioner uf internal
revenue in the many problems 81 law
connected with the administration 81
the war revenue act in an tits phases
Of taxation. This board viii bring
60 the bureau a fresh and Intimate
/ acquaintance with modern business
and legal practice ana thought
cone of the most important tasks
devoiving upon the treasury depart
ment ia connection with the admins
trauon Of the new law b. To- %acquaint
( the public with an the new taxes and
how and when pay them
This VIII maKe an extensive cam
r.4s.r 81 aHaH..s..rr Haata.NNs r.. no.
: complish this. the secretary contem-
| plstes the creation Of "a now division
~ work ia the bureau under a SUI
pervisor Of business cooperation.
This official will Keep 500 CLOSE
touch with the public aud business
and diffuSe information through an
possible channels o. the taN payer.
u ~ contemplated To- organize for this
purpose voluntarily state and local
committees. Thes. state city. town
and precincts committees viii have NO
administrative function hut viii pro-
vide q channel FOR conveying tax and
revenue Information 20 every oommu
nit, and viii furnish helpful advice
& the department regarding the APP
p]lication q the law
BY air .ction of the secretary. the
commissioner of Internal revenue l-
communicating with associations In
every line Of business and industry In
the country inviting suggestion with
regard Co the Interpretation appiica-
tion or administration OF excess profits
provisions of ,hc law These suRges
tions viii be carefully considered and
analysed b> the cNcess profits advis-
ory board.
These measures and the reorgan-
ization of the staff and line 81 the
bureau OF internal rc.ouue Will i'm
measurablv strcuE, 1cn b service and
equip 81 "a handle the large task he.
fore H. Tax collection iu norma
times has been largely an incident DO
the conduct Of government and bust
mess while today 10 is evidently haN.
ing the most vital bearing ou th'
I prosecution Of our war Of defense an,
on the vast task of production and dis
/ fribuuon which the war ha= hrourh
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