Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-12-19
INCOME TAX TO Be
FIGURED OUT BY
AGENTS OF U. S.
Revenue Men VIII Visit Dis
trict Soon After January
First to Make Out Income
Blanks.

You won't have to figure out your
own income tax all byyourself here
after. The government is Going to
send out men to help you. 1t will be
up TO yo1 to hunt up these men. who
will be sent into every county seat
town, the other big cities besides. TO
meet the people. Postmasters, bank
ers and newspapers will be able to
tell you when the governments in
come tax man will be around, and
wher - find him. He will answer
your questions, swear you to the re-
turn. take Jour money. and remove the
wrinkles from your brow. Returns OF
income for 1917 must be made between
January ! and March /, 1918.
The government recognizes" Col
lector OF Internal Revenue Lewis T.
Carpenter said today that many per-
sons experience a sood deal of diff
ficulty in filling out income tax forms.
II recognizes too. that taxpayers resid-
ent at points where collectors Of
fees are not easily accessible find il
hard TO get proper instruction in the
Law. Next year. when every marrleu
person living with wife or husband
and having a net income OF $4,000 and
every unmarried person not the head
of family and have a net income OF
$1,000 for the year 1917 must make re-
turn of income on the form prescribed.
there will be hundreds in every COM
munity seeking light on the law. and
help in executing their returns. My
own and every other collection district
in the nation will be divided into dis
tricts. with the county as the unit, and
a government 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
longer time. very likely in the court
house. at the county seat town. in
citiess where there are collector
branch offices he will be there. and
in other citiespossibly at the city hall.
Ny office will in due time advise post
masters and bankers and send out
notices to the newspapers stating
when the officer will be in each coun-
". 1t will be unnecessary for prospee-
tive taxpayers 10 ask my office. for
forms on which to make returns. The
officer who visits their county viii
have them.
1T may be stated as matter OF
general information that net income
is the remainder after subcontractine
expenses from gross income. Personal,
family, or living expense in the mean.
ing Of the law. the exemption being al
lowed TO cover such expenses.
The new exemptions of $1,000 and
$4,000 will add tens of thousands 10
the number of income taxpayers IN
this district. inasnf1ch as practically
every farmer. merchant, tradesman-
professional man and salary worker
and a 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 il an income
! tax is not sent, or a government of
ficer does not call. they are relieved
from makingIeport This is decidedly
{ in error Il is the other way round
The taxpayer has to go to the govern
ment aud if he doesn't within the time
prescribed. he is violator of the law
and the government will so TO him
I with its penalties.