The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-12-28
The INCOME TAX
Collectors to be Named Soon.
People Must Find Them.

Helena, Mont, Dec. 24.--YIu
won't have to figure out your own
income tax all by yourself here
after. The government is going to
send out men to help you. 1t will
be up to you to hunt up these men,
who will be sent into every countyyg
seat town, and some other towns
besides, to meet the people. Post
masters, bankers and newspapers
will be able to tell you when the
governments income tax man will
be around, and where to hnd him.
He will answer your questions,
swear you to the return, take your
money, and remove the wrinkles
from your brow. Returns OF
, income for 1917 must be made
between January and March !,
1918.
"lhe government recognizes
Collector Of Internal Revenue w.
c. Whaley said today, "that many
persons experience a good deal OF
difficulty in filling out income tax
forms. 1t recognizes too, that tan
payers resident at points where
collectors Offices are not easily
accessible find it hard to get proper
instruction in the law. Next year,
VIXEN every married person living
with wife or husband and having q
net income of $4,000 and every un-
married person not the head OF
family and having net income of
$1,000 for the year 1917, must
make return OF income on the form
prescribed, there will be hundreds
in every community seeking light
on the law, and help in executing
their returns. My own and every
, other collection district in the
e nation will be divided into districts,
with the county as the unit, and a
I government off GER informed in the
D income tax assigned to each district.
He will spend hardly less than a
week in each county, and IN some
: counties longer time, very likely
in the courthouse at the county
: seat town. In cities where there
are collectors branch Offices, he
will be there, and in other cities
possibly at the city hall. My office
will in due time advise postmasters
= and bankers and send out notices
!, to the newspapers stating whe Z
y the officer will be in each county
n 1t will be unnecessary for prospect
i've taxpayers to ask my Office fo
,e forms on which to make returns
as The officer who visits their count.
'e will have them.
VI .It may be stated as matte
OF general information that me
'e income is the remainder after sub
y tracing expenses from gros
- income. Personal, family or liviuI
expense is not expense in tn
or meaning of the law, the exemptio
nd being allowed to cover sue
at expense. ~
lio "The new exemptions OF $500
on and 81, 600 will add tens OF thou:
I'VE ands to the number OF income ta'
le- PAYERS in this district, inasmuc
or as practically every tarme
de. merchant, tradesman, profession
ur. man and salary worker and gre;
the many wage workers will be requi
,it. ed to make return and pay tax.
yes .sThe law makes it the duty OF Il
taxpayer to seek out the collecto
,,,o Many people assume that II
income tax form is not sent, OF
government officer does not ca
they are relieved from MAXI
report. This is decidedly 10 err
'ple 1t is the other way round. l
ross taxpayer has to go to the Cover
tied ment and if he doesn't within I
the time prescribed, he is a violator
lets the law, and the government. "