The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-18
UNCLE SAM OH[LP
AMERICANS COMPUTE
THEIR INCOME TAX
Assistant wiz be Sent Into Every
County to Assist People in
Making Returns but You Must
Seek Out the Collector.

Special caffnfBnrdesee 20 The Herald
Phoenix. AfIf. dee. le.~fou won't
have 70 figure u your own Income
toN All by Yourself hereafter. The
furcs amen b. going g. send out men
- help YOU II VIII be up 90 you TO
hunt up these men. who wfii
be sent into every county sent town.
agid some other towns beeides. 20 meet
the people. postmasters. bankers
and newspapers viii Dc able to tell
you when the governments income
tax man VIII be around. and where
a. ~ him. lie win answer your
questions. swear sou 10 the return.
take your money and remove the
wrinkles from your brow Returns
~ incnmc FOR 1917 must lie made
between January I and March l..
ISIS.
THE government recognizes col
lectnr Of Internal Revenue Lewis r.
Carpenter said today. that many per-
Sons eSbcfienee q good deal cf ann.
Guilty In filling out income tax forms
~ recognizes too. that taxpayers res
iaeni IT points whsrc collectors Of
ncez are not easily accessible find Il
hard 20 get pgnpcr instruction IN the
AHA MN NNhAt NINn NNtIN nlNTINfl
person living with wife or husband
and hayine 4 net income 81 $4,000.
and every unmarried person not the
head Of a family aad having a net
income Of $1,000 for the year 1917.
mus, make return a. income on the
form prescribed. there win be hun
ereds in every oommnnity seeking
light on the law, and heip in execnt-
INK their returns. Ny wi and every
other collection district In the nation
will be divided into districts with the
county IN the unit. and a government
officer Informed in the income tax
assigned 60 each district He viii
spend hardly less than a week In
each county. and IN some counties
a longer time. very likely in the court
house nj the county seat town. In
cities where there are collectors
branch offices he viii be there, and
tn other cities possibly nj the city
hail. Ny office will in due time adj
wise postmasters and bankers and
send out notices TO the newspapers
stating when the officer will he In
each county. Il Will be unnecessary
for prospective taxpayers TO ask my
office for forms on which 90 make
returns. The officer who visits their
county viii have them.
1T may be stated as a matter OF
general information hat net ncome'
is the remainder after ~subtractins ox-
pcnses from gross income. Personal.
family. or living expense Is not ex-
pense In the meaning OF the law. the
exemption being allowed TO cover such
expenses
The new exemptions OF $1,000 and
$1,000 will q tens Of thousands 20
the number of income taxpayers in
this district, inssmuch a. practically
every farmer. merchant. tradcsman,
professional man and salary worker
and a great many wage workers viii
he required TO make return and pay
tax.
"The law makes Il she duty Of the
taxpayer 90 seek out the collector
Many people assume that u an in
come tax form IL not sent. or a gov-
officer does not cali, they
are relieved from making report,
This b. decidedly in error. II Is the
other way round. Tho taxpayer has
a. 70 to the government and Il he
doesn't within tho time prescribed
he Is q ,iolator % the law. and the
government will 80 10 him with IT.
penalties