Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-27
Income Tax Man
Will Come Here
Visits Langdon Feb'y 4 to 16
With All Necessary In
formation of Tax

Get ready for the income tax col.
lector He'll be in Langdon from
Feb. 18th until Feb. 18th.
This is the warning ISSUED by
Revenue Collector James. Coffey of
Aberdeen, S. D., in charge of this
district, who announces that he has
appointed number of additional men
for this district to look after the col
lection of the income tag These field |
men will assist all farmers, business
men and others who need instruction in
computing their income tax.
Under the new law nearly every.
body will have to pay income taxes
now, The following letter has been
received from Collector Coffey. Read
it carefully and save needless trouble
aud expense:
In addition to the regular income
tax law that has been in effect seve-
raj years the congress, en- Oct. 3.
1917, passed measure known as the
war revenue law the object being to
produce additional money with which
to carry on the war. The old income
tax law provides that every married
person living with wife or husband ia
| allowed an exemption of $4,000 and
every unmarried person who is not
| the head of a family is allowed an
exemption of $4,000 before they are
required to pay tax. The war re.
| venue law provides that every mar
/ ried person living with wife or husband
j must pay tax On that portion Of
| that person s incame that exceeds
/ $1,000 and that every unmarried per
/ son rot the head of family must
pay q tax on that p rtion of that per-
| son q net income that exceeds $1,000
This law is retroactive that is. it
/ became effective Jan. 1, 1917, SO
that ali persons who come under the
classes above descibed are required
a to sender statement of their net in
d come for the year 1917. This state.
s nlent must be returned to the collec
! tor of internal revenue or any Of his
b duly authorized representatives be-
e tween December 81 and March 1,
e 1918. Failure on the part of any one
S liable to make the above described re-
t port within the prescribed time makes
that person liable to heavy fine or
r term in prison, or both, in addition
d to penalty of SO per cent of their
h tax. Ignorance of this law is not
excuse to anyone. All persons liable
n to make this return must secure
from the collector of internal revenue
the proper blanks and make the re-.
turn, or later suffer the consequences
The government realizes that thou
sands and thousands of persons will
not be required to make this return
a who were exempt in former years and
is very anxious to give every possible
aid to this class in order that they
y may avoid the penalties which this
! law prescribes. For that reason l
have been authorized to employ the
necessary number of additional field
, men ;see that they are properly in.
; structsd as to the provisions of the
8 law and send them throughout this
district prepared to help all farmers
and business men who are liable under
this law to comply with it.
Within a few days will advise
J every postmaster, banker and news.
papers as to the days and place that
l will have an in.ome tax man in
. your county and will depend upon
. them to advise the farmers and busi-
ness men. This income tax man will
come fully supplied with blanks and
will be glad to help anyone who calls
upon him, to make out his return. -