Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-20
INCOME TAX COMES NEXT
Blanks Must BE Filled Out between
January L and March i.

Blanks Must BE Filled Out between
January 1 and March i.
Portsmouth, N. H.. Dec. T.-You won't
have to figure out your own income tax
all by yourself hereafter. The govern
ment 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 county
seat town. and some other towns be-
sides, to meet the people. Postmasters.
bankers and newspapers will be able to
tell you when the governments income
tax man will be around. and where to
find 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 I. 1913.
THE government recognises" Collector
Of Internal Revenue Seth W. Jones said
to-day. THAT many persons experience q
good deal Of difficulty In filling out in
come tax blanks. It recognizes. too. that
taxpayers resident at points whore COL
lectors' offices are not easily accessible
find 1t hard to get proper instruction In
the law. Next year, when every married
person living with wife or husband and
having net income Of 5000. and every
person unmarried not the head Of a FAM
lily and having net income Of $1,000 for
the year 1917 must make return Of in
come 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 nation will be
divided into districts. with the county as
the unit. and a government omcer inform
ed In tho 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
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 once will
In due time advise postmasters and bank
ers and send out notices to the news
papers stating when the officers viii bs In
each county. 1t will be unnecessary fol-
prospective taxpayers to ask my once
for forms on which to make returns. The
officer who visits their county will have
them.
1T MAJ he stated as a matter of gen.
| erai information that net income ID the
remainder after substracting expenses
| from gross income. Personal. family OF
| living expense is not expense in the
meaning OF the law, the exemption DO.
ing allowed to cover such expenses.
| The new exemptions Of a. 900 and "a, 00l
VIII add tens OF thousands to the mum.
Der OF income taxpayers in this district
inasmuch as practically every farmer
merchant. tradesman. professional mar
and salary worker and great many wage
workers will be required to mako return
and pay tax.
The law makes It the duty of tho tax.
payer to seek out the collector. Man,
people assume that II an income tax form
IL not sent, or government ofYicSr doss
not call, they are relieved from makin1
report. This In decidedly In error. II I,
the other way round. The taxpayer IN,
to 60 to the government and II he do~sn'
within the time prescribed. he 10 Q violatol
OF the law. and the government will II
to him with its penalties"
Seth w. Jones. collector Of Internal rev
enue. Portsmouth. N. H., IL collector o.
the district Of New Hampshirs. whiol
comprises the States Of Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont.