The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-12-19
IMPORTANT TO THE
INCOME TAX PAYERS.
R ,iurus Of Those Having Net In
come Of $4,000 and $1,000
Must be Made not Later Than
March I, 1918.
GOVERNMENT MAN TO AID.

Greensboro, KY, Dec. -, I9l7 You
wDu't have to figure out your Income
Tax all 10y yourself hereafter. The Gov
eminent is going to send out men to
help you. 1t will he up to you to hunt
Up these men, who will be sent into
every County Seat town, and some other
towns besides, TO meet the people.
Postmasters, Bankers and newspapers
will he able to tell you when the Govern
ment's Income Tax man will be around
and where to find him. He Will answer
your question, swear you to the Return,
take your money, and remove the wrink-
les from your brow. Returns OF income
for l9l7 must be made between january
1 and March | 1918
"The Government recognizes Col
lector Of Internal Revenue Griffith said
today, "that many persons experience
good deal of iificulty in filling out In
come Tax forms 1t recognizes too, that
taxpayers resident at points where Col
ItClOT otIi'-tS dlC hOb SuoiiN hNN>'''''~
find it hard to get proper instructions Ill
the law. After january 1918, when
every married person living with vile
or husband and having net income OF
$4,000. and every unmarried person not
the head Of the family and having net
income Of $1,000 for the year 19l7 must
l. Ct tI,aF ,ytr tnra
scribed. there will be hundreds in every
community seeking light on the law, and
help in executing their Returns My
own aud every o her Collection district
in the Nation will he divided into Dis
tricts, with the County as unit, and
Government officer informed i'll the In
come Tax assigned to each district. He
Wi spend hardly less than week i'll
elch County, and il some Counties a
longer me very likely IN the Court
House at the County Seat town In
Cities where there are branch offices, lie
will be there and in other towns the
location will be named later My office
will in due time advise Postmasters and
Bankers and send out notices to TIE
newspapers stating when the officers will
be in each County. 1t will be unneces
sary for prospective taXpay ers to ask my
Office for forms on which % make re-
turns. The officer who visits their Coun
ty will have them II may be stated as
a matter of general information that Net
Income is the remainder after substract
ing ext en,eS from gross income. Per.
soma, Family or living expenses is not
expense in the meaning of the law, the
exemption being al'owed TO cover such
expenses
The new exemptions of SInOO and
$1,000 will add tens OF thousands 10 the
number of income Tax payers in this
District, inaSnuch as practically every
farmer, merchant. traicsman, prof. ssion-
al man aud salary worker and great
many wage workers will be required to
make return and pay tie tax The
law ma&eS it the dut, of the taxpayer to
seek out the Collector Many people as
sumo that il an Income tax form is not
sent or Government officer does not
ca !, they are relieved from making re
port, this decided in error 1t is the
other way round, The taxpayer has to go
the Government ard il he does not with
in the time prescribed, he is violator
of the law. and the Government will go
after him with its penalties.