The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-10-10
DON'T WAIT; REPORT ON TAX
Revenue Commissioner Roper Warns
the Public That the Penalty is
SURE for Slackers

SURE for SIackers
WASHINGTON. Oct. 5--Notice tt
the public to make its tax returns t,
the government under the new wa
revenue law was issued tonight by In
ternal Revenue Commissioner Rope
in an interprctative statement of thu
laws operation. Warming was give1
that in no case would the government
! take the initiative in getting in re
turns, although all returns would bt
verified, Wand that everybody concern
! ed =. should ), , communicate prompt,
with the nearest revenue officer.
Persons failing to make returns
Mr.. Roper announced. will be regard
! ed as tax sfatkers and penalties will
be enforced against them.
Those Who Are Liable.
AS outlined in the statement, the
/ following must make returns to the
government:
All individuals receiving incomes
of more than $1,000 a year.
All corporations, joint stock com
panies and associations.
All distillers, rectifiers, wholesalers
and retailers, holders of distilled spir.
it's intended for sale or to be used for
manufacturing purposes.
All dealers in fermented liquors or
malt liquors, wines, cordials, liqueurs,
domestic and imported.
All dealers in soft drinks, table wa
ters and carbonic acid gas.
All manufacturers Of and dealers in
cigars, cigarettes, tobacco. snuff and
ciragrette papers.
All carriers Of freight, express or
lines.
All dealers in life, marine, inland,
fire and casualty insurance.
All manufacturers and wholesale
dealers in motor vehicles of every
kind, musical instruments. motion pic
ture films, jewelry boats, sporting
goods, perfumes, cosmetic, medicinal
preparations, chewing gum and cam
eras.
All proprietors Of amusement plac-
es, including cabarets.
All persons executing legal docu.
ments of any type.
All traders on produce or stock eX-
changes and boards Of trade.
All importers of merchandise.
All manufacturers or importers of
playing cards.
Up to the Individual.
"The law makes it the duty of every
person, firm or corporation whose pos
sessions or incomes are taxa ble,' the
statement continues, 'to make true
and correct returns upon which the
tax may be assessed and collected.
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ance to every citizen because, not
withstanding that the bureau of in
ternal revenue is the agency charged
with the administration of the new
law and the collection of taxes, it is
not regarded that the bureau OF in
ternal revenue shall find out and in
form persons, firms or corporations Of
their sponsibilities. Such persons,
firms and corporations must for them
selves make returns, which in the
course of administration the bureau
Of internal revenue. will verify.
l. Severe penalties, are provided for
failure upon the part of any person,
firm or corporation ito make the cor
rect inventories and returns required.
Survey Of Field Force.
''1n the collection of the tax that
will apply to articles or commodities
in stock on Oct. 4, 1917, it is the pur-
pose Of the bureau Of internal revenue
20 make through its field force prelim-
mary inquiries of every person liable
TO tax to ascertain his possessions in
the way Of taxable goods and the
amount of tax he is liable to pay. This
inquiry will be conducted
.f lao
Within thirty days from the date
Of enactment of the new law every
person, firm or corporation liable to
1oor tax must file with the collector
If internal revenue a true and correct
inventory, under oath, of goods in his
possession subject to this tax. At
.ached to the inventory must be
of the inventory and a state
nent OF the amount Of tax to be paid
IN the goods covered by the inventory.
This is known as u tax payers re-
urn. Upon the basis of this return
md an analysis of the information dis
closed by the preliminary inquiry and
he tax payers inventory, the proper
mount of tax will be determined"
The GcrmaDs aren't worrying any
bout the big merchant feet we are
Us Bill Hohenzollern has con-
'dentially informed them that all we
ave is a. lot of broken down picnic |
xcursion steamers that will sink in
he first high seas
The socialists feel that it is a dread !
III abuse of power that they can't |
ave the use of the mails to help to
reak up the government that keeps |
le mails running.
The Nobel peace prize might fitting
: be given next time to the man that
ends the most highly explosive shells
, the western front.