The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-25
Revenue Collectors Investigate ray
ment of Income Tax Under Daree-
ton of Collector Lewis
Murphy.
ILL RAISE s25o,ooo
WILL,
TAX FOR Four Years Is unoer IN
quiry--some of the CUES
tIons to Be
Asked.

! state wide campaign for the COZ
lection of income taxes from IoWa
I farmers has been organized by heVe-
nue. Collector Murphy.
! IT ia assumed that the law has not
been understood by all farmers
MANY in cities also do not understand
Iit-and have been neglecting to make
returns.
4 special blank has been prepared
and is being sent to all farmers VINO
own 240 acres or more Gaming ZOE
detailed inform alton. When the re-
mort is made the farmer will be. per
sonally interviewed by deputy col.
Iector to clear up any misunderstood
points. For instance, living expenses
cannot be taken out of income.
Preliminary organization has been
perfected by Collector Murphy in
about half the counties. 1t is said
that facts developed indicate that
there may be about 10000 delinquent
income taxpayers among the farmers.
That may enrich the Golfers of Uncte
Sam anywhere from S2oo,ooo 10
$500 900, it is estimated.
The investigation now being con-
Quoted will cover the years 1913,
1914, 1915 and 1916. In inviting the
farmers to a conference on the sub
iect of their incomes for the four
wears named, the revenue collector
saws, after fixing date and hour at
which he asks the farmers to meet
him:
Under Penalty.
ITO save delay, you are requested
TO fill out complete, the inform alton
called for on the accompanying
sheets, using a separate sheet for
each year. Secure all the informa-
ton called for before coming in, and
be prepared to swear to it. It is our
experience that many farmers do not
keep books. Nevertheless, 1t is pos
sible for them to determine, by in
curry at places where they have
made sales, at the creamery, at the
elevators, stock yards, ETC., and by
reference to their bank deposits, how
much they have sold and what their
income was each year. It is neces-
sary that you begin at once to get
this information 50 that you win have
all OF it when you come In"
After quoting the law, relative to
penalties, the collector adds: You
will appreciate from the foregoing
the necessity of obedience to this
summons and the Importance OF full
and complete report as nearly as you
are able to arrive at It,"
The section Of the income tax
law, quoted by the collector, follows:
THAT if any individual liable to
make the return or pay the tax shall
refuce or neglect to make such re-
turn the times specified
he shall be liable to penalty
of not less than $40, nor more than
$1,000 Any individual who
makes any false or fraudulent return
or statement with intent to defeat or
evade the assessment required by
this title to be made shall be guilty
Of a misdem eanor and shall be fined
not 10 exceed $4,000 or be imprisoned
not exceeding one year or both, In
the discretion OF the court ."
Down to Bed Rock.
The blank for each year which the
farmer must fill out and then stand
examination on, follows:
No. acres owned. ......
Owned by wife. .....,
Acres sold 49,. df any,.
Price, s........
Bought in.
Price S.-.......
Received for road work, jury or
county township work s.....
Total.
Received for interest. ....
Received for rents.
Oats sold .................s........
Wheat sold .......
Corn sold ..............S .....
Barley sold .......
Flax sold Observation-Disclosures
Rye sold Observation-Disclosures .......