The Parker post., 1917-10-13
To COLLECT
WAR TAXES
EACH INDIVIDUAL MUST MAKE A
STATEMENT OF HIS INCOME 70
NEAREST REVENUE OFFICER
WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH.

WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH.
WASHINGTON, Oct 6.-Notice to
the public to make its tax returns to
the government under the new war
revenue law was issued tonight by
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Roper in an interpretative statement
OF the laws operation. Warning was
given that in no case would tie gov
ernment take the initiative III get
ting in returns, although all returns
would be verified and that everybody
concerned should communicate
promptly with the nearest revenue
officers
Persons failing to make returns,
Mr.. Roper announced, will he regard
ed as tax slackers and penalties will
be enforced against them. rs out
lined in the statement the following
returns to the government:
Those Who Must Pay.
All individuals receiving incomes
Of 1more than $1,000 a year.
All corporations
All distillers, rectifiers, whole
salers and retailers, holders Of dis
TILED spirits intended for sale or 10
De used for manufacturing purposes
All dealers in fermented liquors or
malt, wines, cordials. liquors, domes-
tic and imported
All dealers in soft drinks, table
waters and carbOnic acid gas.
All manufacturers and dealers i'll
cigars, cigarettes, tobacco, snuff and
cigarette papers,
All carriers Of freight, express or
passengers; all operators of pipe
lines.
All dealers in life, marine, inland,
fz-e and casualty insurance
All manufacturers and wholesale
dealers in motor vehicles of every
kind, musical instruments, motion
picture films. jewelry, boats, sport
ing goods, perfumes, cosmetics medi-
cinal preparations, chewing gum and
cameras,
All proprietors of amusement
places, including cabarets.
All persons executing legal docu-
nents of any type.
All traders on produce or stock
exchanges and boards Of trade
All importers of merchandise.
All manufacturers or importers of
playing cards.
The statement continues The
law makes 1t the duty of every per-
son, firm or corporation whose poses-
aions or incomes are taxable to make
true and correct returns upon
which the tax may be assessed and
collected This information Is of
vital Importance to every citizen
because Notwithstanding that the bu-
reau OF internal revenue is the
agency charged with the administra-
tion Of the new law and the collec-
ton Of taxes, 1t is not regarded that
the bureau of internal revenue shall
find out and inform persons, firms or
corporations Of their responsibilities.
Such persons, firms and corporations
must for themselves make returns,
which in the course of administra-
ton, the bureau of internal revenue
will verify
Severe Penalties Provided.
Severe penalties are provided for
failure on the part of any person,
firm or corporation to make the cor
rect inventories and reports required
In the collection of the tax that
will apply to articles or commodities
in stock on October 4, 1917, it is the
purpose of the bureau to make pre-
liminary inquiries of every person
liable to tax to ascertain his posses
sions in the way of taxable goods and
the amount of tax he is liable to pay.
Within thirty days from the date, of
the enactment of the new law every
person, firm or corporation liable to
federal tax must file with the collec-
tor of internal revenue a true and
correct inventory, under oath, OF
goods in his possession subject to tax.
Attached to the inventory must be
synopsis of the inventory.
Must Pay Within 80 Days.
This is known as a taxpayers re-
turn. Payment of the tax must be
made to the the collector OF internal
revenue at the time of filing the re-
turn, but payment may be extended
to date not exceeding seven months
from the passage of the act. upOn the