The Springdale news., 1917-12-28
GET READY TO PAY
YOUR INCOME TAX
Collector viii Spend Month of Febru-
airy in Washington County
of Citizens to go to Him.

In a communication received by 1his
paper. Collector Of Internal Revenue,
Jack Walker, announces that federal
income tax officer will be sent to this
county on February /, 1913 and will be
here until February -, 1918 He will
have his office in the Postoffiee Build
inc in Fayetteville, and viii be there
every day ready and willing to help
persons subject to the income tax
make oct their returns without any
cost to them for his services.
HoW may income tex payers will
there be IN Washington County? Il
you CA guess how many married
persons living with wife or husband
VII. have net incomes Of s.. 960 or o4-
er and hoH nsny unmarried person.
wi. haze act incomes 81 sI,G15 q on
err this year, then sou huaH The Col
leetor Of Internal Revenue estimates
that there will be 1926 taxpayers IN
this county.
Returns Of income fer the year 1917
must be made on forms provided for
the purpose before March j 1918. Be
cause a good many people don't un-
derstand the law and won't know how
to make out their returns, the Gov
eminent IS sending in this expert &c
do it for them But the duty is on
the taxpayer to make himself known
TO the Government Il he doesn't
make return as required before darch
/, he may have to pay penalty rang
ing from $50 to 1000, pay fine OF
go to jail. So If you don't want to
take chances on going to jail you bet
ter call on the income tax man. Il
YOU are not sure about beng subject
to the tax, better ash him and make
sure. Whether you see the income
tax man or not. You must make youf
return if subject to tax.
OF course, persons resident II 9TH
er counties may, Z they want to, come
ana see the income taS E7an who viii
be at the Pcstoffice, Fayetteville.
Tie Collector suggests that every
body start figuring up his income ans
expenses now so as to be ready with
the figures when the expert arrives
Expenses, however, don't mean family
expenses. money use t. pay Of the
principal of debt, new machinery
buildings, or anything like hat. They
mean what you spend in making youl
money-interest. taxes pal&. h1rea
help, amount paid Eot goods seld, seed
stock bought for feeding, rent teNcep'
for your dweliingl etc. Income IL
eludes about every dollar gou set.
The Collector Explains.
Little Rock, Ark, De-. 20.=4 OF
wont have to figure out your own IN
come taxe all by youurseAf hereafter
The government IS going 10 send OUT
men to help you, It will be up to yoU
to hunt up these men, wha will re sent
into every county seat town, and
few Of the other large toWEs beside
70 meet the people Postmasters
bankers and new suapers will be aoie
to loll you when this government M
eor4e tax nan will be around ano
Yhere to find him He will answer
your questions, swear y0u to the re-
turn take yoiif moaev ans remove the
wrinkles from your bro#. Re52tns
Of income for 1917 must be made pe-
twecl January and Metcn J. t'le
THE government recognizes Col
lector of Internal Revenue Jack Walk
or said today. that may persons
have had a good deal of difficulty II
filling out income tax forms. 1t rec
p@nizcs, too, that taxpayers Hf!f& g
points where the collectors office Is
not easily accessible find il har1 &c
get proper instruction IN the la"
During January and February whef
every married person living with VIE
or husband and nav ing q net lncoHis
Of 5000, and every unmarried per
SCH not the 1edQ Oh Il ltIliilA a. -
ing a net income of $1,000 for the
year 1917, must make retarn OF III
come OH the form prescribed, there
will be hundreds III every e1m7loEI'N
seekin" li%l-t or the law and rep II
executing their returns, My owl ahi
every other collection district N me
nation will be divided into sections
with the county as the unit, and GOV
eminent officer, informed in the IN
come tax Law, vii! be ASSIGNED TO eacf
section. He will spend hardly ies'
than week in each county, ana II
some counties longer time, Vesy A"e
~ IN TIE court house at the county
seat. In due tine my office Will adj
wise postmasters and bankers an(
send out notices to the newspaper
stating when the officers will be II
each county and where he may O
foued. II will be unnecessary for IN
come tax naUcrc r. ocl, office fOl