The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-15
INCOME TAX RETURNS.
Gorcrnment. VIII send Agents 10
Ench County to Assist Citizens in
making Proper Returns.

totnhpi-'s bCc. l2.-NOu WO
have 20 iiigure out your own incor, i,
tax an by yourself hereafter. Tae
Go' osnment is going to send out mo-,
"a he'p yOu, "a will be up To- you 20
HUNT up these mon. who will he sen.
latn every county seat town. anu soaiu
ether sowns besides. to meet the peo-
fic. Fostmasters. bankers and news.
peTcrs Will te able to tell You when
The governments income tax. man
will be around. and where TO lind him
Hc VIII answer your questions. swe.r
you to the return. and save you grcd'
deal Of time and annoyance. re.
trraS or income for 1917 must b.
madc between january ond March
1. a9i5.
The government recognizes" COL
lecsor of Internal Revenue ID. c. Hey
ward said today. "that many persons
experience n good deal OF difficult H.
nsljng out income tax forms. II recog
nires too. that taxpayers resident ~
paints where collectors Offices are not
easily accessible fad IL hard to get
rfopcr Instruction i'm tho law. Next
year. when every married person l;v-
ing with wife or husband and hGvias
a net income of $4,000. and every un-
married person not the head OF a fam
~ Hnd having a net income OF 1000
fot the year 1917 must make return
Of mcomc on the form prescribed.
there will be hundreds in every COM
riun!ty seeking light on the law. and
help in executing their returns My
cwr. ana even other collection dis
tricts in the nation will be divided into
districts. with the county as the unit
and'a government officer informed io
The income tax assigned to each dis
iricta Iie will spend hardly less than
r week in each county. and in Somo
counties a longer time. very likely iH
he court house at the county seat
Gown. In cities where there are CO.
lcctors' branch offices. ne will b.
tlere. and In other cities possibly a.
tho city hall. My Office will in due
timo advise postmastcrs and bankers
ana send out notices to the newspa-
pers stating when the officer viii b.
lr each county. IL will be unncces-
sHryt for prospective taxpoyers &c
asln MY once for forms on which 10
make re.nrns. The officer who visits
tl'cir county will nave them.
III may he stated as matter cfi
g;ncral information that net incon,c
IS the remainder after subtrao,lng ex
Jcnscs from Ercss Income. Personal
Gamiiy. or living expense is not ex-
rcnse in tho meaning OF the law, ~
oXSn,ption being allowed to cover such
expenses
Tho new exemptions Of $1,000 ar :
$4,000 will add tens OF thousands to
the number OF income taxpayers t.
this district. inasmuch as practically
every farmer. merchant. tradosman
PROFESSIONAL man and salary WORKER
and great many wage workers will
be required to make return and pas
tax.
The law makes II the duty OF the
tuxrayer TO seek out the collector
Many people assume that il an income
tax form Is not sent. or governmen
offlcer does not call. they are relieve
from making reports. This Is IL
ridedly In error. 1t is the other wa
round. The taxpayer has to so to tn
so,9rnment and if he doesn't within
the time prescribed. he is n violato'
OF tho law and the government W.,
so 90 him with it's penalties"