The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-04
Work Of Gathering Income
Taxes Will Begin Tuesday
WHAT FOLKS MUST PAY
Heads of Families Who Receive
In Excess So, 900 Are
Assessed
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch
rom Mondav's DaiIv.

From Mondays Daily.
Washington, December 31.-The
great task of gathering income tax
with the new year tomorrow. Every
unmarried person earning more than
$1,000 during the last year, and
every married person or head of a
family who made more than $4,000
must file with the internal revenue
collector of his district report any
time between tomorrow and March
1. He will be notified before June
of the tax due, and payment will be
due by June Is.
The government expects to receive
s1,201, 100000 from income taxes be-
fore July 1, including $685., 100000
from individuals and $535, 100000
from corporations. This is more than
one third Of the $3,400,00O,000 esti-
mated receipts under the war revenue
act passed by congress at the last
session. From excess profits taxes,
the government expects to realize
about $1,220,00O,OOO before July 1.
Rate For Head of Family.
The rate of tax for a married man
or the head of a family is per cent
ON the amount of his net income ex-
ceeding $4,000, but less than $4,000,
and per cent on the amount of his
net income above $4,000 but less than
$4,000. An unmarried person not the
head of family will pay per cent
on the amount of net income above
$1,000 but less than $4,000, and 4 per
cent on the net income above $4,000
but less than $4,000.
An extra levy, or SurtaX, in addi-
ton to the normal tax, is imposed on
incomes above $4,000, so that the
amount of income between $4,000
and $500 is subject to a total in
come tax, including both normal and
extra, of per cent; and between
$3.50 and $4,000, per cent The
surtax further increases with higher
incomes, so that amounts of $1,000,-
900 are taxable at IS per cent with
one per cent additional for each half
million up to two million dollars. All
incomes over the latter amount are
taxable at 67 per cent.
Typical income tax levies on heads
Of families are as follows: Income of
$4,000, tax is $40; income of $4,000,
tax is $40; income of $500, tax is
$50, income of $4,000, tax is $40; in
come of $4,000, tax is $50; income of
$4,000, tax is $50.
The Unmarried Persons.
Unmarried persons would pay in
this way: Income of $1,500, tax is
$40; income of $4,000, tax is $40, in
come of $4,000, tax is $50; income of
$4,000, tax is $40, income of $4,000.
tax is $50; income Of $4,000, tax is
$50; income of $4,000, tax is $780,.
income Of $4,000, tax is $12O.
Taxes may be paid in four in
stallments between now and June Is,
if this arrangement is preferred, but
the treasury will open a determined
campaign soon to encourage persons
to pay their tax in full Immediately,
and receive interest on the advance
payment
A small army of accountants, es-
pecially trained for the work in
schools conducted by district COL
lectors for the past two weeks, will
go into the field beginning Wednesday
to assist persons in filing their re-
turns, and will travel on pre- arranged
itineraries for month or more. In
addition, federal agricultural agents,
and representatives of state and
county councils of national defense,
have enlisted in the campaign of
education. BY this extensive cam
paign of education, Internal Revenue
Commissioner Roper hopes to elm
mate the chances Of failure to file a
return through ignorance of the re-
quirements.
Called Liberty Tax.
In fact, officials in charge of the
tax gathering machine expect to
eliminate the usual grudging spirit
of taxpayers. They have called this
Liberty Tax" because it's proceeds
go to the same war cause as the
Liberty Bond issues, and every effort
will be made to encourage the spirit
OF willing giving among those on
whom the tax falls.
About 100000 persons will pay in