New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-02
YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS.
IT'S IMPORTANT.

YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS.
IT'S IMPORTANT.
You won't have to figure out your
own income: tax all by yourself here
after. The government is going to
send out men to help you. It will be
up to you to hunt up these men, who
will be sent into every county seat
town, and some other towns besides,
to meet the people. Postmasters, bank
ers and newspapers will be able to tell
you when the governments income
tax man will be around, and where to
find him. He will answer your questions
swear you to the return, take your
money, and remove the wrinkles from
your brow. Returns Of income for
1917 must be made between January
Fl, 1918, and March |, 1918.
The Government recognizes" Col
lector of Internal Revenue Hommy
said today, that many persons .exper-
fence a good deal of difficulty in filling
out income tax forms. It recognizes
too, that taxpayers resident at points
where collectors Offices are not easily
accessible find it had to get proper
instruction in the law. Next year,
when every married person living with
wife or husband and having a net in
come Of $4,000, and every unmarried
person not the head of family and
having a net income Of $1,000 for the
year 1917 must make a return of in
come on the form prescribed, there
will be hundreds in every community
seeking light on the law, and help in
executing their returns. My own and
every other collection district in the
nation will be divided into districts,
with the county as the unit, and a Gov
Iernment officer informed in the income
tax assigned in each district. He will
lspend hardly less than week in each
county, and in some counties a longer
time, very likely in the courthouse at
| the county seat town. In cities where
there are collectors branch offices,
he will be there, and in other cities
possibly at the city hall. My office
will in due time advise postmasters
and banker and send out notices to
the newspapers stating when the officer
will be inseach county. It will be unne-
cessary for prospective taxpayers to
ask my Office for forms on which to make
returns. The officer who visits their
county will have them.
1t may be stated as matter Of
general information that net income
lis the remainder after subtracting ex-
penses from gross income. Personal
family or living expenses are not an
|, expense in the meaning Of the law
/ the exemption being allowed to cover
! such expenses.
The new exempt ions of / 900 and 2, 00(
will add tens Of thousands to the mum
Der of income tax payers in thi.
I district, inasmuch as practically ever.
/ farmer, merchant, tradesman, profes
sional man and salary worker and ,
great many wage workers viii be re
I; quired to make return and pay tax
Il The law makes it the duty of tn,
taxpayer to seek out the collector
Many people assume that if an incom
i tax form IS not sent, or government
officer does not call, they are relieves
4 from making report. This is decided,
in error. Ii is the other way around
j, The taxpayer has to go to the govern
ment and if he doesn't within the tim
4 prescribed, he is a viiolator Of the Law
and the government sMin 60 to hiir
with its penalties !,