Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-20
april | LAST DAY
FOR FEDERAL RETURNS
Penalties for Income Dodgers Arc
Severe-Get Your Return
In u You Are Liable.

ed 10 Gle returns under the provisions
OF law and who fail 70 get their re.
turns In on time are subject TO 60
we're penalties as follows.
For making false or fraudulent re-
turn, not exceeding $1,000 or not ex-
eeeding one years Imprisonment, or
both. In the discretion OF tho court,
and. In addition. 100 per cent OF the
tar evaded.
For failing 70 make return on time,
not less than $40 nor more than 81
900. and. In addition. 90 per cent Of
the amount Of tax due.
II on account Of illness or absence
from home you are unable to render
Jour return within the time prescribed
By law you may obtain an extension
Of 90 days II a request therefor IL fled
with the collector Of your district be-
fore the due date Of the return. In
this request you must state the rea-
son why the return cannot be fled
within the time rfescribed BY law.
Collectors Of Internal revenue are
not authorized TO grant extensions Of
more than 30 days. but the commits
siooer OF internal revenue has author
fty 20 grant a reasonable extension
beyond 30 days In meritorious cases
II you desire an extension Of more
than 30 days your request should be
addressed TO the commissioner and
should contain a detailed statement
covering the reasons which make Il
impossible for you to fle your return
on or before April 1.
The internal revenue men are now
completing their tour of tho country,
during which they were In touch with
the people OF every city and town. II
you failed to get IN touch with the
deputy which visited Jour section II Is
not too late TO get advice. Consult
your postmaster as TO where the near
est deputy Is now. Get your blank
form. study the directions and the re-
Quirements as shown thereon and
make your return without fail II your
income was sufficient to come within
the bounds named In the law.
II IL pointed out by Commissioner
Roper that Il Is important that the
people comply with the federal laws
as fully as they are complying with
the drafts for men and the conserva-
ton Of foods and fuel. The war must
be paid for" says Commissioner Roper.
Congress has as much right to con-
script a just portion OF income as Il
has 10 conscript our boys Tho tax
for 1917 Is designed 20 reach moder-
ate as well as large incomes, so that
all persons who are IN financial posi-
ton TO bear q portion Of the heavy
government expenses can be assessed
fn proportion to their ability to pay
The man who Is barely making a
living or barely supporting a family
d not affected by the 1917 law. But
the man who Is able TO bear a share
Of tho burden has been reached by
the new law. and he should accept his
responsibility In the same patriotic
spirit that our young men have shown
IN Offering themselves for this great
purpose of the country 10 make the
world safe for people OF all kinds TO
i've In and 10 govern themselves"
This tar 70 one which recognizes
women az on an equal basis with men.
The unmarried woman or the married
woman with n salary must make tax
return Just the same as any man. Only
the woman supporting her mother or
other members OF her family may take
out $1,000 exemption.
Under the law the head OF the fnmi-
" II the one whose earning power con-
tributes 20 the family's support.
Similarly a widow with small chill.
dren TO support Gun take out $1,000
exemption and 500 additional exemp-
ton for each Of her children under
eighteen. Thus II is Intended that
the law shall work no hardship 10 wo-
men having TO struggle to get along.
But each must file return II her In
come Is $1,000.
A man whose wife dies and who II
left with small children 60 support
upon a moderate income may also take
full exemption under tho new tax law
and also claim 500 exemption for
each Of his children under eighteen.
The widower under the law IA a
single man and must make tar re-
turn accordingly. Married men need
not nle returns unless they are earn
ing $1,000 or more.
This II as much a national obliga-
ton as the reporting for duty OF man
drafted for service with tho colors."
says ID. @ Roper. commissioner OF In
ternal revenue. -As II stands. Il Ia
much a matter OF the man OF wo-
mans own conscience. II Is for him
o. for her to determine just how far
he Is liable 60 the tax. He must figure
his own income and n II reaches the
figures named In the law must make
faithful report upon Il to the proper
authority.
s-rhis tar IL distinctly q war meas.
ure and win be In effect during the
war.
This II a peoples tax-it reaches
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