The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01
INCOME TAX BUREAU.
The Sun VIII Help 1You Solve Your
Income Tax Puzzle Without

Income Tax Puzzle Without
Publicity.
If you are single and earned $40
a week or more last year, or
If you are married and earned $40
a week or more last year
You have got to make an income
tax return before March / to Uncle
Sans Internal Revenue Collector.
This applies to everyone-man or
woman shopgirl or policeman
workingman or clerk.
You MUST make return on the
official income tax blank and there is
| 10 way for you to escape your duty.
Uncle Sam has a report from your
employer telling just what he paid
you last year.
| Thousands of people who
never before made an income tax
report are earning over the minimum
amounts and will have to fill out an
income tax blank this year. y
The situation has resulted in so
much confusion that The Baltimore
Sun, with the hearty cooperation of
Internal Revenue Collector Joshua
w. Miles, has arranged to help its
readers to solve their income tax
puzzles.
Beginning Monday, January %,
Cecil E. Ewing, one of Collector
Miles deputies, will be stationed
continuously in The Sun Office ready
20 answer your income tax questions.
Iorovide you with blanks AID show
7ou how to fill them out.
If you are one of those who will
have to make an income tax report
| for the first time and are in doubt as
20 how to do it, come to The Sun
Office on Monday or thereafter and
ask for the Income Tax Man."
| II you are in doubt as to whether
you ought to make a report he will
set you straight. Your talk with
him will be held in strict confidence.
The Suns Income Tax Bureau
opened Monday morning. Despite
weather conditions, the worst Balti-
more has experienced in many years,
and despite the fact that it was a
holiday, Cecil E. Ewing, one of Col
lector of Internal Revenue Miles
deputies, who is in charge, was kept
busy filling out the returns of those
who took advantage Of The Suns
offer to help them with this difficult
| task.
For the benefit of those who are
not familiar with the Government
regulations concerning the making
out of income tax returns it should
| be stated that neither Mr.. Ewing non
anyone else will be permitted to dis
close any names or any information
concerning the amount of income an
Individual reports. Such information
is for the Government alone. It is
sept an absolute secret. He will
1ivulge nothing told to him The
questions he will ask will be such
only>as would be asked at the Office
# the Collector of Internal Revenue
we're the applicant to apply to that
office direct.
It is important to remember that
very unmarried person with a net
income Of $1,000 a year or more
must make out an income tax return.
If you are married no return is
required unless your net income, in
rluding that of your husband or wife
and dependent children, equals or ex-
eeeds $4,000 year.
1t is equally important to remem-
her that your return must be fled
with the Collector of Internal Reve-
nue. not later than March /.
Return Is For Year 1917.
Your return must be for the pre-
ceding year-that is, for the year
1917, and you will be liable to fine
of not less than $40 nor more than
$1,000 If you fail Ito have your re-
turn for that year in the Office OF the
Collector of Internal Revenue before
the close Of business on March /.
1913.
Returns must be made out on
blanks which will be supplied by the
Government. Mr.. Ewing has sup
ply of these blanks on hand. Ask
him for blank, even if you feel
you will not need his help in filing
it out.
Determining the net income of an
individual sometimes is very difl-
cult proposition. Mr. Ewing will
help you determine yours. He is an
expert; he knows just what items
you will be permitted to deduct from
your gross income.
Mr.. Ewing is located in the busi-'
ness Office of the first floor of The
Sun Building, Baltimore. Just ask
for the Income Tax man"
Vincent X. Alexander died Jan. 1s
at his home at Lancaster, Pa. He