The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-03-21
APRIL | LAST DAY
FOR FEDERAL RETURNS
Penalties for Income Dodgers Are
Severe-Get Your Return
in if You Are Liable.

lowed under the federal income tax
law for the Ming OF federal income
tax returns. Persons who are requir
ed to fle returns under the provisions
OF law and who fail to get their re
turns In Oh time are subject 10 Sc
we're penalties, us follows:
For making false or fraudulent re.
turn, not exceeding $1,000 or not ex.
ceeding one years Imprisonment, or
both, In the discretion Of the court,
and, in addition, 100 per cent. of the
tax eyaded
For failing TO make return on time,
not less than $50 nor more than ST.
900, and, in addition, SO per cent. Of
the amount of tax due.
If on account of illness or absence
from home you are unable to render
your return within the time prescribed
by law you may obtain an extension
of 30 days If a request therefor is filed
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 filed
within the time prescribed by law.
Collectors Of internal revenue are
not authorized to grant extensions Of
more than 30 days, but the commits.
sioner of internal revenue has author
ity to grant a reasonable extension
beyond 80 days IN merltorious cases.
II you desire an extension Of more
than 30 days your request should be
should contain Il detailed statement
covering the reasons which make II
impossible for you TO file your return
on or before April |.
The internal revenue men are now
completing their tour of the country,
during which they were IN touch with
the people Of every city and town. If
you failed 10 get in touch with the
deputy which visited your 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-
qulrements rs shown thereon and
make your return without fail If your
income was sufficient to come within
the bounds named in the law.
Ii is pointed out by Commissioner
Roper that It is important that tho
people comply with the federal laws
as fully as they are complying with
the drafts for men and the conserya a.
lion of foods and fuel. "The war mt st
be paid for" says Commissioner Roper.
Congress has rs much right TO con
script just portion Of Income as II
has TO conscript our boys. The tax
for 1917 Is designed to reach moder-
ate as well MS large incomes, so that
all persons who are In financial posi-.
ton TO bear n portion Of the heavy
government expenses can be assessed
ia proportion to their ability to pay.
"The man who Is barely making a
living or barely supporting family
is not affected By the 1917 law. But
the man who Is able TO bear share
Of the 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
live In and TO govern themselves"
This tax is one which recognizes
as on an equal basis with men.
The unmarried woman or the married
woman with salary must make tax
return just the same as any man. Only
he woman supporting her mother or
other members OF her family may take
out $1,000 exemption
Under the law the head Of the famI-
" Is the one whose earning power con-
tributes to the family's support.
Similarly widow with small chill
iren TO support ran take out 5000
and 500 additional exernI-
Ion for each Of her children under
eighteen Thus II Is Intended that
he law shall work no hardship 10 wo-
men having 20 struggle 10 get along.
But each must file return II her In
.ome Is $1,000
A man whose wife dies and who is
eft with small CHILDREN 10 support
pom moderate income may also take
ull exemption under the new tax law
nd also claim 500 exemption for
ach % his children under eighteen
The widOwer under the law is
lngle man and must make tax re-
urn accordingly Married men need
ot file returns unless they are earn. |