New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-22
APRIL | LAST DAY
FOR FEDERAL RETURNS
Penalties fer Income Dodgers Are
Severe-Get Your Return
in It You Are Liable.

April /, 1913, ls the final day al.
lowed under the federal Income ta1
law for the filing of federal income
tax returns. Persons who are reduir.
ed to file returns under the provisions
Of law and who fail to get their re-
turns In on time are subject to Sc
we're penalties, as follows:
For making false or fraudulent re-
turn, not exceeding $1,000 or not ex.
ceeding one years Imprisonment, o.
both, In the discretion Of the court,
and. In addition. 100 per cent Of the
tax evaded.
For falling to make return on time,
not less than 500 nor more than ST..
600, and. In addition, 50 per cent. of
the amount Of tax due.
II 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 II 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
sloner OF Internal revenue has author
fty to grant II reasonable extension
beyond so days In meritorious cases.
If you desire an extension OF more
than 30 days your request should he
addressed to the commissioner and
should contain detailed statement
covering the reasons which make 1t
impossible for you to file your return
on or before April l.
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. II
you failed to get in touch with the
deputy which visited your section 1t 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 ana the re-
quirementS as shown thereon and
make your return without fail If your
income was sufficient TO come within
the bounds named in the law.
1t Is pointed eat by Commissioner
Roper that it is important that the
people comply viii, the federal laws
as fully as they are complying with
the drafts for men and the conserva-
ton 81 foods and fuel '"rhe war must
be paid for" says Commissioner Roper.
Congress has as much right 10 CON
script just portion of Income AS 1t
has to conscript our boys. The tax
for 1917 is designed TO reach moder-
ate 8s well rs large incomes so that
all persons who are in financial posi-
tiOn to bear portion Of the heavy
government expenses can be assessed
In proportion to their ability to pay.
~The man who is barely making a
kving 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 |
In the same patriotic !
spirit that our young men have shown
In offering themselves for this great |
purpose of the country to make the |
world safe for people Of all kinds to |
live in and to govern themselves"
This taA L. one which recognizes
women 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
,ut $1,000 exemption.
Under the law the head Of the fami-
y is the one whose earning power con-
ributes to the family's support.
Similarly widow with small chill
lren to support can take out $1,000
and $500 additional exemp-
ion for each of her children under
eighteen. Thus 1t is intended that
he law shall work no hardship TO wo-
men having to struggle to get along.
But each must file return if her in
ome is $1,000.
A man whose wife dies and who is
eft with small children to support
pom a moderate income may also take
ull exemption under the new tax law
nd also claim $500 exemption for
s ch of his children under eighteen.
The widower under the law is
ingle man and must make tax re-
urn accordingly. Married men need
OF file returns unless they are earn
lg $1,000 or more.
This is as much national obliga-
on as the reporting for duty of man
RATED for service with the colOrs,"
ays ID. G. Roper, commissioner of in I
ernal revenue. "As il stands, ii is {
luch q matter of the man or wo- 1
lan's own conscience. 1t is for him t
r for her to determine just how far !
e is liable to the tax. He must figure {
is own income and If ii reaches the {
CURES named in the law must make
aithful report upon ii to the proper
This tax IL distinctly a war meas
re and will be In effect during the /.
ar.
This Ii Q peoples tax-it reaches :
ght down into the pockets Of the
nall wage Garner; II makes him q =
Artner In the job Of winning the I
ar" c