The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-04
NO WAY TO EVADE
THE INCOME TAX
EVERY GOOD AMERICAN EARNING
FAIR LIVING WILL HELP TO
PAY EXPENSES OF WAR.
RETURNS DUE BEFORE MARCH
Heavy Penalties Provided for Failure
to File Them-Government Officials
Will Be in Every County to Assist
the Taxpayers.
come taxi

come taxT'
that is the question that thousands
OF Americans are asking. The answer,
in a general way. lies in this state
ment:
Every unmarried person having a
net income of $1,000 or more. and ev-
cry married person or head Of n fam
lily having an income OF $4,000 or more
must file Il return. These returns must
be In the hands OF the collector OF In
ternal revenue In the district in which
the taxpayer lives or has his principal
place OF business between January /
and March /, 1913.
The nan who thinks To evnde this
tax is making a serious error. Revenue
officials will be I'm every county to
check returns. Failure 10 make n COR
rect return within the time specified
involves heavy penalties.
met income" means gross income
less certain deductions provided for by
the act. The law defines income as
profit, gain, wages. salary, commits
sions. money or Its equivalent from
professions. vocations, commerce.
trade. rents, sales and dealings In prop
erty, real and personal, and interest
from investments except interest from
government bonds, or state, municipal
township or county bonds. Incomes
from service ms guardian. trustee or
executor: from dividends. pensions.
royalties. or patents, or oil and gus
wells. coal lind. etc, are taxable.
Normal Rate Is 2 Per Cent.
The normal rate of INK Is . per cent
on net incomes above the amount OF
exemptions, which Is $1,000 In The case
Of n married person or head of n fam.
lily mud 81 900 In the cnso OF n single
person, A married person or head Of
n family In allowed nm additional ex.
emptioD OF $500 for each dependant
or incapable OF s~clf.support because
defective. The taxpayer In considered
20 be- the bend OF n family if he In
actually supporting one or more pei,
sons closely connected with him by
blood relationship or relationship by
mnuiaee or II his duty 20 support
such person IN baaed on some moral
81 legal obligation,
Debts nseertalned 10 be- worthless
md charged off within the yenr md
taxes paid except Income taxes md
those assessed against local benefits
nre %deductlble. These and other points
Of the income Tux section OF the war
revenue net Will be fully explained by
revenue officers who VIII visit every
county In the United States between
January = nnd March ! Co assist tina
payers I'm making out their returns,
officers TO Wait livery Locality.
Notice Of their arrival In ench local
ny will be given In advance through
the press, banks and post Offices, They
will be supplied With income tax forms
copies NJ which mny bo ohtnlned MISC
from collectors Of Internnl revenue.
The bureau uf Internal revenue ia
seeding 20 impress upon persons sub
iect 60 the taX The fnct That fnllurc 10
see this official IN no way relieves
them Of The duty Imposed hS Inv To
Mo their returns within the time apecl.
fed.
The government IL not required Ia
seek the taxpayer, The taxpayer II
required 90 seek the government. Per.
som In doubt ~ to whether they nre
subject 90 The tax or not or ~ 90 how
o. make ont their returns, Will readily
understand. therefore. That a visit 60
this official mny mem the avoidance
of later difficulties.
The penalty for failure Ia make the
return on time II n fine Of not less
than $50 nor more than $1,000, aud
In addition 80 per cent Of the amount
of the Tux due, For making n false
or fraudulent return, the penalty In
n nne not 20 exceed $1,000 or not eS.
ceedlng one years imprisonment. or
both, In the discretion Of the court, aud
In addition 100 per cent Of the tar
evnded,