Tombstone epitaph., 1918-03-03
Two and a Half Billion Dollars Will Be Collected Under War
 Revenue Act.
E CALLED THE LIBERTY TAX
Every Married Man or Head Of . Fam Fly Having an Income Of $2,o0o a Year and Every Single Man
 Having an Income of $1.-
 900 Must File a Return.

WashingtOn.-Seven million taxpay CTS will contribute this year, in pro portion to their income, to the cost of the war. The estimated revenue to be collected under the war revenue act of October 3. 1917. is $2,50O.OOO,OOO. of which $668.OOO.O00 is in individual in- come taxes. More than 6.0OO,0O0 per sons who never before have paid an income tax will be assessed.
 Liberty tax" is the designation giv- en the levy by Daniel C. Roper, com missioner of internal revenue. The title Is an apt one. for the revenue 10 be derived under the war revenue act and the proceeds from the sale of the Liberty bonds are to be used for the same purpose. to feed. clSthe and fur nish with ammunition the American armies. The owner of Liberty bond Is entitled fO feel pride also in the possession of an income tax receipt.
 Many persons shared in the prosper tty of 1917. Merchants, farmers, busi- ness and professional men and em- ployees were beneficiaries. To insure . continuance of prosperity each must assume 6 share of the common bur den-a burden so distributed that every man is assessed according to his income. Better for the American peo- pie to pay to their own government a Liberty tax of $2 2.jOO. .OOO, 900 than war indemnity to Germany of many times that amount.
 Who Must File Retur,s.
 Now is the time to file your income tax return.
 Income tax forms may be had from collectors of internal revenue. These have been prepared in the simplest form possible and with a little care and attention taxrayers should be able to fll them out to the satisfaction of themselves and the government.
 If married or the head of a family, and your net income for 1917 was $2,- 000 or more. you are required to file with the collector of internal revenue in the district in which you live q re- turn of your income for the calendar year. If single and your income was Gy000 or more you are required to make such c return. These returns must be in the hands of collectors not later than March l, 1918.
 The normal rate of tax under the war revenue act of October 3. 1917, is [ per cent on incomes above the amount of exemption. which Is 5000 in the case of married persons or heads of families and $1.000 in the case of single persons. The old Income tax under the aet of 1916 still Is in effect, Q that the total of your tax will bs the sum of these taxes added together. Under the act of 1916 the normal rate of tax is 2 per cent on incomes of mar ried persons in excess of $4O00 and e incomes of Mngie persons in excess sf $8O00.
 For example. If you are married and your net income for 1917 was 5000 you will be taxed so. This is per cent on the amount above the exeUD- t1oo of $2y000 under the act of 1017 and 2 Der cent on the amount above the exemption of $l.O00 under the aet of 1916.
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 V married e the head of . family you gre allowed an additional exemp t1oa of goo fer sacA dspendest eAilA. n under eiGAsssa years of age or h.