The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-01-03
INCOME TAX man COMES TO
CONVICTION FEBRUARY 18TH
URGES THOSE TAXABLE TO Re-
GIN FIGURING

Collector Will Remain in COyinvt0n
Until February 20; Penalty WF
ne inflicted for Not Reporting In
comes.
U a communication received bv this
paper, Collector of Internal Revenue
E. B. Craig announces that a Fed
erai Income Tax Officer will be sent
INTO this county on February II. and
VIII be here until February 20, He
VIII have his office in the Courthouse
IN Covlngton, and will be there every
day. ready and willing to help persons
subject to the income tax make out
Their returns without any cost TO
them for his services.
How many income tax payers viii
there be in Upton county If Won
can guess how many married persons
living with wife or husband will have
net incomes of $4,000 or over this
year, then you will know. The col
Iect0r of internal revenue estimates
that there will be 900 taxpayers in
this county.
Returns of incomes for the wear
1917 must be made on forms provid-
ed for the purpose before March /,
1918. Because good many people
don t understand the law and won't
know how to make out their returns,
the government is sending in this ex-
pert to do it for them. But the duty
is on the taxpayer to make himself
known to the government. If he does
not make return as required before
March l, he may have to pay a PEN
atty ranging from 500 to $1,000, pay
a fine or go to Jail. So if you don't
want to take chances on going to Jail,
you had better call on the income tax
man. If you are not sure about be-
ing subject to the tax, better ask him
and make sure, Whether you see the
income tax man or not, you must
make return if subject to tax.
Of course, persons resident in other
counties may if they want to, come
and see the income tax man at this
point.
The collector suggests that everv-
body start figuring up now his IN
come and expenses, so as to be ready
with the figures when the expert
arrives Expenses, however, don't
mean family expenses money used to
paw off the principal of debt, new
buildings, or anything like
that. They mean what you spend IN
making your money-interest, taxes
paid, hired help, amount paid Tor
goods sold, seed, stock bought Tor
feeding, rent (except your dwellingl,
etc. Income includes about every dol
lar you get.
Nashville, December 26,-lt will
take a small army of men to take
the income tax returns OF persons
subject to the new law.
Collector of Internal Revenue y. b.
Craig today announced that 40 officers
will start from his headquarters on
January 1, and on January 2 every
one of them will be on the job IN the
county assigned him, to meet the peo-
pie and help them make out their
income tax returns. The officer as
signed to this county is due to arrive
at Covington on February II and 70
remain there until February 20. both
dates inclusive.
at will be well for every unmar-
RED person whCsc net income for 1917
/ $1,000 or over, and every married
nerson living with wife or husband,
whose net income fol 1917 is $1,000
or over. to call on the income tax
man and learn whether or not they
have any income ta~ to pa =" Col
lattor Craig sad tciay.
'The person s}l'ect to vas who
doesn't make return in time prescrio-
ed is going to regret it. The gov
eminent will ger after all income fax
slackers.
"There's hardly a business man,
merchant or professional man VINO
won't have to make return Of income
Farmers, as a class, will have to pay
the tax. The safe thing to do is for
every person who had total income
IF $1,000 or $4,000, as the case may
,e. and who is not sure about what
deductions the law allows him, to play
t safe by calling on the income tax
nan.
aThe man in the field will have
'orms for everybody and persons who
,xpect to call upon him need not
,roubie themselves to write the IN
ernal Revenue Office for them.