The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25
EVERY GOOD AMERICAN EARNING
FAIR LIVING WILL HELP TO
PAY EXPENSES OF WAR.
RETURNS DUE BEFORE MARCH
Heavy Penalties Provided for Failure
to File Reinforcement Officials
Will Be In Every County to Assist
the Taxpayers.
Must 1 pay an In

In a general way. lies In this state
ment:
Every unmarried person having q
net income OF $1,000 or more. and ev-
cry married person or head of a fam
lily having an income of $1,000 or more
must file 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 1, 1918
The man who thinks TO evade this
tax is making serious error. Revenue
officials will be in every county to
check returns. Failure TO make cor
rect return within the time specified
involves heavy penalties.
"Net 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 as guardian, trustee or
executor; from dividends. pensions.
royalties, or patents, or oil and gas
wells, coal land etc. are taxable.
Normal Rate Is 2 Per Cent.
81 A.. I.
on net incomes above the amount OF
exemptions, which is $1,000 In the cnse
OF married person or head Of fam
lily and $1,000 In the case OF single
person. A married person or head OF
a family IL allowed I'm additional ex.
emption of $500 for each dependant
child II under eighteen years of ago
or incapable OF self.suprort because
defective The taxpayer is considered
60 be the head OF family IL he In
actually supporting one OF more per
sons closely connected with him by
blood relationship or relationship by
r'nrringe. 81 If his duty 90 support
such person In bnnod on some moral
81 legal obligation,
Debts naeerinined o. be- worthless
and charged off within the year md
taxea pnld except income taxes md |
those assessed against loenl benefits
afe deducilble, These and other points
Of tho income Tux section of the war
revenue nci viii be fully explained by |
revenue officers who viii visit every /
county In The United States between
January nnd March I 60 nsaiHt tar
pnycra In mnking out their returns,
Officers 20 Wait Every Locality.
Notice Of their arrival IN ench locnh
~ will he given IN advance through
he press, banks and post ofces, They
vii be supplied with inenme tnx forms
'oplea Of which may he obtained nlHn
rom collectors OF Internal revenue,
The hnfenu 0f internal revenue IN
seeding % Impress upon personH sub.
ecl 90 The inS The fnet that failure 90
SOC this official IN no way relieves
hem OF The duty imposed by law 90
ile their returns Within The time speei.
ied
The government II not required ~
eeh the taxpayer, The taxpayer ID
eauired ~ seek The government, Per.
ions IN doubt as to whether they are
nhiect to The TAX 90 not or ~ ~ how
q make out their returns, Will READILY
therefore. TINT visit On
his official may mean the avoidance
4 later difficulties.
The penalty for failure 10 make the
eturn on time IL fine Of not less
han $40 nor more than 81 900, and
q addition so per cent OF the amount
Z the Tux due. For making a false
= fraudulent return, the penalty In
fine not To exceed $1,000 or not ex-
oedng one years Imprisonment. or
9th. In the discretion of the court. and
\ addition 100 per cent Of the tax
vaded.
As 10 the Farmers.
The number OF farmers who will pay
icome taxes has not been estimated
y the government officials. but II Is
ertain they Will form large percen-
ige OF the 100000 persons assessed
ho never before have paid an income
TX. The average farmer does not
eep books but IL he avalls himself OF
lie services OF government experts
no will be sent 10 aid him, II will not
2 difficult for him 10 ascertain the
mount Of his net income
The farmer is making out his return
ay deduct depreciation In the value .
property and machinery used In the
,nduct of his farm. and loss by FIRE,
orm or other casualty. or by theft IL
IT covered by insurance. Expenses
,tually incurred In farm operation
ay be deducted. but not family or liv-
& expense. Produce raised on the
rm and traded for groceries, wearing
,parel. etc. is counted as living ex-
,nditures and cannot be deducted.
Salaries paid by the state or n polit-
nj subdivision OF the state are OK.
npt A farmer holding the Job Of
unity supervisor. for instance. does
II have 10 include his salary In his 10
me tax return