The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-02
Great Task of Gathering In
New Revenue Starts by
Government Agents.
PRACTICALLY ALL
LIABLE FOR TAX
Government Expects to Re
alize S1,22o,OO0, 600 Be-
fore July l, Next.

Washington, Jan. t-The great TASK
of gathering income tax and excess,
profits returns will begin with .h,,
| new year today.
Every unmarried person earning
more than $1,000 during the last year.
| and every married person or head OF n
family who made more than $4,000.
must file with the internal revenue
collector Of his district a report any
time between tomorrow and March
/. He will be notified before June I
Of the tax due. and payment Will be
due by June 15.
The government expects to receive
81 eel .0oo 900 from income taxes be
| fore July !. including $685.. 600, 900 from
individuals and 1856, 0o0. GOO from cor
porations. This is more tnan one third
of the. S3, 4oo. 900, 900 estimated receipts,
under the war revel ue act passed by
! Congress at the last session.
From excess profits taxes, the gov
. ernment expects to realize about ST.
100000 oG0 before july !.
The rate Of take for a married man
or the head Of a. family is per cent
on the amount Of his net income ex-
ceedins $4,000, but less than $4,000.
and per cent on the amount Of his net
income ABOVE $1,000 9ut less than
$4,000, An unmarried person not the
head or family will pay . pei cent
on the amount OF net income above
81 600 but less than $4,000 and per
cent on the net income abovs 81 900
but less than $4,000.
An extra levy, or surtax. IN add
tion to tho normal tag, is imposed on
incomes above 5000. 50 that the
amount Of income between $4,000 ara
800 is subject to a total income tax.
Including both normal md extra of =
per cent: and between $500. and
$4,000 per cent. The surtax fur
ther increases with higher incomes.
so that amounts OF 81 600 0nn ara tax
able at 80 per cent with one per cent
additional for each half million up to
two million dollars. All incomes over
the latter amount are taxable at G.
per cent.
Typical income tax Iev'es on heads
0f families are as follows: Income
OF s2,5oo, tax is $40: income Of s3 600,
tax is $50, income Of 800. tax is $50:
income o" 81 600. tax is SAC. iacorne OF
s4,50o. atN is $50; income OF s. .oVU. tav
Is $50
Unmarried persons would pay IN this
way. Income Of $500, tax is go: in
ccme of $1,000. tax Is $50: income Of
$2.500. tax is $50; income Of $4,000. tax
Is $40: income Of $500. tax is $50,
income or $4,000. tax is sSo income Of
$4,000, tax IS 500: income OF s5,o0e.
tax is 1920.
Taxes may be paid in four Install
ments between now and June Is. e
this rangement is preferred, but tht,
Treasury will open a determined cam
paign soon to encourage persons 70
pay their tax in full immediately, and
received interest on the advance pay
rrleut.
\ small army OF accountants. es-
periauy trained for the WORK m
schools conducted by district col,e>-
tors for the past two weeks, Will 60
into the field beginning "Wednesday -
assist persons in fling their returns
md will travel to re-arranged 80
neraries for a month or more. IN n
d'tion. federal agricultural ag,
and representatives OF state and coUn-
~ councils OF national defense. have
enlisted in the campaign Of educa-
ton. BY this extensive campaign o:
education, Internal Revenue Commits
sioner Roper hopes to eliminate the
chances Of failure 40 file a return
through Ignorance or the requirements
In fact officials in ,.harge Of TIE tax
gathering machine except to eliminate
the usual grudsinE spirit OF taxpayers.
They have called this ''T-iharty Tax"
beCa use its proceeds 20 - the same
war cause as tie Liberty Bond issues.
and every effort will he made to en-
courage the spirit Of willing giving
among those on whom the tax Calls.
About 100000 persons will pay in
come taxes II is estimated and most
will he subject TO q direct "ederai lax
for the @rst time. for less than 50o0 900
paid income taxes last year under tHe
old law Tax return forms have been
M de as simple as possible. those fo-
incomes of less than $4,000 being es-
peCianv free from technical features
or inquis!torial items
Corporations will pay income taxes
also. but on a different basis. Their
net income Is subject - a tax OF per
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