The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-07
FULL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING
YOUR INCOME TAX RETURN GIVEN
BY UNITED STATES REVENUE men
If You Have Not Yet Filed Your Return This Article Will
Tell You Where When, and How to Do It-Also
Explains Provision of the Law Regarding Incomes

imposes a surtax ranging from 1 per
cent. on incomes between $4,000 and
$4,000 to 10 per cent. on incomes of
more than 100000. The total tax
ION incomes of more than 100000
therefore, is 6 per cent.
If by reason of illness or absence
from the United States you are I'M
able personally to render return,
you may appoint an agent to act for
you. Your agent must make affidavit
that he has sufficient knowledge OF
your affairs to make return for you
and be willing to assume responsible
ity for a delinquent, false or fraudu-
lent return.
The task of collecting income taxes
devolves upon the Bureau of Internal
Revenue. The Bureau is sending into
every county in the United States rev.
enue officers to assist taxpayers in
making out their returns. The loca-
ton of their offices may be ascertain
ed by inquiring of the office of the
collector of internal revenue, your bank
or the postmaster. They will furnish
you with blanks, answer any and all
questions as to how to fill them out
and swear you to your returns, each
of which must be accompanied by an
affidavit
If your income was not more than
$4,000 ask for Form 1O4OA If it was
more than $4,000 ask for Form 1910.
The services of the government ex-
perts are offered without cost, but
should you fail to see them you are
not relieved of the duty imposed by
| Low ~, l.
time prescribed. The government is
not required to seek the taxpayer. The
| taxpayer must seek the government.
Payment of the tax must be made on
or before June IS, 1918.
The man who thinks to evade the
! income tax is making a serious error
! A checking system will inform the
government of delinquents Under
what is known as the information at
source" provision of the act of 1917
employers are required to file with
the Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue a true report of the wage of
$500 or more paid to each employee
during the year 1917. The govern.
ment has other methods of keeping
tab on delinquents.
The penalties are severe. For fail.
ing to make a return on time the
penalty is fine of not les than $40
nor more than 81, 900 and in addition
SO per cent. of the amount due For
making a false or fraudulent return
the penalty Of a fine not exceeding S.
600 or one years Imprisonment or
both, in the discretion of the court
and 100 per cent. of the tax due. For
failing to pay on time the penalty is
an assessment of 5 per cent. of the
amount of tax due plus 1 per cent
interest for each full month during
which it remains unpaid.
Last year 100000 persons Said an
income tax. This year the number
assessed will be more than 100000
If you are one of them remember
that your dollars are for the support
of the war and that by promptly fill
ing your return and promptly paying
your tax you are helping the govern
ment towards early victory. The more
quickly will the income tax be cut
down on big incomes and cut off en-
tirely on small incomes. Pay youi
income taxes to insure your income