The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-03-21
APRIL | LAST DAY
FOR Federal RETURNS
Penalties for Income Dodgers Are
Severe-Get Your Return
in If You Are Liable.

lax returns. Persons who IRE fCQuir.
cd to file returns under the provisions
OF law and who fail to get their re-
turns In on time are subject to &C.
we're penalties, as follows:
For making false or fraudulent re-
turn, not exceeding $1,000 or not Ga.
ceeding one years imprisonment, or
both, In the discretion of the court,
and, in addition, 100 per cent. of the
tax evaded.
For falling to make return ON time,
not less than $50 nor more lhnn ST..
900, and. In addition, 60 per cent, of
tho amount of Tux due,
Ii on account Of Illness or absence
from home you nre unable to render
your return within the time prescribed
by law you may obtain IN extension
Of 30 days II q request therefor Is fled
with the collectQS Of your district be.
fore the due date Of the return. In
this request you must state the rem
son why the return cannot be filed
within the time prescribed by law.
Collectors of Internal revenue are
not authorized to grant eStensIons OF
more than 30 dnys. but tho commits.
sioner Of Internal revenue has author
tty to grant q reasonable extension
beyond so days In mcrltOrlous cases.
II you desire an extension OF more
than 30 days your request should be
addressed to the commissioner and
should contain n detailed statement
covering the reasons which make It
Impossible for you 10 file your return
on or before April I.
The Internal revenue men are now
completing their tour Of tho country,
during which they We're In touch with
the people ut every city una town. II
you failed TO get In touch with the
deputy which visited your section II is
not too late to get advice. Consult
your postmaster us to where the near.
est deputy Is now. Get your blank
form, study the directions md the re.
quirements rs shown thereon and
make your return withaut full II yo,,v
Income was sufficient to come within
tho bounds named In the law.
1t Is pointed out by Commissioner
Roper That 1t Is important that the
people comply with the federal laws
MS fully MS they are complying with
the drafts for men md the cOnservn-
ton of foods and fuel "'rhc war must
be paid for" says Commissioner Roper,
Congress has MS much right to con.
script a just portion at Income MS II
has ia c0nScript our boys. The tax
for 1917 IL designed to reach mOtier.
nte AZ well ms large Incomes. NJ that
all persons who are In financial posi-.
ton to bear a portion Of tho heavy
government expenses cnn be assessed
In proportion to their ability to pay.
"The man who Is barely making n
living or barely supporting a family
10 not affected by the 1917 law. hut
the man who IL able TO bcar share
OF tho burden has been reached by
the new law. and he should accept his
responsibility In the same patriotic
spirit that our young men have shown
IN offering themselves for this grcnt
purpose Of the country 10 make the
world snfo for people OF NIL kinds to
live In and Ia govern themselves"
This taA IL one which recognizes
women MS on an equal basis with men.
The unmarried woman Or the married
woman with SALARY must make tax
return Just the same ns nny mum. Only
the woman supporting her mother or
other members OF her family mny tnke
out 5000 exemption.
Under the law the head OF the fnmi.
tN IN I'm nm ttsl. mn la,
tributes to the fnmliys support.
Similarly widow with small chill.
| ,lren to support cnn tnkc out 1900
exemption md 900 additional cxcn,l.
| tlOn for each OF her children under
| eighteen. Thus II is intended that
the law shnll work no hardship 10 wo-
men having 10 struggle 10 get along.
hut each must tile return II her In.
come IN $1,000.
A man whose wife dies md who II
left with sinnli children 10 support
upon moderate income may also take
full exemption under tho new Tux luw
mud also claim 500 exemption for
crch ~ his children under eighteen.
| The widOwer under the law In q
single mnn and must mike tux 70.
turn accordingly. Married men need
Ing ~ .nD or more.
This IN Ms much n nntiOnni obiIgR.
iIon rs the reporting for duty NJ man
drafted for service with the rolors,"
says u. q. Roper. commissioner OF In.
tcrnni revenue. AS II stands. II In
much n mnticr Of tho man or wO.