The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26
PAY And FILE
inc 0 NJ E TAX
BEFORE MAR. IS
u. S. Internal Revenue Bureau
y Gives Warning That Severe
e Penalties VIII BE Enforced.
WOMEN WITHIN LAWS SCOPE;
HOW THEY REPORT INCOME

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The Income Tax drive comes to a
close on Saturday night, March IL.
All payments and returns due .onl
tl.at date under the provisions of the
new Revenue Law must be in the
hands of local Internal Revenue Collec-
tors before their offices close that night.
The Income Tax is being collected 10
meet the war expenses. Every person /
who shouted and footed his horn on
Agmistice Day is now called upon 10
contribute his share of the cost of VIM |
nirg the war
The laggards and the dodgers will |
face severe fines and jail sentences. |
The Internal Revenue Bureau an
nounces that its officers will check us
all up 10 see that every person who
comes within the scope of the Income
Tax law did his share.
Where to Pay and File.
Residents of Maine, New Hampshire
and Vermont should make their re-
turns and pay their taxes to Seth W.
Jones, Collector of Internal Revenue
Portsmouth, \. H. or TO any of his
deputy collectors who are new doing
free advisory work on Income Tax.
Payments sent by mail should be at
tached to the returns and should be in
The form OF check. money order or
draft. Cash payments by mail are sent
i at the taxpayers risk of loss.
| If YOU are unable TO make your re-
turn personally because of illness, alb
sence or incapacity an agent or legal
representative may make your return.
| Ii there are any doubtful points as
10 your items of income or allowable
deductions you should get in touch at
once with a Revenue officer or bank
er for advice.
Women Pay Tax.
Women are subject to all the require
ments of the Income Tax. Whether
single or married, a woman's income
from all sources must be considered.
If unmarried or if living apart from
her husband she must make her return
for 1918 if her net income was 1000
or over.
If married and living with her hus.
band her income must be considered
with the husbands in determining the
liability for return. Their joint in.
come, less the credits allowed by law,
is subject to normal tax The wife's
net income is considered separately i'm
computing any surtax that may be due
Husband and wife file Jointly, as a
rule II the husband does not include
his wife's income in his return The
wife must file separate return.
Severe Penalties.
The new Revenue Law places severe
penalties on person who fails /,
make return on time, refuses to max.
return or renders a fraudulent return
For failure to make return and pay taN
ON time a fine of not more than 81, 0O(
is named and - per cent of the tn,
Cue is added to the assessment. Poi
refusing wilfully TO make return o
for making false or fraudulent re
turn there is a fine of not exceedin:
|, $4,000 and imprisonment of not ex
ceeding one year, or both.
Farmers Income Taxable.
Every farmer and ranchman. VIII
{ had fair or good year in 1875 mus
heed the Income Tax this wear II
must consider all his income as ian
able. He is entitled TO deduct fror
his gross income all amounts expende
in carrying on his farm The cost @
farm machinery, farm buildings an
improvements cannot be deducted
The cost of live stock, either for re
sale or for breeding purposes. is ais
regarded as investment.
Overtime and Bonuses Taxed.
Salary and wage earners must COZ
p slider as taxable every item receive
: from employers and from othe
q sources. Bonuses and overtime ia
q are TO be reported rs we'll as the reg
! lar payments.
d Allowances for Losses.
IS Losses sustained in 1918 and M
e covered by insurance are deductibl
items if incurred in the taxpayer
IS business or trade, in any transactio
it undertaken for profit or arising frol
d fire, storm, shipwreck or other cas-,
% atty or from fhaft