Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-07
BENIRE BF''THE !
FAKE EXPERTS
MANY PEOPLE DUPED LAST
YEAR THROUGH IG-
NORANCE
: ''l'
THE BANKERS WILL HELP
They Have Always CO-Operated
and Should Be Consulted Be-
fore Employing So
Called Experts

A warning against "tax experts"
on Income has been sounded by the
Internal Revenue Bureau in a state
ment received by: Collector. Pepperell'
from Commissioner: Daniel c. Roper.
Mr.. Roper says:
Business houses and individual
taxpayers are being canvasSed this
year by numerous. sO-cAlled Income
Tax Experts, who offer to use their
magic wands. Of Income Tax Wisdom
to relieve the busy taxpayer from all
worries about his tax responsibilities
II desire to make public announce
ment, for:tAeganfermatiOn Of taxpay-
ers, that an investigation Of the qua
liAeatiOnE Of, many Of these experts
will disclose the fact that very few
have had the training and experience
that would place them anywhere near
the expert class.
"Some of them were formerly tenn
pOrary employees Of the Government
who are attempting 10 capitalize this
fact regafdleSs of their personal
knowledge Of the revenue laws and
regulations. Others are soliciting
clients on the strength of diplomas as
Income Tax experts obtained after
taking iong-distance courses by means
Of printed instructions Of doubted
value.
Taxpayers should not allow them
selves to be imposed upon by strang-
ers who claim to be Income Tax Ex-
perts. They should discriminate
carefully between really helpful, au-
lucrative advice and glittering pre-
lenses.
"The Bureau is arranging to fur
nish for the benefit Of Income Tax
payers in every city and town in the
country; b. free advisory service by
trained collectors, agents, inspectors
and deputies. At the office of Col
lectors and their Deputies, and at 9TH
er central points, free information
and advice with respect to filing re-
turns under the new Revenue Bill may
be had up to the final date for filing
such returns.
Banks trust companies and SINH
lar .pesponsible institutions have al
ways cooperated in furnishing authen-
tic Income Tax information, and have
generously offered to serve the gov
ernment and taxpayers in this res
pect again this year.
at is the aim of the Bureau to
bring its agencies as close as possible
to every person and to make avail
able in official form all necessary in
formation regarding the requirements
Of tEe. law: The Bureau welcomes aid
from every responsible agency in its
effort 10 enlighten the people on tax
matters.
every taxpayer is assured of a
square deal from the government
based entirely on the tax laws regul-
ations and the facts in his case. No
other influence is allowed to enter into
Internal Revenue matters and the
statement of any firm or individual
that they. are in a position to exert
special influence with Internal Reve-
niue officers is wholly without fOunda-
ton in fact. Painstaking and open
minded consideration is given in ev-
erH rGsS regardless of whether the
taxpayer appears in person or by at
tOintH:..'
~Ffrms or persons who offer to
prosecute claims against the govern
nieit can secure no special consider
alton beyond the merit Of the claim
as:aetermined by the facts and the
iatS .rf';':I
:. ...iaAny former government officer or
employee is barred by statutes from
acting counsel attorney or agent for
prosecuting claims against the United
States which were pending while he
vas an officer or employee; and is
ESo barred from aiding in any man.
ier the prosecution Of such claims
within two years after leaving the
government service"
w. C. MeDaniels, who is at the hos