Republican farmer., 1919-04-18
BIC INCOME TAX
 BLOW TO ALIENS
Many of Them Propose to Return To Their
 Native Land.

A F per cent. tax on the gross in- come, hits a number of the aliens who reside in Bridgeport pretty hard, but Uncle Sam in the shape of Internal Revenue Collector James J. Walsh, cannot be denied.
 4 large number of the aliens who reside in this district and come from Poland, Greece, Ar menia, Turkey and the Adriatic states are married men whose wives and families are in the old countries
 These men have amassed quite a little money in the past few years and now purpose going back home and taking the money with them.
 The Tax Department, the Customs officials and the Immigration Bureau have come to an agreement whereby no alien can leave this country until he has paid his income tax and can show a receipt for it.
 All alien residents of tI.e United States except those who claim ale glance to France, Italy, Argentine, Brazil, Canada Cuba, Mexico and the Union of South Africa, are compelled to pay a tax of 12 per cent. on their gross income.
 These countries are exempted be- cause of treaties in which the citizens of the United States are exempted from a tax on incomes while residing in any of them.
 In this district the smallest tax re- ceived was sos and the largest re- ceive'd from alien residents so far was s53O
 The department has instructed it's field men to investigate the action of agencies of foreign steamship com panies and private bankers, who are advising some of the foreigners who wish to return, to understate the amount of their income so as to avoid the tax. And the department is now checking the amounts claimed as to- tai income by obtaining statements from the employers and if 3 deliberate misstatement is discovered prosecu- tion will be brought.
 The department has supplied all employers with blanks which they are required to have all alien employees sign and reurn to the Income Tax department. The employer is required to deduct from the pay of each alien employe pe.' cent. of all wages from Jan. 1. to. Feb. q, and per cent of all wages from Feb. q, to December 31, and these amounts must be turned over to the department as a, guaranty that the income tax shall be paid.
 The form is:
 This certificate has no effect on cit tzenship.
 .CERTIFICATE OF ALIEN CLAIM
 ING RESIDENCE IN THE
 UNITED STATES.
 To be filed with the withholding agent, by alien residing in the United States, for the purpose of claiming the benefit of such residence for in come. tax purposes.
 hereby claim that I am a citizen or subject of ................; that l arrive3 in the United States on or about -........-.-....; that I am living in the United States and have no def mite intention as to when If at alp I will make another country my home; that the address in the United States where any notices relative to income tax may be sent or mailed to me is ............- street, number .... City State. Signed .................
 Sworn to and subscribed before me this ........ day of ........... 19. ., To those other individuals who have not paid their tax, there will be nc penalty if returns are made before April %. and a sufficient reason for failing to do so before is made: but after April @, the penalty will be i'm posed on all individuals who fail to make their returns