The Washington times., 1919-04-29
Mr.. Business Man, Have You
Any Income Tax Problems?
Write to Mr.. Roper
is Not Only Willing But Anxious to Give Information

This newspsper receives from Mr.. Daniel @. Roper
Commissioner of Internal Revenue the letter that you may
rsad
What Mr. Roper says about his desire to be Of service
70 the citizens is an earnest statement
Mr. Roper is responsible for the collection Of the vast
revenues Of the Government working under Mr. Glass
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Like every other good official Mr. Roper realizes that
the real Government is the PEOPLE BE is anxious to
facilitate Government work by helping in every possible way
the problems suddenly presented business and others
By new system Of collecting and greatly increased
taxes.
The invitation to all of the people to write submitting
their problems to Mr. Roper which incorporated below
sincere invitation. Business men VIII have themselves to
blame for their difficulties and uncertainties they do not
avail themselves Of it..
Arthur Brisbane, Esq.,
Editor, The Washington Times,
- Washington, D. G..
Ny Dear Mr.. Brisbane: Reports that have reached
me of the interest you have displayed in the admins
traton of the internal laws encourage to
address this personal letter to you.
The cooperation of the public press has been
slant Of inspiration to the administrative officers
of the Internal Revenue Bureau in their effort to carry
out the program of constructive administration From
the commencement of the bureaus work in connection
with the revenue laws it has been clear to the
responsible officers that it is their duty to seek from
taxpayers knowledge of actual business conditions and
In the light of this knowledge to give sympathetic con-
Sdeaon to specific problems and to promulgate regu-
laons and instructions of the greatest possible help
funess to taxpayers in complying with the require
ments of the law.
It has been the conviction of the responsible officers
hst only In this way could the law be administered
nth the least possible inconvenience to taxpayers In
is work the public press has co-operated magnf-
pity The editorial references, which, general have
pressed appreciation of the manner in which the work
he Bureau of Internal Revenue has been conducted,
been most heartening to the and women
ged with this very great responsibility.
be of all the agencies by which the admnistra-
achinery of the internal revenue service has been
ated with the activities of taxpayers is no less
during the period of industrial rehabilitation
confronts us than it during the period of
ivities which has recently come to a close.
ion will guide the officers of the bureau in
pm of administrative policies and it is our
hat shall continue to receive the CO.
press in conveying to the public authen-
about the Federal tax administration
the part of the general public a sympa-
rative attitude
In view making certain funda-
important provisions of the new war
bureau hopes to be able to prepare
ne summary statements of the results
hat may be helpful to editors in such
ay find it convenient to make toward
1T Of their readers the subject of
taxation.
grateful to You for your frank sugges-
the advisability and necessity of the
tlined, and be pleased to know in what
pinion, we can best cooperate in properly
he taxpayers with the same Very truly
DANIEL G. ROPER, Commissioner