Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-17
TAX LEVIES FOR THIS
YEAR HAVE INCREASED
Rules Governing Income Tax
Explained By Collector Mil
Ter OF Portland.

During the next two months one of
the big questions before the citizen
who is so unfortunate as to have earth
ly possessions will be-how to raise
the taxes before the 5th of April.
The tax rolls have been turned over
to the sheriff s office by Assessor Ben
f. West today and property owners
are invited to comes early and avoid
the rush There may be some satisfac-
tion in the thought that they will be
privileged to do more for the county
this year than ever before, the total
tax roll figuring up to $l,071 ,606.55.
The only year in the past when this
figure has been approached was in
1913 when the total amounted to over
$996,000
The 1919 total is divided among the
various levies as follows: State tax
$l32, ,91696; county $252 2,971.02; county
school and library $1O2, 2,90345; roads
$l2S, ,350.25; high school tuition fund
$l6,625.25; special school tax $685.
7S9,009; special road tax $54,297.S6
cities and towns $lS6,230.59; fire pa
tro l$254.33; uncollected road tax
from district No. 19l7 tax roll) $2,-
356.99
Among school districts, No. "a (Sa-
lem) with a valuation of $12,923.790,
has total levy Of $94,343.66 District
No comes next with a total of $21,-
471.55; district No. 1O3, $13,64O.O3.
Among road districts No. SO leads
with total levy of $3,671,44; No IA
$3.5OS.S2; No. 12 $3,4l0.S7; No. 16 49,
O1S.05; No. 40 $3,015.3S
The principal cities and towns rate
as follows: Salem, with valuation of
$12,07S,S21 has total lazy of $780,
9S526; Silverton comes next with a
valuation of $1,126,335 and a levy of
81 ,20s.6S; Woodburn $14, 1882.
Concerning Income Tax
Along with the regular property tax
must be considered the federal income
tax, the provisions of which will re-
main practically as they were last
year. Most citizens who can boast in
comes are aware of the requirements
from the returns of last year. The fol-
lowing points are mentioned by way
of reminder: All single persons whose
income amounts to $1,000 a year, and
lall married men whose income
amounts to $4,000 year are expected
to make returns to the collectors Of
flee, whether or not they are subject to
taxation. Returns are to be filed on or
before March | and payments are to
be made on or before June Is. In due
time deputy from Collector Miller s
headquarters in Portland will be sta
toned in Salem with the necessary
blanks and big fund of information
for those still in doubt as to "where
they are at" For the enlightenment
of the. taxpayers generally Collector
Miller makes the following statement:
"Gross income must be figured from
Eall sources. Overtime pay, money earn
ed by minor children, property sold at
profit, interest on bank deposits, lin
terest on bonds, except city, state and
county, stock dividends these and
more must be figured in the gross in
come.
"Net earnings of dealers in mer-
chandise must be figured as the diff
ference between gross sales and the
cost Of goods, plus necessary expenses
Professional men must figure in all
fees, deducting therefrom all expenses
in connection with the practice.
"All products sold by the farmer,