The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
WARNS AGAINST TAKERS
PUBLIC NOTIFIED TO BEWARE
OF THE TAX EXPERTS
Government Agents Will Furnish
All Needed Information to
Income Payers

A warning against Fake Experts
on income tax had been sounded by
the internal revenue bureau, in a
statement received by Collector Lynch
from Commissioner Daniel c. Roper.
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 ali
worries about his tax responsibilities
II desire to make public announce
ment for the information of taXpay-
ers, that an investigation of the quail,
fications of many Of these experts
will disclt\e the fact that very few
have had the training and experience
that would place them anywhere near
the Xpert class.
Some of them were formerly tenn
porary employees of the government
who are attempting to capitalize this
fact regardless of their personal
knowledge of the revenue laws and
regulations. Others are sOlicitin!
clients on the strength OF diplomas
as income tax experts obtained after
taking long distance courses by
means of printed instructions of doubt
ful 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 care
fully between really helpful, authori-
tative advice in tax matters, and the
irresponsible brand peddled under
glittering pretenses.
THE bureau is arranging to fur
nish for the benefit of income tax
payers in every city and town in the
country, free advisory service by
trained collectors, agents, inspectors
and deputies. At the office of COL
lectors and their deputies, and at
other 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 similar
responsible Institutions have always
CO. operated in furnishing authentic
income tax information, and have
generously offered tor>serve the gov
eminent and taxpayers in this respect
again this year.
1T is the aim of the bureau to
bring in agencies as close as possible
to every person and to make avail
able in official form all necessary in :
formation regarding the requirements
of the law. The bureau welcomes aid
from every responsible agency in it's
effort to enlighten the people on tax
matters 1850 -----.s--z.-~-
Every taxpayer is assured of a
square deal from the government
based entirely or the tax laws and
regulations 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 position to exert
special influence with internal revenue
Officers is wholly without foundation
In fact. Painstaking and open-mind-
ed consideration is given in every
case regardless of whether the tax
payer appears in person or by attorney
Firms or persons who offer to prose-
cute claims against the government
can secure 10 special consideration
beyond the merits of the claims as
determined by the facts and the law.
ANY former government officer or
employee is barred by statute from
acting as counsel. attorney or agent
for prosecuting claims against the
United States which We're pending
while he was an officer or employee;
and is also barred from aiding in any
manner the prosecution of such claims
within two years after. leaving the
government service"