Morris tribune., 1919-02-14
INCOME TAX EXPERTS
ARE MOSTLY FRAUD
Internal Revenue Bureau Advises Tax
Payers to Consult Only Reliable
Persons.

A warning against fake experts"
on income tax has been sounded by
the Internal Revenue Bureau, in
statement received by Collector
Lynch from Commissioner Daniel C.
Roper.
=, Business houses and individual
FXpayers are being canvassed this
Mar by numerous so-called Income
cSX Experts who offer to use their
Iagic wands of income tax wisdom
. relieve the busy tax payer from all
worries about his tax responsibilities.
Il desire to make public announce
ment, for the information of taXpay-
erS, that an investigation Of the quail
1t1catlOns Of many of these experts
will disclose the fact that very few
have had the training and expert
ence that would place them any
where near the expert class.
Some of them we're formerly tenn
porary employees of the governmnt
who are attempting to capitalize this
fact regardless 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 long distance courses by
means of printed instructions of
doubtful 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,
authoritative 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.
Bd1hS, Trust CO1l1p CI1I1CO CIAAu Gill
liar responsible institutions have al
ways cooperated in furnishing auth
entic income tax information, and
have generously offered to serve the
government and taxpayers in this re-
spect again this year.
'It is the aim of the bureau to
bring it's agencies as close as possible
to every person and to make avail
able in official form all necessary IN
formation regarding the require
ments of the law. The bureau well
comes aid from every responsible
agency in it's effort to enlighten the
people on tax matters.
Every taxpayer is assured of
square deal from the government
based entirely on 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 reve-
nue. officers is wholly without found
alton in fact. Painstaking and open
minded consideration is given IN
every case whether the taxpayer ap~
pears in person or by attorney.
"Firms and persons who offer to
prosecute claims against the govern
ment can secure no special cOnsidera-
ton beyond the merits of the claims
as determined by the facts and tie
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 were 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"