Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-04-09
DELARED INCOME TAX
SHOULD BE FILED NOW
Heayy and Certain Penalty for Those
Who Delay Action Tnn Long


Who Delay Action Too Long.
Regarding the failure to file incon,
tax returns promptly, the Inskrna
Revenue office has isued the following
10 Every Law-abiding Citizen:
II there is anyone who through ov
erslght of ignorance, should have filef
an income tax return and did not dC
so, 1t is best that a return be filed al
once.
If anyone waits and is found to be
a delinquent a heavy and certain pen.
atty will be imposd without regard
as to who 1t is. 1t is best to come for.
ward at once, file return, and pay
the 25 per cent penalty. If this is moi
done and the delinquent is discovered
heavy fine must be mot may bel
paid.
A thoroughly organized force of
twenty deputy collectors is now at
work making list of all real estate
sales for the past three years. All
payrolls, gin books, cotton records,
and records of all kinds are being ex-
amined and information found will be
utilized.
1t may not be possible to locate all
dellnuqents, In fact, | believe some
will escape. The chance of being
among the number to escape is SO
small as compared to the number that
will be discovered, it becomes desper-
ate gamble for anyone trying it. The
Bureau of Internal Revenue does not
count cost and time in looking for the
delinquents.
1t is best to pay the little additional
tax than it is to be forced to pay tax.
nenalty, and fine of $4,000 addi-
tional.
Everyone who is suspected of hav-
ing made $1,000 net, if single, or 81
coo net if married. will be called upon
to state under oath that these amounts
were not made and then thorough
investigation made. If such a person
is subsequently found to be delinquent
in addition to being forced to pay the
tax and penalty, will be indicted for
perjury.
1t Is within the hands of all to save
themselves the fine and humiliation
if they will but come forward now
before it is too late.
Remember every single person or
married person living apart from wife
or husband who made as much as
81 900 net from salary, bonus, com
interest, rents, bets, dealings
in futures sales of real estate or per-
sonal property, or income from any
other source, all combined, must be
Tile a return, even though such person
is the head of family and may have
A personal exemption in excess of
81 900, and every married person liv-
ng with wife or husband having net
income of $4,000, Notwithstanding
such person has personal exemption
n excess Of this amount, must file
'eturn.
If any one who stDgiI 'h<re filed
'eturn before March 18th viii come
low before the drive for delinquents
starts and do this | will use my best
.fforts to get the specific penalty re-
moved if any affidavit is filed giving
! good reason for not filing return
II time. If this is not done at once l
.annot be Of service to you however
much might want to be.
| wantto ask everybody to tell ev-
,rybody that it is not too late to keep
'ut Of serious trouble.
| smetimes feel that | am too much |
in trying to help people out
# trouble. | get no pecuniary gain by
,othering myself about these matters.
The only satisfaction to me is know
ng | have done all could to keep as
many of the taxpayers as possible
rom financial loss and mental oan-
suish.
viii appreciate it if you will bring
his matter to the attention of your
ustomers and friends, thus becoming
heir benefactor if they are liable for
return and have not heretofore filed
ne. Please advise all that it is my
uty to assist the taxpayers and try
0 keep them within the law. Also
dvise them if they do not pay any at
ention to my warnings | must not be
famed if they are later confronted
fith heavy fine and penalty. 1t is a
little matter" for you to speak to
our friends about this and quite a
ig thing to them if you put them
tise" as to what is in store if they
efuse to "be good"
Respectfully,
G. l.. MCDONALD,
Collector.