Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-04-08
COL. c. DONALD
SOUNDS WARNING
Tells People What They May Ex-
pect If They Don't Pay UP.
Collector of Internal Revenue.
Jackson, Miss. April 3, 1920.

Jackson, Miss. April 8, 1920.
To Every Law-abiding Citizen:
If there is anyone who. through
oversight or ignorance, should have
filed an income tax return and did
not do so it is best that a return be
filed at once.
If anyone waits and is found to
be a delinquent heavy and certain
penalty will be imposed without re-
gard as to-who it is. 1t is best to
come forward at once, file return,
and pay the rs per cent penalty. Ii
this is not done and the delinquent
is discovered heavy fine must be
mot may be) 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
examined and information found will
be utilized.
1t may not be possible to locate
|all delinquents. In fact, | believe
some will escape: The chance of
being among the number to escape
lis so small as compared to the num-
Der that will be discovered, it be-
comes a desperate gamble for any
one trying it. The Bureau of In
ternal Revenue does not count cost
and time in looking for the de-
inquents.
1t is best to pay the little addi-
tional tax than it is to be forced TO
pay tax, penalty, and fine OF $1,-
900 additional.
Everyone who is suspected OF hav-
in~ made $1,000 net, if single, or
$4,000 net if married, will be called
upon to state under oath that these
amounts were not made and then a
thorough, investigation made. II
such person is subsequently found tc
be delinquent, in addition to being
forced to pay the tax and penalty
will be indicted for perjury.
It is within the hands of all to
save themselves the fine and humil-
iation if they will but come forward
now before it is too late.
Remember every single person OF
married person living apart from
wife or husband who made as much
as $1,000 net from salary, bonus
commissions, interest, rents, bets
dealings in futures, sales of rea
estate or personal property. or in
lcome from any other source, al
combined, must file a return ever
though such person is the head of {
family and may have personal ex
emption in excess of $1,000; ant
every married person living witt
wife or husband having net income
of $4,000, notwithstanding such per
son has personal exemption in ex
cess of this amount, must file 1
return.
| If anyone who should have filed /;
return before March 18th will come
forward now before the drive for de
llinquents starts and do this l will
use my best efforts to get the speci
fic penalty removed if an affidavit il
filled giving a good reason for no
filing a return in time. If this il
mot done at once cannot be of serv
ice to you however much nigh
want to be.
| l want to ask everyone to tel
Everybody that it is not too late tt
keep out of serious trouble.
| / sometimes feel that / am to-
much concerned in trying to hell
people out of trouble. get no pc
cuniary gain by bothering mysel
about these matters. The only salts
faction to me is knowing / hav'
done all l could to keep as many O
the taxpayers as possible from Fl
nancial loss and mental anguish.
l will appreciate it if you vii
bring this matter to the attention O
lyour customers and friends, thus be
looming their benefactor if they ar
liable fora return and have no
heretofore filed one. Please advis
all that it is my duty to assist tn
taxpayers and try to keep them with
lin the law. Also advise them if the.
do not pay any attention to m.
warnings must not be blamed i
|thev are later confronted with
heavy fine and penalty. It is "littl'
matter" for you to speak to you
friends about this and quite a bi.
thing to them if you nut them wise
as to what is in store if they refus
to "be good"
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