Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1919 — INCOME TAX MEN HERE TODAY [ARTICLE]

INCOME TAX MEN HERE TODAY

And Will Remain Until March 1 at Court House. Get ready foT the income tax man. He •will arrive in Rensselaer on Wednesday a. m. and will he located at the court house, where he can be consulted without charge. “Bring in your figures, your problems, your doubts, and your questions,” is his invitation contained in the announcemet of his comig visit. Collector of Internal Revenue, Peter J. Kruyer, is sending two of Ms deputies, Hershberger and Rothrock, solely to help people in this vieisity to determine their individual liability and to comply with 'the law's requirements as to T9lB incomes. Their office hours will be from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. each day, and they will remain in town until the close of business on March 1, 1919. “This free advisory service,” writes Collector Kruyer, “is planned for those who are required for the first time to consider their liability and to (make sworn rMmrns. “Many 'thousands must this year file returns who were not affected by the prior federal laws taxing incomes. Here are the requirements- “ ‘Every unmarried person who had a net income of SI,OOO or ove r during 1918; and every married person who, together with wifo (or husband) and minor children, had a net income of $2,000 in 1918.’ “The advice and services of the deputy collectors are entirely free, and he is authorized to .administer the oath required on returns, free of charge. Persons who are taxable should make payment when filing t'heir returns by attaching check or money order. “This tax is a war burden; it is a part of the price of victory, the gireatest victory the world has known. I believe the people of this district will meet it fully; and I am offering every facility of my office to aid them to determine their individual liability.”