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No return re

$3,000.

nership profits to

return.

must submit

required.

such person or stating that the name and address or the address, as the case may be, are unknown: Provided, That the provision requiring the normal tax of individuals to be withheld at the source of the income shall not be construed to require any of such tax to be withheld prior to the first day of November, nineteen hundred and thirteen: quired unless in- Provided further, That in either case above mentioned come exceeds no return of income not exceeding $3,000 shall be reInterest in part- quired: Provided further, That any persons carrying on be included in business in partnership shall be liable for income tax only in their individual capacity, and the share of the profits of a partnership to which any taxable partner would be entitled if the same were divided, whether divided or otherwise, shall be returned for taxation and the tax paid, under the provisions of this section, and any Partnerships such firm, when requested by the Commissioner of Interstatements when nal Revenue, or any district collector, shall forward to him a correct statement of such profits and the names of the individuals who would be entitled to the same, if distributed: Provided further, That persons liable for the normal income tax only, on their own account or in behalf of another, shall not be required to make return Dividends on of the income derived from dividends on the capital stock excluded from or from the net earnings of corporations, joint-stock companies or associations, and insurance companies taxable upon their net income as hereinafter provided. Any person for whom return has been made and the tax paid, or to be paid as aforesaid, shall not be required to make a return unless such person has other net income, but only one deduction of $3,000 shall be made in the case of any such person. The collector or deputy collector shall Returns to be require every list to be verified by the oath or affirmation and amended re' of the party rendering it. If the collector or deputy colquired by collec- lector have reason to believe that the amount of any income returned is understated, he shall give due notice to the person making the return to show cause why the amount of the return should not be increased, and upon proof of the amount understated may increase the same Appeals from accordingly. If dissatisfied with the decision of the collector, such person may submit the case, with all the papers, to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue for his decision, and may furnish sworn testimony of witnesses to prove any relevant facts.

stock, when to be

return.

verified by oath,

turns may be re

tor.

decision of collector.

notice, and pay

Assessments, E. That all assessments shall be made by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue and all persons shall be notified

ments of.

Limitation

as

to time when as

of the amount for which they are respectively liable on or before the first day of June of each successive year, and said assessments shall be paid on or before the thirtieth day of June, except in cases of refusal or neglect to make such return and in cases of false or fraudulent returns, in which cases the Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall, sessment may be paid without inupon the discovery thereof, at any time within three years curring penalty. after said return is due, make a return upon information obtained as provided for in this section or by existing law, and the assessment made by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue thereon shall be paid by such person or persons immediately upon notification of the amount of such assessment; and to any sum or sums due and unpaid after the thirtieth day of June in any year, and for ten days Penalty and inafter notice and demand thereof by the collector, there nonpayment within 10 days shall be added the sum of 5 per centum on the amount of after June 30th. tax unpaid, and interest at the rate of 1 per centum per month upon said tax from the time the same became due, except from the estates of insane, deceased, or insolvent persons.

terest in case of

Persons, firms,

etc., withholding

normal tax on be

half of others.

All persons, firms, copartnerships, companies, corporations, joint-stock companies or associations, and insurance companies, in whatever capacity acting, including lessees or mortgagors of real or personal property, trustees acting in any trust capacity, executors, administrators, agents, receivers, conservators, employers, and all officers and employees of the United States having the control, receipt, custody, disposal, or payment of interest, rent, salaries, wages, premiums, annuities, compensation, remuneration, emoluments, or other fixed or determinable annual gains, profits, and income of another person, exceeding $3,000 for any taxable year, other than dividends on capital stock, or from the net earnings of corporations and jointstock companies or associations subject to like tax, who are required to make and render a return in behalf of another, as provided herein, to the collector of his, her, or its district, are hereby authorized and required to deduct of district. and withhold from such annual gains, profits, and income such sum as will be sufficient to pay the normal tax imposed thereon by this section, and shall pay to the officer, Tax to be paid to officer authorof the United States Government authorized. to receive ized to receive the same; and they are each hereby made personally liable for such tax. In all cases where the income tax of a person is withheld and deducted and paid or to be paid at

Return to be

made to collector

same.

Notice must be

the source, as aforesaid, such person shall not receive the benefit of the deduction and exemption allowed in parafiled in advance graph C of this section except by an application for refund for claims for ex- of the tax unless he shall, not less than thirty days prior to paragraph C. the day on which the return of his income is due, file with

emption under

ing false claim.

filed in advance

the person who is required to withhold and pay tax for him, a signed notice in writing claiming the benefit of such exemption and thereupon no tax shall be withheld upon Penalty for fil- the amount of such exemption: Provided, That if any person for the purpose of obtaining any allowance or reduction by virtue of a claim for such exemption, either for himself or for any other person, knowingly makes any false statement or false or fraudulent representation, he shall be liable to a penalty of $300; nor shall any person under the foregoing conditions be allowed the benefit of Notice must be any deduction provided for in subsection B of this section for claim for de- unless he shall, not less than thirty days prior to the day on which the return of his income is due, either file with the person who is required to withhold and pay tax for him a true and correct return of his annual gains, profits, and income from all other sources, and also the deductions asked for, and the showing thus made shall then become a part of the return to be made in his behalf by the person required to withhold and pay the tax, or likewise make application for deductions to the collector of the district Returns, for in which return is made or to be made for him: Provided minors, insane persons, etc., by further, That if such person is a minor or an insane person,

duction under paragraph B.

whom made.

or is absent from the United States, or is unable owing to serious illness to make the return and application above provided for, the return and application may be made for him or her by the person required to withhold and pay the tax, he making oath under the penalties of this Act that he has sufficient knowledge of the affairs and property of his beneficiary to enable him to make a full and complete return for him or her, and that the return and application made by him are full and complete: Provided Normal tax to further, That the amount of the normal tax hereinbefore withheld, at imposed shall be deducted and withheld from fixed and from bonds, etc., determinable annual gains, profits, and income derived

be deducted and

source of income

of corporations.

from interest upon bonds and mortgages, or deeds of trust or other similar obligations of corporations, joint-stock companies or associations, and insurance companies, whether payable annually or at shorter or longer periods, although such interest does not amount to $3,000, subject to the provisions of this section requiring the tax to be

withheld at the source and deducted from annual income and paid to the Government; and likewise the amount of such tax shall be deducted and withheld from coupons, checks, or bills of exchange for or in payment of interest upon bonds of foreign countries and upon foreign mortgages or like obligations (not payable in the United States), and also from coupons, checks, or bills of exchange for or in payment of any dividends upon the stock or interest upon the obligations of foreign corporations, associations, and insurance companies engaged in business in foreign countries; and the tax in each case shall be withheld and deducted for and in behalf of any person subject to the tax herein before imposed, although such interest, dividends, or other compensation does not exceed $3,000, by any banker or person who shall sell or otherwise realize coupons, checks, or bills of exchange drawn or made in payment of any such interest or dividends (not payable in the United States), and any person who shall obtain payment (not in the United States), in behalf of another of such dividends and interest by means of coupons, checks, or bills of exchange, and also any dealer in such coupons who shall purchase the same for any such dividends or interest (not payable in the United States), otherwise than from a banker or another dealer in such coupons; but in each case the benefit of the exemption and the deduction allowable under this section may be had by complying with the foregoing provisions of this paragraph.

Dividends on

stocks, or interest

on foreign bonds,

mortgages, etc.

License to be

gaged in
of collecting for-

All persons, firms, or corporations undertaking as a obtained by permatter of business or for profit the collection of foreign sons, cusiness payments of such interest or dividends by means of cou-eign payments of pons, checks, or bills of exchange shall obtain a license interest, etc. from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and shall be subject to such regulations enabling the Government to ascertain and verify the due withholding and payment of the income tax required to be withheld and paid as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, shall prescribe; and any person who shall knowingly undertake to collect Penalty for fail such payments as aforesaid without having obtained a license therefor, or without complying with such regulations, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and for each offense be fined in a sum not exceeding $5,000, or imprisoned for a term not exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the court.

ure to obtain license.

Liability for tax

not affected by

tered into after passage of act.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to release a any contract en-taxable person from liability for income tax, nor shall any contract entered into after this Act takes effect be valid in regard to any Federal income tax imposed upon a person liable to such payment.

Deductions

at

source apply to

The tax herein imposed upon annual gains, profits, and income not falling under the foregoing and not returned and paid by virtue of the foregoing shall be assessed by personal return under rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue and approved by the Secretary of the Treasury.

The provisions of this section relating to the deduction normal tax only. and payment of the tax at the source of income shall only apply to the normal tax hereinbefore imposed upon individuals.

Penalty for refusal or neglect to

F. That if any person, corporation, joint-stock commake required re-pany, association, or insurance company liable to make ing false return. the return or pay the tax aforesaid shall refuse or neglect to make a return at the time or times hereinbefore specified in each year, such person shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $20 nor more than $1,000. Any person or any officer of any corporation required by law to make, Penalty for making false or render, sign, or verify any return who makes any false. or fraudulentreturn. fraudulent return or statement with intent to defeat or evade the assessment required by this section to be made shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not exceeding $2,000 or be imprisoned not exceeding one year, or both, at the discretion of the court, with the costs of prosecution.

Normal tax to be assessed and

paid on annual

com

panies and asso

G. (a) That the normal tax herein before imposed net income of upon individuals likewise shall be levied, assessed, and Corporations: paid annually upon the entire net income arising or ciations. accruing from all sources during the preceding calendar year to every corporation, joint-stock company or association, and every insurance company, organized in the United States, no matter how created or organized, not including partnerships; but if organized, authorized, or existing under the laws of any foreign country, then upon the amount of net income accruing from business transacted and capital invested within the United States during such year: Provided, however, That nothing in Tax not to ap- this section shall apply to labor, agricultural, or hortiganizations speci-cultural organizations, or to mutual savings banks not having a capital stock represented by shares, or to fra

ply to certain or

fied.

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