A 1926 end-of-the year wage statement issued by the Susquehanna Collieries Company, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The Internal Revenue Service, by law, required all companies to report annual wages of more than a set amount of money in order to verify tax returns.
The notice states:
Susquehanna Collieries Company
THE LYTLE COAL COMPANY
NOTICE
MR………………………………………………………………….
At the request of the Government this notice is enclosed, directing attention to the imperative necessity of making income tax returns before 15 March 1927.
Under the ACT OF CONGRESS, This Company is compelled to furnish to the Internal Revenue Department a list of the names of all employees who have received any wages or salary during the calendar year of 1926 amounting to a total of $1,500 or more by a single person, or $3,500 or more by a married person, so that all that are subject to Income Tax may be listed and their returns verified accordingly.
The blank forms for use in making returns may be secured from the local Revenue Officer or at the Post Office.
Penalty — $1,000 plus 25 per cent of tax due if report is not made prior to 15 March 1927.
NOTE — THIS COMPANY HAS REPORTED THAT YOU HAVE BEEN PAID $ …………. DURING THE YEAR 1926.
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