Write the given statement in symbolic form using the letter in parentheses to represent the corresponding component.
This is April (p) and income tax returns must be filed (q).

Answer

To convert the given statement into symbolic form, we need to follow these steps:

1. **Identify the Components**: The statement consists of two parts:
- "This is April" which we represent as \( p \)
- "Income tax returns must be filed" which we represent as \( q \)

2. **Identify the Connector**: The word "and" connects the two statements. In symbolic logic, "and" is represented by the symbol \( \land \).

3. **Write the Symbolic Form**: We combine the two components using the connector:
- The symbolic representation will be \( p \land q \).

Thus, the final symbolic form of the statement "This is April and income tax returns must be filed" is:
\[ p \land q \]