New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-11
COLLECTORS RUSHED WITH BUSINESS
,,p c,rr1v.v SOLVING PROBLEMS -PEKPI.EXING
,,o,>..rs p,1srD- SOME OPINIONS EXPEEssED'

MIR. SULLIVAN SOLVING PROBLEMS -f''''i ''[>''''
POINTS nA1sEp-soME OPINIONS EXPRESSED
~ MIR CROSSES OFFICE
The Offices Of the Collectors OF Internal h'F'""e
in this city crowded yesterday eve" "'
than on Tuesday il was evident that peoi'e WIZ
had incomes large enough to be taxed were Gun
,,nced that the decision Of the Supreme Court was
c, , u,ora in a hurry to file their returns ana
La emo Of escaping any penalty. Apparently
The mails are not TO be used by many persons ~
co,vovjng the returns to collectors IN TINS C'S %
MANY people want to make sure uiat '"c run"
are all right that they carry them 10 inc "'''',
- tho collectors and ask many questions TO sdtSiy
themselves as 10 '"o O
items. " . c.rt,,o, d,
In the Office Of Collector John a. Suil'dh' a.
M ia Nassau-st., the large stan Oh ueP"'S ~
Ioctors and clerks worked hard from . Il. III u''''
after D. m. A majority OF returns VI ''i'''"'S "
,h Second District come from corporations Out
80. ara many individual returns also Inc ruie
90 icon secret all information received at inc once
&c e,rictlv enforced by Mr.. Sullivan ana II y ho'
,ose,hln 10 ascertain even the names OF 'h''''"''
~ corporations filing returns there. deputy 'o'-
l.c,ors f., the office said yesterday that there WIS
80 indication that either individuals or corpora
, IN the district intended to make hght 10
,oid the payment Of the income tax as inc re-
turns were coming in as fast as co"'d DE '"PeDo''
comparatively few persons VINO 20 10 ''' JIM
,, ,,ron having the deputies fill out the returns
yiVp
,oands have not been made apparently wiz" any
', 60 diecommode the officials or TO delay the
reception OF the returns. but because inc per suns
ca, mat they were not competent to make out the
n,rrne correctly. In many cases whefe inc re-
oe arc brought to the Office. the deputies are
osLed 70 examine them and pass upon 'he'' cor
an,,oss before they are filed. Mr. Sullivan Is KEPT
husv solving problems presented by uhuSua' co"''
tions I'm estimating the incomes.
Many persons have desired to know II they can
I tbeIr returns as late az Monday at midnight
hv mail and have them received In time TO escape
the penalty provided by the law on 'ha' point
Mr. Sullivan said yesterday that he wah'ed 10 ac-
co,nmodate the public as far as possible ana ne
did not intend 20 cross bridge before ne came "
4, but ne thought that strict Interpretation OF
the law would require that the returns shouih DE
filed AZ his Office before the close OF the once on
| Monday evening It is likely that MS once VIII
be kept open until late hour on Monday evening
..eunposc' he said yesterday. that should agree
| N receive all returns mailed before Midnight on
| Monday night and accept them IS HAVING been
| ana g., the office on or before April H. That would
| cn,be , man To mail his return late on Monday
| rght in san Francisco. and would not receive IL
nth 0,,. DAYS later An accident might occur. ana
n,i,b, not receive It until weeks or months later.
| mr. 1 might not receive 1t at all think 1t would be
| safer TO take the ground that the returns mus
| be received In this once oeio'e " ' " ~
| on Monday evening
| MI. SULLIVAN ANSWERS SOME QUESTIONS
| Tribune reporter called the attention OF Mr..
| Sullivan to this question WHY" "'' De'" 'N""'
| by a reader OF The Tribune
| .noes the Income Tax law az II now s'ah's' re-
/ ,o ,ho Insertion in report OF an Incorporated
| ,,, -, tho names and salaries OF the different
r nenn}s Who get more than 1900 per annum|
| no" said the Couec'o'' ~ "