New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-18
SORTING THE RETUKNo'
LOTS OF WORK IN THE OFFICES VI i''
TERNAL REVENUE COLLECIOh0'
A KENTUCKY DECISION LIKELY TO CAUSE '''
cI.RIor.s COMPILATIONS - HOW DE-

CURIOUS COMPILATIONS - no"
IINQUENTs WILL. BE CHASED.
Tho collectors of Internal Revenue in TINS city
! o,d chair IDENTITIES we're busily engaged yesterday
sor,lnp tho income returns and arranging ''ei" III
| alphabetical order. preparatory TO ca'Vi'' I'm
nation OF the returns. The eXain'' "
| turns already received, it was sad' mus We i'
| before the collectors can begin the las" VI 800 "
ing what persons and corporations nave Id'eu ~
max. the returns required by the Income Tax law.
! orders from the Commissioner of Internal revenue
| have been received to the erect mat Tue io'ui"S
must be examined in alphabetical or"e'' a''o''."s
TO the names Of the persons or corporations manning
the returns. and that all OF the returns VIM" "'
received on before April 10 must pe oN"'i''"o'
and forwarded to Washington by AprI 81
There will have to be sharp work to make all the
! required examinations OF returns in time to comply
with the orders. When the collectors discover er-
! rors in the returns they are requifeu 10 SUMMON
| the persons or corporations VINO sent inc re.u'"s
| IN appear and make corrections. When there Is no
! rosr,rso IN tho summons the collectors must make
h corrections and state the corrections in separate
| reports.
As soon AZ the returns on file in the offices
OF the collectors examined, corfecten ana seht
| to Washington there viii come the more dlficuit
task of searching out delinquents ana making re-
turns for them with added penalties. The collectors
exn.c that all possible obstacles will be thrown in
| their way by the persons who have failed 10 make
returns but the orders are to complete the Work
| and forward all returns to Washington not later
than May 10. ,
| collector Sullivan's district is the one in which
mast az the large corporations Of tAis city have their
mali, offices and he has received abou, 800 returns
from corporations As he already has fu Iists OF
all Of the corporations in the city. It viii be com
paratively easy matter for him 10 discover what
c,rporati tons have failed - make returns but the
work OF making the necessary returns for those
task Mr. Sullivan has declined to give any nfor-
nation as to the persons or corporations who have
made returns and he said Yesterday that he would
refuse to mention the name Of any person or cor
porltion who failed t. make the returns
Acting collector Mckinney. OF Brooklyn has been
oro,od as saving that Mayor Schlercn and the Rev
Dr. TaImagc were among the first persons IN his
district to send In their returns OF Incomes. and
that Mrs Hetiy Green, the owner 81 millions. had
failed 10 send return. He also has been reported
AZ saving that William X Vanderbilt had not sent
a return to the First District although Mr. Nender-
biIt has his voting residence AZ pakdaie. near
rslip Long Island and pays his personal tax there
The law requires that person must make his re-
turn Of income In the district IN which he has MS
voting residence II is possible that Mr.. Nhnder-
mrs return has been sent to the Office OF Co"cor
Crosse I'm this city and In such case i can be trans
ferrol 10 the brooklyn Office without the inhicton
~ a ncnaltv MIR McKlnney's plan 20 discover de-
unoucnts as announced will be to consult the
radesmcn ana particularly the BARRIERS In HIS as
rlc as the BARRIERS are supposed TO KNOW every
body's business.
collector sullivan has had blank forms II af.i-
davts prepared FOR the Use - persons or corpora
tons who have made errors In the returns by IN
Guiding income from rents - r"ai estate. or from
bonds which are not taxable. according 70 the re-
cen, decision 81 The supreme Court
Tho clerks the Office ~ collector EDWARD
Crosse. Of TIE Third Internal Revenue District.
TING irg *
ug Tho returns which have been turned In. Tn"
collector would make no statement af 10 the
amount which would Doe realized hy Oh" Govern
mon, from taNce in hs district. bat said that figures
of that point would Dee forwarded - Oh" 'omn.s-
| slouer AT Washington within a fcw days. In n"
| Third Dlstrr, 1905 returns were made. but by
whom tho Collector would not say Mr.. Crosse said
! uat ~ soon 49, his deputies finished work On tn"
returns already received Do" would be ready 20 pay
attention &, ne d"nuqucuts. ard when Information
| has been Ioigcl with him -ui. lent 10 Justify such
/ action assessments viii be- levied AMI the dcin-
| Queuts summoned
h"."N,l ~ NM, me- ., ,ho Collector Of IA.
Third District represent only about ore hall ~ ~"
tnxahr reslca's Of the district ana that when ne
! - DID,. ,,.. thrown out AMI properly uanIpu-
| lated crowds viii be- Ian lei IN ID" Office IN the
curious complications AZ" apt To- ar.se because
! Of d recent income tax decision. u Appears that
49, ,r ni from Tho rambling tahe must Ice r..
game ~ chance cannot be deducted This decision
| Wa appealed from boy taxpayers ~ m" Kentucky
! District. and the authorities AZ Warrington are
said TO have sustained the Kentucky collector.
| n this ruling IN Nvcd up 20. u is said that many
who go broke the races viii stIll be expected
20 make returns and pay an ;nr1ne tax because
| they win on One races whicl amounts must be
| reported II they blow N III their earnings
| the same day. one man IN discussing IN" ques-
| ton SAID In order to live IN to the law a man
will have 20 keep record OF every hand he plays
| al poker AMI II he wins pot he must tax" note
~ the amount so that Uncle Sam may receive his
| ahnre II the winning goes beyond tn" exemption
| limit Think o It," H. said. Il at in luck some
| evening and make everything win and keep an
| accurat. record FOR the Government Kitty I'LL
| come one hands mo a cigar with his left hand and
| queers my game. My luck turns and when quit
| the game am big loser. but I've got 20 chip in
! for the tax Kitty just the same. and ia Ike 10
know II that's a fair deal
Mr. Crosse was asked " he had heard ANYTHING
| as TO the gambling income decision. lie said that
| he knew that losses sustained by gambling could
I no, he deducted. but he was not prepared 10 say
| whether incomes from the same source should he
| included In the returns
| How about Mr.. Crokcr's income on his horse
Eau le Gallie. which has been estimated at 800
| 90 VIII he have 70 pay on that was asked. and
Mr. Crosse gave an evasive answer