New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-17
11,IL AT THE OFFICES HERE.
COLLECTOR CROSSE RECEIVES AN IMPORTANT
R1yILNG-FIGHT WHICH THE STANDARD

COLLECTOR CROSSE RcNbi' r-o H-N i-'N
RULING-FIGHT WHICH THE STANDARD
OIL COMPANY WILL MAKE
There was quiet even duness in the offices OF the
collectors of Interna! Revenue in THIS city !es'ei
day, in marked contras: with the GROWING ana
bust,,nr which continued all day Monday. Few
persons went TO the Offices to file income returns
thinking that their hardness might be overlooked
but they were told that they were too late 10 escape
the 80 per cent penalty which the income tax Ia"
DEGREES must be imposed upon all persons VINO
failed to get their returns in on or before the I''h
~ Anri The letter-carriers took 10 the offices some
returns which had been mailed on Monday and those
returns were received having been hied WITHIN
the required time
The DEPUTIES and clerks in the offices willing
10 have a respite yesterday. as they had been
worked much harder than usual for week and had
been on duty until midnight Monday night. The
collectors sent kilograms Washington in the after
noon stating the number Of returns OF incomes
which had been flied at their Offices
Collector John ~ Sullivan said yesterday that ne
had received about 400 returns OF incomes, a much
smaller number than he had expected. Most Of the
returns were sent by corporations II possible.
Mr.. Sullivan said. that some Of the corporations
whose principal offices in this city have sent
their returns TO collectors in New-Jersey in New
England States. under the misrepresentation that the
law required them to make returns to collectors In
States In which the corporations were incorporated,
and in such cases It probably will be held that the
corporations have made the returns within the time
required by law, although the returns will have to
be transferred the distric: in which the corpora
tions have their main offices. II is believed that
about 1900 corporations In Mr. Su!vans district
have failed TO make any returns Of incomes and
are therefore 10 be considered deirquents 1t
will be week days before the work Of check
ing off the lists of corporations can be begun and an
approximate number OF the denquents be as
certained.
Collector Sullivan said yesterday that he was not
Oil Company and other large corporations
would resist the collection of the income His
own duties under the law very PLAIN he said
and he would simply perform those duties
The Standard Oil Company believes that. as It
gets It's oil from the ground. 1t ought to be
empted from the income tax by the recent decision
on real estate and so it will fight the law. The
Standard Oh Company contends that. oil is a
direct product OF the land. it comes in the same
turns but II will fgh. the law
Although the officials in Collector Crosses office,
in the German Savings Bank Building. were busy
yesterday, there crowd TO attend 10, as
there was on Monday. Painters at work
in the Offices, through which crowds had surged
meet of being cleaned zip after hot engagement
The mail received yesterday morning was heavy.
comprising about 500 pieces the office force was
busy all day counting the whole number Of re-
turns made. At o'clock yesterday afternoon over
1900 forms had been counted and there a
big pile remaining uncounted.
Collector Crosse yesterday received the following
letter giving an important and interesting ruling.
from the Treasury Department at Washing tom
tive to the deduction from income OF the rental
value Of business premises owned and occupied
that such deduction is not allowable. Your ruling
in this matter is therefore correct. and merits the
Collector Crosse said the forms returned at
his Office yesterday were 5000 in number