New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-10
HURRYING TO MAKE RETURNS
BUSINESS IN THE OFFICES OF THE IN
TERNAI. REVENUE COLLECTORS.

SOME OF THE EFFECTS OF THE SUPREME
co,pr.s DISQUALIFICATION FOR RENTS
AND INCOMES FROM STATE. MUNICIPAL
AND COUNTY BONDS WILL HAVE
TO BE MADE IN SOME OF THE
RETURNS ALREADY FILED.
Tho crowd In the Office of John y. SuHlVAh '"e
Collector of Internal Revenue. at No. ia Nassau
:, Yesterday was like that "a n town meeuhS'
There was a rush Of business men To the once -
file returns and to get blanks for returns 'oIe -.
the men wanted information as TO the manner %
Nun., out the returns and others wanted anu III u
work and the eight deputy collectors anu "e -.
in the office were kept the jump ali day. enc
non,,,r wandeu was Obliged to answer many knotty
Questions which Mr. sullivan did not have uhe 10
hear Mr. sullivan gave orders 10 nave '"' '''''
kept open until y. III. TO acconn'4a'" '"' ''"
who were anxious to get thc: returns H. ~ 500
that II was too late to have new blanks p'I"''" -
agree with the decision OF the Supreme 'opr1' o'.
~ ~.,,r,s already filed would be examined ana
,o-rec,od ca as TO deduct incomes from i'rts anu
from State. municipal or county bo"d4. me ""'>
NJ returns coming into Mr.. SulliVan7 ONCE "'
from corpora tons. and many OF th'ih 90 NO. W
ton incomes from rents or from pohH7. l"'
,ector said that every possible effort wou. be maze
20 aid persons and corporations VINO "',"' ~
file their returns Of incomes for 1877 before me '''
IF business hours on Monday next lie mas 10 d'-
eide many questions quickly In order 10 haS'' ''''
work OF getting in the returns
COLLECTOR sullivan and MI Wardell said ycst'rdaF
nat the advice OF the department at Washington
igbt he asked in reference TO deductions OF taxes
repairs and interest on mortgages on rear eS'''''
~. hat tho Supreme Court has declared that IN
comes from rents cannot be taxed. Inc income
Tax law provided for the taxing or ln'oii'S 'O''
real estate but allowed deductions oil tN's' nv -"
.rranc. necessary repairs and interest on mort
Fro-,
be taxed under the decision OF the supreme 'o"'''
!, &c considered unfair to deduct from other IN
comes the taxes insurance and other eNPchS'" "'
roaI estat. Mr. sullivan said that man
might have an income of 5000 from real eS'''e
and an income Of $1,000 from other sources anu
no might easily escape paying any income YAK u
he was allowed 10 make all OF the deductions cr''-
,ea N Tho real estate In addition 10 the $40" eN
empt under the law. According 10 the INSTRUCTIONS
ca far received from Washington. Mt SULLIVAN Sa'''
the collectors would have TO aio" al S"' N''"-
tons ...,..,,. ,.>.,,r,,r HARVEST.
rbero are likely to be other such objections on
-, 80 tho decision Of the Supreme Court and
LAWYERS are going to have a harvest befor" AL oil
rho vexed questions growing out OF the decision ar"
settled Several prominent lawyers OF the cay w.
,ordav declined to make any statements apoD' '"e
Income Tax law and the latest decision ana II ""S
presumed that they dld not care ~ 'o''''''' ''
selves iOT the present.
Collector Edward Crosse. Of the Third Internal
Revenue District was al his Office I'D the Ter
nan Savings Bank Building. No. l5$ Fourih-aNe
tta said that he had received no definite insiruc-
,ons AZ to what course to pursue. ana had not even
roce,vel an Official communication az t. the acNoA
Of the supreme Court. and for thit reason u' "''
feel Al liberty to discuss the situation.
81 advise az persons whose Income i ABOVE
., -0o IN make their returns" H. said. ami IN
,ar that they NAV have all possible opportunity
70 do So will keep this Office open until p. III on
every weekday until Monday next inclusive.
Mr. Grosse salI ,hat there had beer great rush
., his office this week and that returns were com
ipe in I'm great numbers people have been ho1-
i,, hack" he eaid. hoping till the last moment
that they might evade giving tho tax collector an
,sgb, into their affairs But since they have heard
Of the decision, and that further delay may inca"
nenalty OF 20 per cent added to the amount OF inc
tax they came in rush.
The majority of the taxpayers in the Ihf' DIS
heen made at this Office thus far than at the once
Of the Second District but as many OF thc returns
include items for real estate rents ana Tor interest
from municipal and State bonds. the returns WI"
he Withdrawn for amendment and CORRECTION
The Office of the Third Internal Revenue pS'rIc'
e not the dincy untidy place IT was. 1t mas been
supp.ied with new and handsome office furniture
the walls have been cleaned ana tinted ana the
noor-as much Of 1t as be seen by the taxpayer
has been properly repaired
POINTS FOR TAXPAYERS.