New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-02
PAYING THEIR INCOME TAN.
MANY CALLERS ON COLLECTOR CROSSE.
ovf, MAN WANTS TO KNOW WHERE HE CAN PRO
CURE AK INCoME-AN EASY MATTER
TO ENFoN'E TIE u"

ONE MAN WANTS TO KNOW NHtlsl- III o@NN / NJ
CURE AK 1NcoME-AN EASY MATTER
TO ENFORCE THE LAW
Neither the furniture for the office Of the Third
Internal Revenue District nor the signs necessary
TO direct people to il have arrived from "aSniis
ton Neither has Collector Edward crosse Dee"
emnowerci to cxpcna any money for these neces-
sary articles but thd; ala not interfere with DuSl
moss in the office AZ Fourth-avc. and Fourteenth-'
YESTERDAY. Mr. Crosse and his deputies were busy;
blanks i'm large numbers We're given out ana 1"
number of returns and paymen's were maze. Cue
tions of al kinds continue 20 be askti OF 'he oi
GERS in charge. ~
TO a Tribune reporter yesterday. Il had to 90 50
TODAY when one man asked me: What snail 90
to get an income on which 10 pay ajax?
Another visitor at the office of the Third Dlsulc'
wanted Information a - his haoihtE 10 ''A' "
said: .AIy income is derived entirely from "Vi-
do,ds or5 8, is I'm excess of the exempt amount
Now. all the corporations from which draw dVl-
bends have already paid tax on ther income
why should ay asain|
..You need not do So" was the reply, ana MI
Crosse showed the man the law when eNci"u's
dividend. heretofore included In the statement oil
profits under paragraph j.. received from corpora
tiors coi3rlnias or associations on when Inc 'aN
OF , nor c.n.um has once been pad by such corpo-
ration. ,
"But that is NJ reason Why You should nov i'i"Ne
o,t liet' the Collector continued. "0NN w.
vo,r us.. show where your dividends come from
and 49,. VIII Geo that no tax is imposed; nut II you
make n, returns. You will be summoned before the
Collector and there YOU viii have to make the state
mon, which You might have made on one OF our
blanks" $780, ..n,.
"Peorls are appr.n,nsivo" said Mr.. Crosse mat
the contents Of returns and lists may he dlvugeu
This fear IS entirely unfounded. ana should not De-
entertained f.r one moment The returns TO ms
ofilco.' added edo and VIII - inrouSn me minus
al f1ur ana. possibly. five, persons lSl' So
Them tA.u NY chief deputy, ~ j. SpdIks' EXAMINES
tbetr' tE,r .h,v GO L. William g. scott VINO - az
30 re,I II ne Income Tax Department.. and men
The division or fed deputy takes charge OF the uocU
ment Of, .,.;.h ,,,ich tho
collectors are charge Mr.. Crosse sAld: ne -
way 10 avoid the iuqusitoTiH processes Is 10 nan
a clear correct straightforward anu Wo-lWinI~',
statement. In sucu cases no lr-tNii.ild loI. Ill,
necessary hut in cases where the returns are Ntu',
ambiguous or incomplete. ana where theH CIV ~
for suspicion a. T. the correctness o' me Htuc9
collector will De iu duty bound H. make iut m
ou!v and such inquiry puts al pilIeSf T." .tG
troilhle and the taxpayer calls j lhqNi' ..oIldi'
Nfr cross. thinks that when the law become e
- Known when the 'neWness mas Worn on, -.
\, m H. AN easy matter TO enforce T.. lIigI' -.
tie omen opposition the laW now. ne ailtl' Gn
monv If those VINO came here say thtt tht! th!nh
j. lust law and al they ask Is that IL De J lf'S
anI i,np4rtialv enforced There Is less opPostl,Iun
Than some newspapers ana statesmen Won" nave
the people believe.