The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-04
INCOME TAX
DODGERS WILL
BE ROUNDED UP
Uncle Sam On Trail Of Those
Suspected Of Trying to Evade
Payment
STATEMENTS FILED
WILL BE VERIFIED
Washington's Ruling Relieves
That Windsor Folk Working
Here From Assessment

Uncle Sam IL on the trail Of income
tax dodgers in Detroit. Persons whose
annual income amounts to more than
$4,000 will soon find government ex.
perts delving into their private affairs.
And woe be to those who neglected
to fle statements or made fraudulent
returns! The complicated income tar
law provides a variety of penalties for
the punishment of delinQusnts. run
ming as high a. $4,000 In some In
stances.
Monday. March 2. was the last day
for filing income tax statements. Col.
hector Malcolm Mcleod was disap.
pointed that the number Of state
ments fell below 5000. He granted
several hundred applicant extensions
OF time In which to prepare state
ments. but he has suspicion that
several hundred more. and possible
several thousand more. are attempt
Ing to evade the tax by refusing to
I'LL out statements.
Deputy Ira Waterman will be the
expert who will do 4 continuous Sher-
lock Holmes stunt for the government
In this district. He will devote his
entire time to verifying statements on
file In the ONCE and to investigating
the financial status Of persons who
have an outward appearance of pros
perity. but failed to fle statements.
Tho government has numerous meth
DDS that car be used by the investi-
gators to locate the various sources
CT incomes and their slogan will be.
Figures don't lie." So beware Of the
income tax man-he'll be about pretty
soon now.
Windsor citizens. working IN u
troit. will not 90 forced to contribute
one per cent of their earnings TO
Uncle Sam, unless they make more
troit. will not be forced to contribute
one per cent Of their earnings to
Uncle Sam, unless they mar more
than $1,000 q year. according to Q
communication from Com
missioner w. H. Osborn. Of the In.
formal revenue department, to Col
lector Mcleod.
This decisj0n relieves q great many
Canadians, who had been told that
under the terms Of the act they must
pay an income tax. no matter how
small their earnings.. II their gains
were made In the United States. Mr..
OCborns ruling IA that nonresident
aliens earning living In this country
te considered In che same manner
a United states citizens, under the
terms of the act.
Al day Tuesday there was q flock
ing Of Canadians to the internal rev.
enuc once, to learn whether they
must pay . tax and also be subject to
penalty for delayed fling Of . state
ment.
Many Detroiters also called to ex-
plain why they had not filed state
ments. Excuses Of sickness or ab-
sence from the city were accepted.
Others were told that they would be
subject to fine of from $50 to $1,000.
Many certificates came In by mail.
and those bearing q postmark prior
to midnight OF March 2 were consid.
cred as within the time limit. Sew.
era] checks were received. the remit
terra having understood that the tax
must be paid 1T once. They were re-
turned, 90 no taxes ara to be paid
until notification Of the amount II
sent from Washington. June viii be
tho month for income tax payments,
the last day being June 30.