The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1917-03-14
INCOME TAX LAW WILL ~
Be R!CIDLY ENFORCED.
After March 18th Deputies Will be
Sent Out to Check Up
Delinquents.


excitement in Nevada after the 18th
of this month, for J. J. Scott, col
lector of internal revenue for this
district, which includes this state,
is going to send force of field men
into the state and will search out
all incomes that exceed $4,000 for
unmarried men and women and $4,-
900 for married persons.
1.-THE records of the internal rev.
enue office shows that there are at
least 5000 individuals in California
north of Kern county and in the
State of Nevada who have not made
returns of income for the year 1916,
but who are liable to do So" Scott
says in an interview. II have grant
ed the thirty days extension of the
time for filing returns to $50 of
them. This leaves at least 1850
who have neither disclosed their
liability nor obtained extension.
1.-THE records of the office also
show that there are at least $500
corporations in the same territory
who have not made returns. | have
granted the thirty-day extension to
$50 of them and about 1000 of them
have obtained the privilege of filing
according to their fiscal year periods.
This leaves at least 1850 corpora
tions, required to file according to
the calendar year, that have neither
disclosed their liability nor obtained
extension. Thus at least 1850 indi-
yiduals and 1850 corporations are
since midnight of Thursday delin-
quent.
Zone of the penalties for delin-
quency is an increase of fifty per
cent in assessment to tax when liza
bility is ascertained, as 1t will be
ultimately, in every case. Under
the act of Congress of September 8,
1916, 1t is possible for both individ-
uals and corporations to escape this
severe penalty. II they will volun-
tarily offer their returns, without
i having to be sought out by field
deputies. and If they will show thai
delinquency was due to a reasonable
cause, and not to neglect or inten'
to evade the lax, | am authorized Il
recommend that the fifty per cent
additional assessment be not assert.
ed.
"The time has passed for either
an individual or the responsible of
fcer of a corporation to plead ig
norance of liability to file return
income statement. Undoubtedly
however, there are cases of delin
quency due to reasonable cause. L
returns are voluntarily filed no
later than March 18th shall be dis
posed to recommend against the i'm
position of the fifty per cent penalty
with full reservation of the right
however. TO pass upon the reason
ableness of the excuse offered.
but after March 18th field Off
GERS will be detailed throughout the
territory within the jurisdiction OF
this office to find out why those who
are liable to file returns have not
done so. And in a case where it il
necessary for an officer to demand
a return there is no possibility oil
escape from the fifty per cent pen
atty.
1.-THE internal revenue Office is In
possession of a great fund of infor
nation regarding the individual ant
corporation incomes. This informa
ton will be distributed into the
hands of a strong force of field of
ficers, and these officers will be EN-
powered by me as collector of inter
nal revenue to issue subpoeanos ant
compel testimony by any individual
regarding both his income and tho
income of any other person of which
he may have knowledge.
1.-THE income tax law will be en-
forced to the letter, with vigor anC
without favor"