The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-03-25
TAX DELINQUENTS
PAYING PENALTY
Added Twenty-Five Per
Cent Charged to Federal
Tax DelinQuents.
SMOKE OUT EVADERS

Kenosha people who failed to file
their federal income tax statement on
last Monday and who have sought to
make reports since that time, are feel
ing the strength of the law. Uncle
Sam is keeping his promise 10 the peo-
pie who filed returns within the date
set by law the delinquents are being
called upon to compromise with the
government by paying a penalty of
twenty-five per cent of the tax. 1t is
admitted that hundreds of Kenosha
people are subject to penalty and that
the penalty grows as the period of
delinquency increases. Many of the
Incorporated companies of Kenosha
have not filed their full statements
but it is declared that in these cases
extensions have been granted by the
federal officials SO that the companies
are given added time in which to make
their reports. The Milwaukee depart
ment is now checking up the returns
received and within fortnight agents
of the government will be active in
forcing returns out of people who
have failed to file. These people will
all be required to pay penalty to be
assessed in keeping with the degree of
intent in failing to file the return.
Publish List Later.
Later on in the year the list of the
people who have made returns of
incomes for the federal tax will be
posted. The law provides that they be
posted at the post Office in Kenosha.
While this list will not give the amount
of the income of the people named or
the amount of the tax assessed against
them, it will give the name of every
person who has filed a statement and
from this list people who are inter
ested will be able to discover who has
escaped the income tax drain. 1t is
expected that reports from the people
will aid materially in smoking out the
people who are evading the tax.
No figures are given out as to the
amount of the income tax paid by Ke-
nosha people, but it is known that the
amount will be in excess Of three mil
lion dollars or a little more than
fifty per cent more than the total
collected for state income and city
taxes in Kenosha this year.
Ruling on Luxury Taxes.
A statement has been sent to Ke-
nosha of the ruling Of the department
on luxury taxes. This includes the
war tax on ice cream and other So
called Injuries of the eat and drink
line which is of particular Importance
in view of the rapidly approaching
season for soft drinks and ice cream.
The ruling says: Gall sales of soft
drinks, ice cream sodas, sundaes, or
other similar articles Of food or drink
from soda fountain, for consumption
in or in proximity to the place of
business where sold are subject to
tax. This is true whether or not such
place Of business is an ice cream par
lor, similar place Of business, hotel,
restaurant, cafeteria, lunch room, or
club house, and whether or not, such
sales are made together with the sale
of a substantial article of food as
part of a meal, and whether or not
service from the soda fountain is made
by way of the kitchen. Such sales at
hotel, restaurant, cafeteria, lunch
room, OF club house, made from the
kitchen as part of meal, and not
served from a soda fountain, are
not taxable.
"Such sales at hotel, restaurant,
cafeteria, lunch room, or club house,
separate and apart from the sale Of
substantial article of food as part
of meal, are subject to tax.