Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-25
STATE TREAS. FISHER
RESC|NDS EXTENSION
FOR INCOME RETURNS
Though Law Fixes March I
Blanks Were Unobtainable
Here Today.
ALLOWANCE WILL BE MADE

Notwithstanding reports 20 the con-
trary. according to state Treasurer
George M Fisher. state income tax
blanks. filed out BY taxRbles. must De
tiled in his office at Dovcr by March !.
For several days Il WAS understood-
from presumably reliable sources: from
local agencies. in fact--that the time
;or filing the returns had been extended
until April l. chiefly because of the un-
certainty regarding the outcome or
,,cndIng Hesitation which might affect
collection of the tax. Today. however.
Every Evening received the following
li.spatCh from its Dover correspondent: :
state Treasurer George NJ. Fish
sr said today that there has been
no extension Of time for the filing
og income taN returns The law
proyfdes that returns must be filed
by March !.
In the original draft of the tax
provisions Of the school bill the In
come tax feature was to be retro
active. but that has been changed
and therefore there is no reason for
extending the time for filing re
turns
when the above dispatch was called
u tho attention Of &. 5. Fisher tbrother
~ the state trea asurer.) special income
TAX collector. with offices III tho Church
I;uilding. he was puzzled Ny brother
told me about two weeks ago he said.
,hat the time would hc extended until
April l. and since then / have been
Under that impression"
g.. s. Fisher said today that his supply
ID blanks was exhausted. but he eN-
= 10 receive some next week. This
lu awkward situation. especially Tor
.iue t3Xahles of former years. who ex-
0t,d L. receive hlands by mail. but who
., i.ot done su. as wclI as for others
IS. vent 10 the office voluntarily for
H.ta. Next Tuesday will bc March J.
When the Office of state Treasurer
~her. in Dover was called by tele-
nonc Al noon Mr.. Fisher being out
lunch ~ the timc). an assistant stated
nat il was true that fhe local agent
.ad been advised that the time for
Hling returns would BE- extended 10
.Npril ]. because II pending legislation.
rut that since then the pending legis
lItion has assumed such shape as 10
make an extension unnecessary. hence
the resembling Of the order extending
the time.
When State Treasurer Fisher was
ttt4cStiCreO later In regard 10 the matter,
he admitted the truth Of all the above.
~ had extended the time he explain
"a. because Of a bill that WAS pending
in the Legislature. which might affect
III. collection OF the tax Yesterday,
however, this hill was disposed If 50 that
now know that the 1920 tax viii be
elected under the 1919 law. while the
r.rN prior to that viii be collected under
.1.s 1917 faW- Sa this morning an
lounced that the extension OF time
Tor fling returns had been rescinded.
Asked about the shortage Of blanks.
IL. said ne had held back the printing
ntil he learned what the Legislature
would do. Now that he knows he has
idered more blanks printed and will
aave them ready for the taXables next
week When told that il would b.
physically impossible for many. now
Icing unable 10 get blanks. TO file re-
turns by March J. he said: Well.
don't propose 70 be hard or anybody.
There will be reasonable ailowa nee"