Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-15
TAX COLLECTORS FORCE
WILL COMB STATE
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turn. no matter for what cause, will
be given I'VE days notice by mall or
otherwise to mako a return and fail
Ing to honor this summons Will have
their name handed over to the attor-
ney general for prosecution. The law
Is very plain on the matter, There Is
no need OF any hearing or trial what
soever. Failure to file a return by
today renders every man or woman
over FL years liable. 1t does not mat
ter II their home Ia in Reading or
Penn's Grove. IL they have resided
here within the last six months, nc
cordlng TO Commissioner Jester. they
are liable. The question OF voting has
nothing to do with the statute.
Il have received the assurance from
Attorney-General sylvester ID. Town
send, Jr.r that he will prosecute those
who wilfully violate the law" said
Commissioner Jester. II know OF
some men who have boasted that they
were not going TO obey the law by
paying the Ming fee. These men
know have the means and they win
example OF. l am not, however. going
| 10 take the last crust OF bread from
tho mouth OF those who are out Of
work. IL these people como to me and
let mo know theT condition, shall
not expect them To pay the filing fee
until they obtain employment and are
able to do so. But II they don't let
their condition become known, how
can / be expected TO have knowledge
| OF IL? l can keep tabs on those who
have not the means to pay the filing
fee now. and when they get In position
TO pay Il. | shall expect them 10 do SO
otherwise the law has penalties enough
TO make them pay"
Use senate Chamber at Dover.
The crowds that have thronged the
commissioners office here In the past
few days have been repeated Mt Dover
and Georgetown. At Dover the SEN
ate chamber Is being utilized and
clerks obtained through the kindness
ot Secretary OF state Benson from
his Office have been placed at work
helping make out returns.
Georgetown was also hard pressed
Ivy the hundreds OF Sussex county citi-
zens who at the last minute appeared
to file returns. Tho predicament there
however, was worse than at Dover. be-
cause the office ran out OF income tax
blanks. A special messenger from
the Wilmington office was rushed tC
Georgetown this morning, early. sc
as TO meet the demand.
Unable to Estimate Returns.
Neither Mr. Jester nor Mr.. Graham
could attempt TO make an estimat,
as TO the number OF returns or th'
amount OF money received. With tn,
state office it will be at least tw,
weeks. Commissioner Jester believes
! before any definite figures will b,
known. Collector Graham, however
hopes some time tomorrow TO be abb
to make an announcement OF the ten
tative amount collected.
The number OF returns filed vii
/. equal last year, but the receipts Wi
fail on" Mr.. Graham said This &
due 10 the fact that the income O
. many citizens have deprecated in tn
T. past year" There has been no ex
! tension OF time for making the Fed
p
: midnight tonight.
- Hundreds OF checks and none,
orders were received in Collecto
= OF Internal Revenue IL. T. Graham
:. office today from persons making pay
$ ment Of first instslment OF incom
= tax for 1921 and filing returns for tina
n year. This is the last day TO file re
70 turns and make first payments with
= out becoming liable to fine.
The final rush TO file Federal Incom
$ Tax and make first payments OF ia
? for 1921 started this morning at So
- Midnight is the time limit for film
, returns and making payments of q
u least one quarter Of the tax.
The smallest tax record Nesterda
was one cent and the largest Wa
$500 600. Many taxpayers needed eS
;. pert aid, largely because of n
changes in the law, necessitating a:
- sistsnce in making out returns. Ia,
a PAYERS had been educated in II
:, methods Of the old law. IN effect stint
"A 1918. but with the passage OF the ne
"a act even the tax forms were change
ii Failure TO file a return on tin
So calflts penalty u NOT more ina
4, 81 900 and a further penalty Of % p
y cent OF the tax. unless the taxpay
= later files a return and il Ia show
~ that the delinquency was due TO
~ reasonable cause and not to wifi
h. neglect. Wilful refusal TO file a r
turn carries a penalty of not mo
than $4,000 fine or one years in
prlsonment, or both. plus the costs
Y prosecution and a penalty Of 25 p
cent of the amount OF tax.
DR. II any instalment is not paid wh'
s. due, the whole amount of tax unpa
II becomes due and payable upon mott
m and demand by the collector, and
n not paid within ten days after SUI
demand a per cent penalty accru,
s. with interest at the rate OF one p
Il cent q month until paid.
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