Smyrna times., 1922-03-22
IjI II PAY FILING FEE LAST
4 THREE DAYS OF TIME LIMIT
OFFICE OF nn NAU,Y ',,p nprSCEn
GRIFFIN HAM
smyrna -,Vr~ , nn,iorc Never ANYTHING
ThOusaTa DCli" C :. State Office

s-r,na Notary Auih9
sn'fna i Dollars.-Never Anything
lhVlsai Ir1 # Seen at State Office.
r,Sn S 5. Griffin, Sr., of Smyrna, no
''ln nnbIic. was busy day and night
~! Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
.lIi,e y ~'i afidavits on income taxes and
'as enc the filing fee from residents
''s,rr@ cn,r,na and vicinity. He turned I
o guy sarpral thousand dollars to the
S.s.. Sst nppatment. At Dover, the
Sss S.a.s Capital, the like of it was never
Sa ~" IN ths history of the State. A.
! ~ Watson. with his force of clerks,
a..tod :, in the State House, were busy
A.a .~, minute of the day-sO much so
@ s't Mr. Watson's closest friends
rsr. rn, unable to get in conversation
rS % him. All day long the corridors
'stbs State House leading to the In
" .,rs tax Office were crowded with peo-
u , seeking an opportunity to file
tssr returns and pay the $500 filing
so and often when the day was ended
rapy people were sent away without
bsrc gven that opportunity. The
,rmber of returns filed and fees paid
i, not been tabulated, and for the
,ood reason that hundreds, if sot
Sm,ands. of returns were sent to the
oace BY mail and there has not been
an opportunity for Mr.. Watson or his
assistants to give any attention what
ever to such returns. The people of
The State are watching with the keen
ss interest for the result of the filing
d these income returns and the pay
nent Of the filing fee. 1t is estimat-
d by some that there are at least 49,
900 men and women in the State of
Delaware above the age of twenty-one
and in case they all pay the filing fee
Of $500 the School Fund would be
enriched by the magnificent sum of
g64OOO.
Three Objections Raised Over Taxes
Now that the final day for paying
income taxes and filing fees has pass
Cd, attention is called to the short
cOmings of the State in its levy upon
the personal incomes and salaries of
the citizens. In the first place, objec-
ton is made to the date, March 15.
Why it is asked, has the State been
needless Of the cOmpOrts of its citi-
lenS as to make the date for paying
State income taxes the same as that
decreed by the government? Is it not
sufficient embarrassment for the or
anary individual to make out and
pay his Federal income tax without
0urdening and discOmmfoding him
With State tax on the same day ?
Secondly, it is asked why the State
mas not chosen to make its stan
caro- for the exemption of the
married man the same af the Govern
nent The Federal change was made
. allow $500 exemption, while the
sate exemption remains at $4,000
lAe Federal government also allow:
al exemption of S400 for each chile
under lS; the State allows nothing, al.
sough heretofore it allowed 5000
inlfd' the Federal authorities Civ,
opportunities to pay the taxes in in
@mentS. No courtesy whatever il
gwen by the State. The who'll,
AMOUNT Of tax must be paid on Marcl
:" "hen 1t is considered that man,
%'p0tsuons have to pay large sum-
u OO'a Federal and State taxes tn,
'sue Gay, 1t is felt that the Stat,
,u.uld at least afford the courtesy O
~4eiiea payments as afforded by tn,
ssa,iOa' Inc State tax on invested cap
aar ln VI corporations is 21a mills on tn
y. ssnai and there is no exemption. Thi
- - S payable regardless of whethe
- .OrpOratlos earned or lost money
Mo % instance If corporation has $40,
@o M invested capital and lost $40,
,;S g0o last year, it still had to pa,
III ,yV Tax to the State, and
~ r.i I" De paid on March Is. Tn
s. .a'isl Government allow an exemu
n VI So,OOO of invested capital. bl
=, ~ Ilate allows nothing. The Fed
,o.. -. 'aA Is one mill on the dollar i
,sSS ,aaS. 81! with the States 21a mills.
' rillng Fee Unpopular To Man
~ =, ;. % the filing fee, an unpopula
ss,,s; i = any time inasmuch as it is
I'lal nj. tax, levied on evervbod,
H. ss u, ana female, it is pointed out tha
hy;a " initiate the levy of sue
hi = not when a business and indo.
ssr,is ~ pressiOn is at its worst. Fro,
as sl;. i vases that have come to ligh
On nun. lg lee has been a real burde
Soma ',,s .. Who could not afford it. !
fsnil,, use, the one member of I'll
ii tSs working sSa has been forced to pa
y ming fee taxes of the famiI,
Tie tsys. t,' :. working have had to pa
qc t'tss ss, Of aged fathers and mothe he
tas olllm mn and i'll brothers and s.,
asr have s,sn out Of work for over
yar bsvs p PAD SIX or more dolla-
ven "a, paiu SIX or more dollal
iaVe hoe, s ieSs than nothing, as tht
mall ssyi,.p NJ dependent solely on IL
EhetSs.sO VI Tax Causes Discomfort
TIED rr i not Or not the filing fee is ju