Evening star., 1926-10-10
INCOME TAX UNIT
CHIEFS DENOTED
Sweeping Changes in Per-
sonnet, Due to Reduced
Work, Effective Oct. Is.

work accumulated since the World
Of income tax returns under the new
revenue law, sweeping changes in the
personnel Of the income tax unit were
ordered yesterday TO take effect Oc-
tober Is. which will result In the de.
motion Of few chiefs to the ranks.
Dismissal Of some persons may be
necessary later in order to reduce
the size Of the unit to the number
actually needed, it was explained by
Charles r. Nash, assistant to the
commissioner OF internal revenue.
Every effort is being made, however.
10 transfer employees to the field and
assign them to other places in the
Government service in order to AVOID
dismissals eventually. No vacancies
are being filled with new appointees.
Ii was said, in order to help along
this program.
Official Explanation Made.
An official statement issued at the
Bureau of Internal Revenue in con-
nection with the order making the
changes, stated that 1t was occasloned
by a reduction of work" in order
TO provide for concentration and
more even distribution of work.
Some of the chiefs who have been
denoted necessarily in character or
work under the classification act VIII
have to take reductions in salary. it
was explained. AS a matter of fact,
according to Mr.. Nash. the present
system was built up for the purpose
of CARRYING more business in the IN
come tax section than is now going
through. AS a consequence, he added,
there were too many generals Tor
the privates in the army and some
changes were made to concentrate
the personnel in a smaller army"
The changes were made In the per.
sonal audit division and in the cor
poration audit division.
Succeeds William Ristig.
In the former. on account of the
resignation of William Ristig, who
had been assistant head Of the divis-
ion. f. A. Cook, who is now chief or
the review section, has been deslg-
mated not only to continue his present
duties, but also to succeed Mr. Ristig.
c. r. Culligan will remain assistant
chief of the review section.
The official order. signed by Mr.
Nash. which explains in detail othef
changes and shifts in personnel, reads
as follows: -,
"The general conference unit will
be under the immediate supervision
of the head of division
Personal section No. will be
abolished and its personnel and func'
tions transferred to personal section
No. /.
The position Of assistant in charge
of production will be abolished ana
its present incumbent. G.. NJ. John
son. will be designated chief of per
sonal section No. /.
Personal section No. ] will be
reorganized to consist of four units
as follows: Unit No l, in charge of
W. SWafford; No. .. in charge of
w. S Lines; No. 3, in charge of j. H.
Johnson, and No. a, in charge of f. S.
Lyons. =
in charge of the prior-year audit and
Charles T. Nash in charge of the
60-day conference unit.
Under this change the organiza-
ton of the personal audit division
will consist of the review section,
section No. l. with the four section
units indicated above; the prior-year
audit. the 60-day conference unit and
the general conference unit
Corporation Audit Changes.
CORPORATION audit division changes
will he as follows:
Section No. % will be abolished
and its personnel and functions trans
ferred to Sections Nos. y and %.
ID. w. Bell. at present chief of sec
ton No. %. will be designated assist
ant chief Of the review section, r. G.
Wood, at present assistant chief of
the review section will be assigned to
the position of section unit auditor in
the review section.
''E. w. LomaX. at present assistant
chief of section No. %, will be deSig
mated conferee in the 60-day confer
ence unit.
Section No. u which includes the
prior year audit. will be reorganized
TO consist Of four units The units will
be designated as follows: Unit No.
2t1l, in charge of L. Ohlander; unit
No. 2112. in charge of s. d. Hanson;
unit No. 21l3, in charge of J. ". War
ner: unit No. 2ll4. in charge of Roy
Butrum.
"G. r. Abel will continue as chief
Of section No. p, and E. W. Auld will
continue as assistant chief.
Changes i'm Section No. %.
Section No. 25 will be reorganized
10 consist of four units as follows:
Unit No. 2.551. in charge of c. 0.
Pierce: unit No. 2.552, in charge of r.
Mch. AlldIl, UNIT NO 1898, III cl1dTS0
of T. c. Tileon: unit No. 1854, in
charge of r. j. Osterhoudt.
"E. E. Cook will continue as chief
Of section No. 25 and T. II. Sherwood
will he designated assistant chief
The position Of chief conferee will
he abolished and the general confer
ence unit will be under the direct
supervision Of Oliver kinsel assistant
head Of the division.
y. l.. Lash, supervising conferee.
will be transferred TO the position of
Conferee in the 60-day conference unit.
II. G. Kaiser. assistant supervising
conferee. will be transferred to the
position of reviewer in the review sec.
tion.
j. G. Ristine will continue in
charge if the G0-day conference unit.
Under this change the organization
IF the corporation audit division will
consist OF the review section, section
No. y. which includes the prior year
audit; section No. %. 60day confer
ence unit and the general conference
unit"