Smyrna times., 1930-09-24
NOTIFICATIONS FORWARDED
TO DELINQUENT TAYABLES
15 DAYS, OF GRACE WITHIN
WHICH TO FILE RETURNS
Warrants for Each Delinquent
Taxable TO be Placed in Hands
Of Magistrate at Expiration


Notifications are being forward
ed to the seven thousand delin-
quent income taxables for 92g
this week it was announced at the
offices Of the State Tax Deoart-
ment, No. 2 East 9th Street, Will
mington. The Department is
granting fifteen days of grace
within which the return should be
filed in response to the notice
which is being given before action
is commenced by the magistrates
throughout the State to obtain the
return by appropriate legal ac-
ton. In order to cause taxables
as little Inconvenience as possible
il complying with their obIiga-
tion to file a return for 1929 blank
forms are being enclosed with let
ter The letter which calls attsn-
ton to the penalties provided by
law for failure to file is as follows
The records of this office indicate
that you have not mace an income
tax return which the law requires
for the year 1920. Blank form is
enclosed for your use in making
such return showing -7ur IN
come and deductions Of which YOU
are entitled under the law and ii
is requested that this form be
completed and filed with the state
Tax Department at one Of the ad-
dresses shown thereon within the
next fifteen days. For your in
formation the law which required
every one regardless of whether
he income is taxable or not to file
return is as follows: Section 8.
Every taxable shall make a return
lpon printed forms provided bv
he Tax Department stating spec
ically the items Of gross income.
t any. the deductions and such
'ther facts as said tax Depart
nent may require" Section 18.
A. Any person required to make
return under this Act. whsther
or not. and failing SO to
Q within 80 days after the time
zhen such return is required to
z filed shall be subject to a speci-
fic penalty Of $500 in addition to
Il other penalties prescribed bv
nis Act" Opportunity is afford
Z you to comply with the law
ithin the next fifteen days with /
Vt penalty" Definite legal steps /
TIL be taken by the Tax Depart
ient to obtain 1929 income tax /
turns from all taxables who /
ave failed to file in response to
le recent notification calling at
ntion to the delinquency, it was
olnted out at the State Tax De- i
lrtment Offices. Warrants for i
-ch of the seven thousand tax l.
,les who have failed to respond II
the notices are being prepared Ii
that Department and will be
aced in the hands of the magis-
ates at the expiration of the ff-
en- days of grace granted the de-
quent taxables. Inasmuch as
lch as the number of delin-
ents has been reduced to the
lallest percentage failing to file /
omptly in the history Of the Tax
partment a great deal more at
ltion may now be given indi-
Iuals delinquent and each one
ight out and required to comply
n his duty to the State more
'efully. Although a large pro
't1on of the delinquents appear
be in the City of Wilmington
rated division shows that the
lnquency is we'll divided
oughout the State. According
the records of the Tax Depart
at number of delinquents are
follows: Wilmington, 1901: S
v Castle, 1,O74; Kent, 1912;
sex, 1880; Total 6.967. The p
requires every citizen or resi-
t of the State to file return Y
'ther the income received dur ---
1929 subjects him to the pay r.
It of tax or not. Opportunity
fforded you to comply within
next fifteen days without pen
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