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Show DELINQUENT TAX PAYERS MAY ESCAPE Penalty Will Not Be Inflicted if Reasonable Reas-onable Excuse Is Presented in Writing. WASHINGTON, April 2. Persons who failed to make income or excess profits tax returns by last midnight, the final time for l eceiving the reports, will not necessarily have to pay the penalty provided pro-vided by law. "Collectors have been directed," Revenue Rev-enue Commissioner Roper announced today, to-day, "lo per put delinquent taxpayers to submit, with late returns, if filed immediately, imme-diately, statements showing causes of delinquency. de-linquency. These statements will be Riven full consideration in the determination determina-tion of penalties and amount of taxes to be assessed." The penalty for late returns Is a fine of between $20 and $1000, the amount to be determined by the revenue commissioner. commis-sioner. In practice, tyowever, penalties ordinarily have been omitted. About 7,000,000 income returns are believed be-lieved to have been filed with revenue collectors up to last midnight. |