Show HEMY PENALTY I 1 tt TAn f 10 R N U I IMAJo T MAJo MAJORITY MAJORITY- nf U. U S. S Books Close with 75 I I Per Cent of Taxpayers I Unreported Collector in inI inThis inThis This District E Estimates mates I A ALTHOUGH ha had hadL L been received in th the internal rev revenue nue offices for Utah at the close clos of business busine s Sunday Sundar afternoon after after- noon to l and nd J r i is ex- ex x x- x through gh the tle te mall mail and and through personal payment before midnight it now now appears that previous estimates of 20 per cent of c i the taxpayers of Utah would be d delinquent are made made- quate It now now nos' appears likely that less than 25 per cent of the that should should have been een in today will be in when the books are closed tOt toi In other words it appears that three out of every ver four persons will be subject to penalty Such are the figures as given II out by David C. C Dunbar collector for Utah Today is the last day for filing income tax ret returns to escape escape a penalty I prescribed by law REMARKABLE APATHY I It discloses a m most st remarkable and unexplainable apathy on the part of th the people Jn in regard to an express command of the government said of h how Mr Ir Dunbar As an example w little the public apparently cares for forthe forthe forthe the enforcement of the income tax law we had had less less than twenty persons persons persons per per- sons before us Sunday Sunday- although as a special facility we had nearly our entire force here heie ready to receive re returns returns returns re- re turns from 0 S a. a m. m until 4 p. p m. m There will be a very unpleasant aftermath that is certain and we will begin calling calling- up the delinquent ones within thirty day days The 25 21 per cent penalty will have to be enforced and will be without fear or favor The public has had ample notice and if it persons have failed to come In Jn within the time limit they must now suffer sutter the penalty V CORPORATION EXTENSION One of ot the reasons reasons given by department department department de de- de- de of officials I cIa Is for the failure of Ot many returns is the number of ex extensions extensions ex- ex tensions being belnA- asked for by tion's in which to make out their ac ac- ac- ac counts These companies who have been unable o to o audit their accounts before March 1 iS 15 are to be given until May 15 to make return providing they ha have Ve applied for forthe the extension in due form and have accompanied their application application application ap ap- with the payment of one- one fourth the estimated tax As has been previously stated hundreds of these companies have apparently not paid I enough attention to the law to even evenI I make their application for tor extension extensionS S in proper form and will not only be beI I refused the extra time but will wUl be bo penalized as well CLERKS CLOSE BOOKS I With the lose Close of ot books tonight the clerks will begin the compilation of all returns to be sent to Washington ton which will include everything e but those returns by Individuals on in incomes incomes in- in in-I in i comes under These will all be beV V kept and passed passed- upon here and number num num- I ber about of the total of i taxpayers The balance is made up upi of about corpora corporations Ions firms and I partnerships and about individual taxpayers above the mark Within thirty days it Is estimated the tho compilation will have progressed sufficiently suf suf- to begin to show up the delinquents delinquents de de- de- de whereupon they will be summoned for investigation and for forthe forthe forthe the the payment of their tax with the penalty affixed unless they have a thoroughly good excuse for their dereliction I |