Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-03-22 | Page 9 | Couzens Finds Two Bases in Tax Matters

f riNDS FINDS I Wn BASES IN I TAX MATTERS 1 r I Chairman of of Special Committee Investigating Internal Revenue Bureau I Charges 0 Unfairness ON March Malch 21 airman Couzens of the tho special specials s pate Hate committee investigating the Internal l revenue bureau charged I delay loday day that a a. ca trio case o bein being considered 5 J ii the committee in executive session ses ses- sion on 1 showed the treasury depart depart- it was not settling tax questions and that oho ho personal ws va of the tax assessors Influences influences the result tiTo he case involving in about a o. o of of a a. million dollars Chairman said was of two men with interests n in an oil well ono one ono own own- n na a third one-third interest and theo the tho o ir et one half The man owning third gone interest sold his hold- hold which created an actual value the tho rules of the treasury and ana a tax settlement was made on hit basis When the owner of the one half i n lest erect came to pa pay his taxes the Irman asserted lie he claimed another another another an an- other value and a basis was agreed BS the treasury experts un- un r r which he paid less taxes tales thane than Ms e former partner he treasury's explanation Senar Sena- Sena r Couzens r asserted was that the assessments were wele made by two dif- dif ent sets seta of engineers and audis audi audi- Or ors s who did not come to the same samo Delusions I do riot not believe he added that lent ese ese cases happen In all sections o a the bureau but I hope the in- in will wUI show to what extent no e conditions do exist