Show TAX EVASION lit in and editorial dated slay may 29 20 the new york times said aver since bluett march it ab when the tax re were considerably below what tile treasury had ad expected there liaa has been a great deal of concern lir ill washington higton regarding tax avoidance tile president lias has finally spoken about tile the matter mat tor and andl belted ted examples of it on au all tilts this the comment of donator cheel er cr seems sensible it if chefe havo cepl eva evasions dons lie he remarks civia suits should bo be brought ly by the alio treasury to recover tin the mouty money it if fraud has haa been criminal prosecution should bo be started it if the luw law needs tile treasury should work out a specific legislation to cover the abuses and recommend action by congress looch loopholes oles in existing tax laws should of course bo be plugged up as soon as they become evident one enormous loophole has bas been evident for years tax exempt bonds yet the present administration like its predecessors haa done nothing about it As for other loop holes it Is the Treas function to determine first whether these fire arc really justifiable exemptions and second whether a rule can bo be drawn to lo close them thein without placing an u unjust burden on honest taxpayers Alean while one may bo be permitted to doubt whether representative boughton ton Is correct lit in asserting that the recent failure of tax revenues V meet the treas ury nry was wag flue due to evasion by the big taxpayers no doubt there la Is a certain of e caslon but bill la Is not something that rip appears pears suddenly in OUR one year and if alc tlc aft hns fins been growth in ill tux tax avol avoidance dancO it should bo be instructive to into its probable causes co uses it is fair to itak ask whether one of these has not been beell t the lie attitude t toward 0 tile income tax a 0 the alie adman Istir tAlon itself As professor at hilla A lending leading tax authority has posited out tilt tap income tax to Is essentially a self assessed resting upon a detailed deti ild of the taxi tax payer w I clithe trana ury can call hope chedell to lanly t to ft minor extent administration requires a tbt active assistance of the tax y bdyer ahou if n leyy levy that la Is dapell 1 de n iolj self all assessment comes 1110 JS 4 L A keneran aa talt evat it |