Show improper claims for exemption of processing taxes on wheat hon guy T Hl hovering vering commissioner ot of internal revenue has issued the following statement with respect to efforts to secure improper exemptions from the processing tax on wheat it has been brought to the attention of 0 the bureau of internal revenue that certain persons are taking unwarranted and unlawful advantage of that portion of the agri adjustment act which provides that no tax shall be required to be paid on the processing of any commodity by or tor for the producer thereof for or consumption by his own family employees or household among the most noticeable violations which have come to the bureaus attention Is the tact fact that certain people are purchasing wheat from elevators and are taking such wheat to millers having the tha wheat processed into flour and signing affidavits to the effect that they are producers this Is a glaring violation of the provisions contained lit in section 15 b of the act and article 9 of regulations 81 which clearly provide that the producers affidavit must be signed by the farmer who actually produces the wheat it has also come to the attention of the bureau of internal revenue that farmers who actually produce wheat are taking their wheat to the mill having it processed into flour and then selling the flour the affidavit which the producer signs contains a statement to the effect that the flour so received by me from said processor to is solely for tion by my own family or my emt or my household and that part thereof will be sold tor for any c asther purpose sedrion 1114 of the revenue act ot of 1926 made applicable to the taxes imposed under the provisions of this act imposes heavy penalties for violation of 0 the revenue laws in such cases the agricultural adjustment act was designed to meet an acute economic emergency affecting all the peo pie of 0 the states falsifying producers affidavits is a flagrant violation of the law and tends to defeat the declared policy of the act there tore it will be the policy of the bureau of internal revenue to take appropriate prop action in every case where the provisions of 0 section 1114 are violated every citizen should regard it as a patriotic duty to assist in the program tor for economic recovery by reporting to the collector of internal revenue ot of his district any violations ot of the processing tax tar law that come to his notice transmitted by ira N hinckley collector of internal revenue |