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Show INTERNAL REVENUE i THEMCREASE Statistics covering the fiscal year ending June 30, 1911, in the office of ! E. H. Callistcr, collector of internal revenue for this distriet, show that ?S1G,800.35 was collected from all sources. This Is $3,475.30 more than for the year ending June 30, 1910. The report has Just -been completed and will ho forwarded to the comlesioner of rovenuo at Washington. The collections in the local office represent government taxes on all liquor brewed or distilled In this district, dis-trict, taxes on corporation incomes, government liquor licenses and miscellaneous mis-cellaneous special taxe6, such as on tobacco and other articles. Since the closing of the fiscal year, 700 corporations, adjudged delinquent In failing to declare their earnings In the time prescribed by law, have sub- i mitted offers in compromise of the I fines to which they aro liable . May Consider Copromlse. The penalty for the failure to report re-port is from ? 1,000 to $10,000 in case of prosecution, but under a recent ruling rul-ing of the commissioner, the collector is authorized to consider compromises of not less than $10 in certain cases, or $25 in other cases, according to classification. These offers, the greater number of which are for the minimum amount are considered by the local collector, and if deemed reasonable are forwarded forward-ed to Washington with favorable recommendation. rec-ommendation. In many instances, however, the amount offered will be considered insufficient, in-sufficient, in which case, unless a larger amount is offered, the district attorney will be ordered to prosecute. That the stringent measures adopted adopt-ed by the government to insure prompt action from corporations Hablo to tax Is having a wholesome effect that will eventually do away with tho large list of delinquents that exist at the end of each year. Is shown by the manner in which the delinquents are attempting to compromise and escape prosecution. Ope drug dealer In Idaho, upon being be-ing informed that he was Ilablo to a fine of from $1,000 to $10,000. wrote. ' immediately to tho collector declaring that he did not have the $10,000 at present, but that he would willingly assign his drug business and other property to the government if he could escape being sent to Jail thereby. there-by. Owing to certain alleviating circumstances cir-cumstances a $10 compromise was considered sufficient In his caee. |