THE FARMER'S WIFE

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 208, 28 May 1919, Page 4

THE FARMER'S WIFE

CAN SHE HECETVE WAGES? The right of a farmer's wife and children to receive wages, to be deducted from the farmer's income, was discussed at the Farmers' Union Conference yesterday.., Mr. .A...T.-Parker (llukanui). moved the following remit:— • That nh. injustice "is,.done to Hie farmers' wives engaged in actual ■ farm work by refusing to allow dc- ; duetions for such ■ services', and the conference urges the Minister of Finance to 'allow a : reasonable deduc- ■ •-.tioii.t'olbe,'made in assessment of in- : come, tax'.. ..- .. . :' - He said that the farmers' .wives \wc 'ambnij'the hardest worked people in : ihe country, nv.d they were entitled' to tht allowance suggested. * "Why don't you go halves with your wife?" asked a delegate. "My wife baa a section ; and so have I."

Mr. C. C. Jackson-(Masterton),laid if wnges were'actually paid lo the wife or son or daughter at. the time the service was rendered the Commissioner of Taxes Would allow the deduction. But the Commissioner would not allow a lump sum lo be set down nt Hie end, of a year to represent what the wife,'had earned. The wife must actually be'paid the wages." ■ ' . . Mr. A/T. Coleman (Mnrfon) said he had written to the Commissioner of Taxes on the-point and had-beeir told in reply th.it any money-pnid to members, of' a family in the form of wages could be deducted as wages.' •'

Other delegates said that they made a practice of paying members of their families for work doiie. T)ie president' (Mr. G. L. Marshall) said the income tax form specifically provided that no deduction could be made on account' of .any payment from the husband to the wife or the wife to the husband, or on account of payments to children,' "except nmouuts actually paid'for services rendered in earning the income." ..That... seemed to make the position clear. , The. children could be paid. wiYg'es,' hilt ','ngf tijo wife. ."Shall we get a.ruling ti;om tne-Com-mission.or asked;a delegate. -. .A,'ehpriii of "Jfoes" greeted this suggestion. "■;."','.,;.;,.. J ' ."''•' i'.,' The remit.'was 'adopted W a.,show' of hands.' '' . -y- '

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