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FAILURE TO FURNISH INCOME RETURNS

Taxation Department’s Difficulty

Failure to furnish returns of income caused a considerable amount of extra trouble to the department, and the total number of defaults involved many lliottsauds of pounds, said Dr. N. A. Foden, who appeared on behalf of the Commissioner of Taxes whim four persons were charged in lite Magistrates' Court, Wellington, yesterday, will) failing to furnish returns of income. Dr. Foden added that Ise wished to make it clear Unit there was no suggestion ol evasion on lite part of defendants. Two of the defendants were eacii fined £3. wit it costs amounting to £i 11/-, by Mr. Stilwell. S.M., and lite others were; each lined £2, wit it costs Pleas of guilty were entered in each Every person in receipt of income of £2OO a year, and every person in business. irrespective of the amount of ills income, was required to furnish a return of income by June .1 of each year. The Act also prescribed a minimum penalty of £2 and a maximum of £lOO for failure to do so, said Air. Foden. Tite prosecutions had been brought to

serve as a warning to those people who relied on default assessments. Their obligation was to send in a proper return every year. In the cases now before the Court, defendants were persistent defaulters. Mr. W. W. Cook, who appeared on behalf’ of one of the defendants, said his client had been very busy, but admitted that he should have attended to tite matt ci 1 . Another defendant was represented by Air. W. P. JJollings, who said his client had had a great: deal of sickness in Hie family and since August of last year the responsibilities of his employment had been increased.

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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 187, 4 May 1940, Page 9

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FAILURE TO FURNISH INCOME RETURNS Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 187, 4 May 1940, Page 9

FAILURE TO FURNISH INCOME RETURNS Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 187, 4 May 1940, Page 9

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