Correspondence

Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 November 1915, Page 3

Correspondence

wuiiwapuuucuwe » f [Our oorreapondenta' opinions are their own; the responsibility of editorial . ones makes sufficient ballast for the editor's shoulders.] INCOME TAX. (To the Editor.) Sir,—British Income Tax is now ite in the £, which equals lo per cent upou the gross unearned taxed income, but there are large numbers or British taxpayers not residing m the United . Kingdom who can obtain a very substantial reduction in the amount ot income tax which they are legally liable to This remark applies to persons who are entitled to claim either total exemption or abatement of tax deducted' from dividends or rente trom the United Kingdom on the ground that t&e claimant is or has been •m----ployed in ilhe service of the Crown or is employed in the servico oi any missionary service abroad, or any native state under the protectorate of the JJiitish Crown, or is resident abroid ' for reations of health. Claims can also be made in respect of tax deducttd from interest 'or dividends payable in iihe UafcOungdom on toreign or colonial BOTTOies, stocks, etc., irrespective of the total income.—lou.-s, tic., E. MONTAGUE. For the Tax "Adjustment (Scarff's) Agency. 886, Oxford street, London W.