ACTION URGED

Hokitika Guardian, 27 July 1933, Page 6

ACTION URGED

TO OPPOSE TAXATION ON SPORT

(Per Press Association—Copyright).

DUNEDIN, July 26.

Combined a Rian <ro the part of ■sportJm: bodies .{throughout the Doriinion iagainst 'income taxation was urged by delegatee at the annual meeting of the Dunedin Bowling Centre. The question wa s raised by a. delegate, who said that, as secretary of a club, he had received a circular from the Commissioner of Taxes, stating that the club w’-s liable for taxa+.:on. He had later received a demand for income based on revenue received front rent. The delegate maintained that such taxation opened up a, very big question. When Parliament p osed the Amended Taxation Rdl in 1925 it Aviy ‘not"' intended that sports bodies «hduld be regarded its incorporatedbodies. Why. should any sports body which had for its sole purpose the pro,vision of facilities for its members to play a sports game be liable to income tax?.,.

Ajf other delegate said that lie liad interviewed an inspector of the Income Tax Department and bad beep informed that the new form of . taxation had just Been discovered and was covered‘ bv law. but- he did not think the tax should be retrospective. It was c. big question, -and should- be taken no bv all sports bodies in New Zealand. .R was no use aetingLhidividually. He understood that the "department was comg back only three, years to ronoev fiie tax, though it could go back five ver tre, and he regarded this action as a probable compromise. He quoted the mso ol •a. dub which had raised £SOO tlnee years ago. Tt had now received « n income tax demand, and did not Itno.v where .Urn money ' would <‘Ome from to meet it.

The matter was referred to the executive with power to aet.