EVADING INCOME TAX.
HEAVY FINES INFLICTED. \ Wellington, Last Night. Samuel Turner, a well-known mountaineer, appeared at the Magistrate's Court on two charges of negligently making a false return of income tax. He pleaded guilty. The Crown Prosecutor stated that the defendant’s salary was about £l,200 and by business dealings and private speculations' in salt, this was much increased. In 1921, he returned his income as £1,370, whereas the department assessed it as £4,037. In 1920, Turner set it down at £1,370, but the department maintained that the figure should have been £8,659. Defendant’s counsel said that Turner recently established a >uspense account to - support his trading in salt and it was very unfortunate that;he had not mentioned-its existence to the commissioner. This account was the root of all the trouble. Mr Hunt, S.M.: L can’t see any redeeming feature in the whole case. This man has failed to account fulsome thousands of pounds. He will be fined £IOO on each of-the two charges.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2519, 16 December 1922, Page 3
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163EVADING INCOME TAX. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2519, 16 December 1922, Page 3
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