NOT PAYING FULL TAX

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30846, 3 September 1965, Page 12

NOT PAYING FULL TAX

Red Printing I Confuses Red print on the Inland I Revenue Department's tax assessment form has not im- [ pressed some taxpayers—those who have paid the wrong amount. I Assessments now being sent | out by the department show j the final position for the 1965 iyear as well as the provisional jtax for the current year. : “The department has noticed that where there are amounts payable for both years, some people seem to be taking the 1966 provisional tax figure as the full amount to be paid,” said the District Commissioner of Taxes (Mr T. M. Hunt). “If reference is made to the summary of tax shown at the top of the form in red print, it will be seen that the total amount payable is the! sum of the 1965 and 1966: figures. “Anyone who may have! imade this mistake should have| another look at the assessment to make sure that the 11965 tax, due by March 7, j 1966, has not been over- ■ looked.”

A sample assessment was made out to * on.FhitieCzn K made out to “John Citizen, the bank, Lancaster Park” by Mr Hunt to illustrate his point In the red print section at the top of the form is shown an imaginary total amount of £l3O 11s 4d in tax due by March 7, 1966,. At the bottom of the form, also in red print, are shown the separate totals—£sl Us 4d for 1965 tax and £79 for 1966 provisional tax.