EVADING INCOME TAX

Taranaki Daily News, 13 October 1928, Page 13

EVADING INCOME TAX

SOME SERIOUS CHARGES MA Did. Tekgraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. What he described as “a flagrant ease and one of tho worst in his experience” was how the Crown Solicitor referred Li the chargee brought against Anthony Harper of having failed to furnish returns of income for the last three years. He claimed that rhe facts disclosed a deliberate determination by the defendant to evade his responsibilities. The story told by the Crown was to tho effect that defendant, who was originally a bootmaker, made a return in 1921 showing a small non-taxable income and then no return till 1925 when a default assessment of £9O was made by tire Department. Defendant had made no further returns. Defendant’s return in 1923 was incorrect to the extent of about £1690 but lie was given the benefit of the doubt. On one occasion, in 1&20, defendant received 590 cash for two thirds of his property in Cambridge Terrace and £338 a. year rent for the remaining third, the transaction disclosing a profit of more than £BOOO, which was taxable. The magistarate, Mr. E. Page, S.M., deferred the question of penalty until defendant’s returns are available.