The Archive · 1936

Land Tax Law in Difficulties

Possibilities of Evasion Seen by Officials Nanking, Dec. 21.

The enforcement of the Land Tax Law in Nanking is meeting digicu! ties and it is feared that the annual yield of the new tax will fall far Short of the estimated amount of $000,000.

The lack of provisions in the Land: Tox Law for the punishment of tax cevaders, it is expected, may lead the tax collectors into marty loopholes of, which crafty landowners would cer~ tainly not fail to take advantage, According to the Land Tax Law, the authorities are entitled to con: Aseate the Iand or properly of those who fail to pay the land tax due within a time limit: of three years, The length of the. limit, It is feared, may enable tax payers to evade their uty entirely.—Central News,

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