24 — THE HERALD, Tues., April 14, 1981 IRS shows mercy, but not on paying WASHINGTON (UPI) — Americans have until tax, IRS says he or she should file a return without All told, eight of 10 taxpayers qualify for refunds. midnight to file their 1980 Income tax returns or or more stands almost a 1 out of 11 chance of being payment to avoid the late-filing penalty. More than 35 million checks averaging 6634 each audited. face the possibility of being assessed a penalty by The IRS then will send a bill and the taxpayer will had been sent out through March. the Internal Revenue Service. have to pay the tax, plus interest at 12 percent a Postal Service spokesman Jamison Cain said Any taxpayer unable to file a return by the year and a late payment penalty of Mi percent per The tendency of many Americans to file their there is no national plan to keep post offices open deadline may have a BO^day extension for the month. returns on the last day is not entirely procrastina­ late tonight because it costs too much. But some of asking, but it is not exactly a free ride. They must tion. For many, it is good consumer economics. the nation’s 42,000 post offices, stations and file Form 4868, estimate their tax bills and pay The IRS does not know exactly how many returns About 21 million taxpayers will owe the govern­ branches m ^ decide on their own to offer special today. to expect today, but it got about 26 million in the ment money. Waiting until the last minute lets that service. The extension is for filling out the return, not for two weeks before the filing deadline last year and money earn interest elsewhere up to the filing paWng the tax. the filing pace seems to be about the same this deadline. At th/m ain Post Office on Van Buren Street in year, an IRS spokesman said. Chicago, for example, eight to 10 letter carriers them who do not seek an extension and file after will stand on the sidewalk between 6 p.m. and mid­ midnight can be assessed a penalty of 5 percent a President Reagan is among the last-minute For the other returns due refunds, the incentive is to get the return in early so the taxpayer does not night to receive returns from motorists month of their tax bill or refund, not to exceed 25 filers. He released his tax return to the public Mon­ day before sending it to the IRS. ghj^the government an interest-free loan. Spokeswoman Shirley Turner said on tax day last percent. The IRS also can press criminal charges of ^ n ly about 2 percent of all individual returns are year that office collected 100,000 returns that way. willful failure to file, the penalty for which is up to By April 3, the IRS had received 58,486,000 audited by the IRS, and the odds are less than 1 out In many areas, people filing at the last minute M m t one year in prison and up to a | 10,000 fine. returns, and it expects a total of 94.7 million returns of 100 for someone who does not itemize deductions. will find only the letter slots open at Po^t Offices — If a taxpayer does not have the money to pay the this year. Last year’s estimate was 93.1 million. On the other hand, someone with income of $50,000 and maybe a stamp machine. Town set Ultra Lights to auction buildings Manchester, Conn. Wednesday April 15, 1981 25 Cents By ALEX GIRELLI ’The no vote came from Barbara Herald City Editor Weinberg, one of the real estate MANCHESTER - ’The town will brokers on the board. She argued sell the old Senior Citizen Center that the way to get the best price for and the Buckland School at public any commodity, including the auction by May 30 with $65,000 as the buildings is to give them the minimum bid on the center and greatest market exposure. She felt Heralds New $180,000 as the minimum on the that they should be listed openly school. with real estate brokeis. She By a vote of 7 to 1, the Board of acknowledged that she, herself, Directors last night voted for sale would not consider participating in by auction on recommendation of the sale because of the conflict of in­ one Of its subcommittees. terest. It was that potential conflict that prompted the committee, headed by Stephen Cassano, also in real estate sales, to recommend the auction Liquor method. Referring to previous questions raised about conflicts in real estate sales, Cassano said the committee felt the auction would preclude any markup further questions. Smoking Era. He said that the town can refuse to accept the bid if it feels it is not high enough and then explore other upheld methods of sale. Mrs. Weinberg argued that there will be a tendency to feel that "a BRIDGEPORT (UPI) - U.S. bird in the hand is better than one in District Judge T.F. Gilroy Daly flight” and accept a bid even if it is today upheld a state law requiring not so high as the town would like. price controls on liquor, cormnonly Director Gloria DellaFera wanted known as minimum markup, and assurances from the administration rejected arguments the law violated that the old Senior Citizens Center, antitrust regulations. located at Church and Linden Mrs. Wendy Peters, left, stage director for the annual spring musical In his 12-page decision, Daly said streets, would not be needed for program at Waddell School, makes up Kristin Gunther, one of the cast Connecticut’s liquor law is a clear town offices. General Manager Make-up time members, during a dress rehearsal at the school Tuesday afternoon. The exercise of the state’s authority to Robert Weiss said that when the musical will be presented tonight beginning at 7:30 in the schooi Now the Merit idea has been protect the public. sheltered workshop is moved from auditorium. (Herald photo by Tarquinio) He ruled the 46-year-old minimum the first floor of the Lincoln Center, markup provision does not violate it will provide space for at least ten the Sherman Antitrust Act. years so far as he can foresee. introduced at only 4 mg tar-New ’The six package store owners who In a related matter, the directors challenged the law said the state’s adopted a set of regulations which $84 million per year liquor Industry govern competitive bidding and is the only business guaranteed a Smith says town shocked him property sales. Merit ULTRA LIGHTS A milder profit by state law. It also passed an ordinance the in­ The dealers also argued they tent of which is to require buildings By PAUL HENDRIE Community Development Block Herald Reporter and investigate local compliance housing, " Smith lesfified would be in a better competitive to have street numbers that can be Grant Program was based on racial with fair housing laws. He was hired Smith said he prepared position if they were free of price read easily from the street. Direc­ HARTFORD - State Sen. discrimination. after HUD threatened to withhold a Merit for those who prefer an ultra restrictions. educational material to counter that tor Barbara Weinberg approved the Wilbur G. Smith, former "There was a gentleman at one $400,000 grant because the town had argument. The state contended the law aim but objected to accomplishing it Manchester equal opportunity coor­ hearing who suggested people failed to meet the program's fair Smith said he had lectured in protected most of the state’s 1,850 by ordinance. She said it would not dinator for fair housing, testified in should drive down Albany Avenue housing requirements. Manchester about 15 years before low tar cigarette. package stores from life- be enforceable. Federal Court this morning that he and see how ‘those people’ lived,” Smith testified that when he took his appointment as equal rights threatening competition from liquor, ’The directors tabled an ordinance was shocked by the emotional op­ Smith said. his job he encountered strong op­ coordinator. He said he was sur­ chains. which extends the ban on overnight position to Manchester’s involve­ Albany Avenue is a predominantly position from local groups to in­ prised to find the local non-white The minimum markup law street parking to April 30 each year. ment in a Federal Fair Housing black district of Hartford. volvement in the federal fair population was still less than 3 per­ New MeritULTRA LIGHTS. requires wholesalers and retailers Director Weinberg said she had dis­ Program. He said black Manchester housing programs. cent after all tho.se years. to set liquor prices at specific cussed an alternative with Fred Smith opened the second day of residents at the public hearings “On going out to various Testimony was scheduled to con­ percentages above their costs. It Waejs, highway superintendent, and testimony in District Court in Hart­ identified the opposition to the organizations, much of the opposi­ tinue all day today. Lawyers for the also mandates that wholesalers he will study it. ford in the federal suit which housing programs as ‘‘blatant tion was that Manchester shouldn’t plaintiffs are also scheduled to call Its going to seta whole new taste keep their prices uniform racism.” be involved in the HUD program The alternative would provide charges that Manchester’s 1979 former Town Director Elizabeth In- throughout the state. that certain streets be posted in ad­ withdrawal from the federal The Second District senator, who because the federal government tagliata to testify in the case as the Owners of smaller liquor stores vance when the department plans to housing and urban development is black, said his job was to monitor should not be involved in local next witness.