European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. January 15, 1987 the stars and stripes pig 93 irs unveils new plan to catch cheaters aimed at 3 million hard Core non filers Federal income tax Gap dlr tried Dute rence by town Al film flood 6fidffliiounjty of seated in Wilton of dotage Washington a the internal Revenue service on tuesday rolled out the newest weapon in us fight against la cheats a computerized process hat will automatically create returns and assess taxes on some of the 3 million people who refuse 10 lie. We re tailing about a hard coir group of folks who have made the decision to drop out of the system assistant com missioner William Waubon told reporters. We think this is going a Long Way o forc ing these people Back into the  those people he added fail to file and Hen ignore a series of notices from i heirs. In Many cases Wauben said non film even ignore letters telling them their paychecks Are being seized to pay Back taxes they jump to new jobs and leave no forwarding addresses. The irs tested the new program last year at service centers in Ogden Utah and Brookhaven n.y., and came up with 5 5,000 non filers. Now that the program ii operating in All 10 service centers Wauben said the irs expects to Contact More than 400,000 peo ple this year and to assess about 300,000 of them at least $2 billion in taxes plus penal ties and interest. A year from now he added the totals could climb to 500,000 people and s3.25 billion. Who arc these hard Core cheats they re All Over Wauben said. The income Levels typically Are in the 518,000, perhaps 540,000 level. Income typically consists of wages. They re in a variety of occupations. Very few of Ihm come Back and say hey i m married and got nine kids and the Way you tax me ii excessive we Don t gel much of  Many people Wauben added have filed false w-4 forms with their employers claiming 3d or 40 allowance and Nave nothing withheld from their paychecks. Thus they have no tax refund coming. For Many years the irs has had authority to prepare substitute returns for non filers finding about 100,000 each year but the old method consumed a considerable amount of staff time. The program has been expanded consider ably through the use of computers which Cut Down on paperwork and the amount of time required to catch a cheat. The irs estimates about 3 million people who Are required to file returns do not Hie each year. Most of them Are uncovered when the Agency checks w-2 wage reports from employers and form 1099s from interest and dividend payers. New facility for testing satellites inaugurated by Esa in Holland Noordijk nth Artanda Tuph firn or s  snack. About 2 million pay up Afler to lev trs sends them notices. The new  of hit Widjaj Gnudi to find some of Trie remaining a million if the increasingly tougher Dot Offiah tons Are ignored the Caput or mite Over and delinquents ant Genii a lit Chance letter Jip Linins thelha Unm paring to Issue an assessment id Trig out the tax due and lining there Nazilta for failing in respond. The Goopio Stihi 30 Days to any up file a Correct  exp Lam Why the  an twin is generated a turnip wrong people who have to teen ignoring Emit notices and letters arc going  inif6rr an unpleasant Surpri i Wau Bessm it. If thai final letter it  is issued units the  peace with the trs or Floc suit Irti t3a� court within 90 Day  the Agency to seize Bank Fox ninth and wages. The program will Maksail Condit Lumbly More difficult to avoid paying tans in we get information reporting w-2ji anit1099s on a taxpayer and1 we find Ibarr taxpayer s Antt the  excess of 90 percent retail  december Over the month before the.1 Sec nut Best monthly increase Ever recorded the com Merce department said wednesday. Auto sales Rose 16.2 percent in  the Agency said in its Advance report on monthly Reia Isalet. Economists credited the Boom to the new tax code which started new year s djs Ami no longer permits deduction for state sales taxes. Away from the showrooms non Auto sates grew u.9 percent Matching Latt Der-mber1 growth rate. General merchandise Sale feb Rhea enjoyed a merry Chinmu by Soring their Salta grow 1.3 percent the Best december sincn.-1982 s 2.5 percent increase. Total sales for the year hit _si.44s Iri Liuni up5.2 percent Over 1985. Bui it Wai the Juniest growth since the recession your 1981, when it Rose 3 percent. The estimated sales of $126.3 billion in Ali iof december represented 4,4 percent Gra Wilt oven november. The increase came after two months of decline and was the second biggest jump since the Commerce department started track ing retail sales in 1967, the record increase was last septembers. 5i percent a shot in growth triggered when Aulo dealers slashed the interest Rales on. Their air Loans. The Commerce department s Advance report is based on a sampling of selected businesses and is subject o change. The Agency last month changed the fall in october sales to 5.2 percent Fronti Ner Camj for example and the department now ays sate fell 0.6 percent in november instead of growing Jbf 0.5 percent As it had reported Eailler. Sales of durable Good including Guiot flu Nitura and building material in treed  percent Over november s Standard and worn 17.9 percent above december 1985. Non durable Good which Tonko in food and clothing Rote 2.3 percent Over december 1985 general merchandise nor i reported a 1.3 percent increase in december sales Over Novomir per the Best jump since the 1.5 a Roem growth in August the Commerce department said