European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday february 1b, 1933pago 4 the Star s an d stripes tour stay of Druary i of i too late tax filing trend could clobber irs during he same period in 1987. Just week ago that Gap was 7.5 percent. I docs not appear Hal there is uneasy solution to reversing the trend 10 Ward late tiling Gibbs said. He cited sur Veys finding that the chief reasons for later filing include simply procrastinating and failure to receive some inform lion necessary to prepare a return. Washington a if the trendy Many taxpayers to delay filing i hair Federal lax returns continues to spread the Federal government could feel the Pinch right in the  b. Gibbs. Commissioner of the internal Revenue service notes that five years Ngo. 1 1 percent of All individual returns were filed in january and 34percent in april. Bui last year Only 4 the irs is not sure How the new tax percent were filed during inc first month Law with its lower Rales reduced Deduc and almost 40 percent in april. Lions and higher personal exemptions if this trend were exacerbated by tax will Al acct the late filing rend. Some re turns Are simpler under the new Law others Are More  backlog of unprocessed returns at the irs was Down to 11.5 million Las week compared with 12.9 million at this time last year. Thi number of couple Sand individuals receiving refunds 1.7 Reform the swiping 9b6 Lawin could Jam inc system by slowing Down process Ine and me issuance of refunds Gibbs Oil a Senate finance subcommittee tuesday. As a result there could be High Price to pay. If we Don t process returns within a45-Day period after the return due Dale the government must pay interest on  he noted. Thai due Date is april 15.the irs is not ready to push the panic Bullon. Even though 9.7 percent fewer returns have been filed this year than million also dropped from 1.9  average refund was up 13 percent to s743.by the end of the tax filing season the irs expects thai about 80 percent of the107 million returns will qualify for re funds. But no one can pinpoint refunds Wii a great degree of certainty because of the new tax Law and the fact thai most work ers tiled new lax withholding forms with i hair employers last  said the irs is watching closely to determine whelp of a significant num Ber of americans May have had Loo Little lax withheld from paychecks last Yea Rand thus would owe the government when they file. Pockels of undo with holding among certain groups of taxpayers such As High income taxpayers working couples and Young wage earners could exist he said because of confusion about inc new Law and a Complex w-4 withholding form the 1rs has agreed to waive under payment penalties if Loo Little was with held from 1987 wages. That amnesty does nol apply for 1988  More personnel More equip ment and a desire to see thai taxpayer get All the information and forms they need we Are concerned that the complexity of the Law and the volume of changes will provide us ample opportunities to make mistakes said Robertle Bauc director of taxpayer services. Sen. David Pryor d-ark., chairman of the finance subcommittee offered some rare words of Praise for the irs. Fryor after studying reports that found irs employees in the past some limes Wen rude and often gave incorrect answers to fairly routine  questions from taxpayers decided to lest the improvement that the irs has been bragging about. Last week he said reassigned eight members of his staff to Call is Assis lors around the nation with some questions. Nol one staff member who discussed particular problem. Encountered anyone on the other end of the line except a very courteous Friendly irs employee who almost went overboard to help Pryor said. His staff is still checking the answers to the questions. Bui one thing is suit Pryor said it often took several tries Toring an irs number and not get a Busy signal. The last emperor wins 9 Oscar nominations. A ,.  Tremini or info nor Tiu in  vat of Beverly Hills Calif. A top Oscar Nomi nation honors were Cape Rcd wednesday by the last emperor inc tragic sign of China s boy emperor. The film won nine nominations for the motion picture acid my Sawards. It was followed by seven nominations for broadcast news inc romantic comedy of life in a network news  those two films with six Oscar nominations each were Empire if inc Sun the japanese invasion of China at seen through a boy s cyrs fatal attraction inc chiller of a woman s Rev " i in in a and  the con american family. Ice Borg s Empire of the Sun in o Zuj i Jyh. 1 im1uj null Verf a a Oman revenge against a suming Lover comedy of love in a Volant la italian All four Encell Steven Spielberg Emp ii were nominated As Best picture. The fifth nominee was july Boorman l Lope and  two time Winner Jack Nicholson won his ninth Nomi nation As the 1930s bum in ironweed and Robin Wil Liams was nominated for Best incl Orwith his role As the Antic disc jockey in Good morning  also nominated Michael Douglas Wall Street Wil Liam Hurt broadcast news and Marcollo Masl Roiann dark  double Oscar Winner meryl str cup won her seventh nomination for  also in the Best actress race Click for Moonstruck Glenn close fatal attraction Holly Hunter broadcast news and Sally Kirkland  nominees for supporting actor were Albert Brooks broadcast news scan Coit Nery the untouchables Mortan Freeman Street smart Vincent Gardenia Moonstruck and denial Washington cry  All Are first Lime nominees except Gardenia named for1  in 1973. Or re slut Rulu Lugii jijhi1   wait 1anne Ramsey throw Momma from the Tram Ann Sotham the whal of  his Empire of the Sun earned six Nomi nations the Academy again snubbed Spielberg As  years ago the Academy did not nominate him for Best director with the color purple but he won  award for the movie. The nominees for Best direction were Adrian Lynn for fatal attraction John Boorman for Hope and glory. Bernardo Bart Olucci the last emperor Norman jew son Moons Mck Lasse Hallstrom my life Asa dog. Another Surprise omission is James l Brooks for misdirection of broadcast  As expected Louis Malle s remembrance of his wartime childhood a Rivoir Les infants was nominated As France s entry for Best foreign language film. The other nominees baby the s feast Denmark course completed Spain the family Italy Pathfinder nor Busl original screenplay nominations went to malic for a Revoir Les infants Brooks broadcast news John Patrick Shanley Moonstruck and Woody Allen radio  Best screenplay adaptation nominees in eluded Tony Huston for the dead James Canden fatal attraction Stanley Kubrick Michael Herr and Gustav Hasford full Iclal jacket Mark Peploe and Bart Olucci thelast emperor and lass Halls rom Reidar Jonsson brass Brannstrom and  my life Asa  popular dirty dancing scored its Only Nomi nation for its song " i be had the time of my   in that category nothing s Gonna Stop us now from mannequin Shakedown from Beverly Hills cop 11" storybook love from the Princess Bride and the title tune from cry  big Surprise of the nominations was the failure of the director s Branch to nominate Brooks whose Only previous film As director terms of endearment won item the award in 1983.the Academy could not be accused of chauvinism in the director s category for the first Lime All five nominees Are foreigners. Lyne and Boorman Are English Bertolucci is italian Jewison is Canadian and Hallstrom u  of the highly advertised films came up snort. The prestigious cry Freedom was mentioned Only for sup porting actor score and song. So rep seems headed for the record Book. So far she has been nominated seven limes for her 14 films. Also impressive is dose with four nominations in seven movies. Runoff election scheduled for Milwaukee mayoral Post Milwaukee a former acting gov. Martin a Schr Cibor and state sen. John o. Norquist easily lopped a Field of seven Candida los tuesday and will Mecl in a Runoff election to succeed mayor Henry. Maier. Main 70, announced last year thai hews retiring because he fell Loo old to seek another two year term. His 28 Yean in of fice makes him the longest serving big City mayor in inc , unofficial returns with All 324 wards reporting gave Schreiber 44,984votes, or just Over 44 percent and Norquist 40.i7s votes or just Over 40 percent. The Runoff Between the to is Sci for april 5. Trailing were the five other candidate son the ballot including Black businessman Lee e. Holloway. Who was third with7,885, or about 8 percent and local Community activist Donna Horowitz Richards with 5,983, or about 6 percent. The Oiler three candidates Willie g. Lovelace Kevin j. Robinson and Sandra Sherman each got less than i  leading candidates dressed goals of economic development and Job Ere Alion in a Campaign marked by few clashes. Although tuesday election was non partisan both had served in the past As democratic officeholders. Schreiber who had expected to show Alai or advantage Over nor Juist told sup porters Al a Victory party at serb Hall la Aphis Campaign had been outspent but he would counteract that by winning support the old fashioned Way we re going to  his Victory party in the same build ing Norquist countered it s going Totake More than being Well known to be the next mayor of Milwaukee it s Gonglo Lake More than vague promises to be the next mayor of , 48, joined the Wisconsin Senate in 1961. He served As lieutenant governor from 1970 until 1877, when he took Over ailing governor after  j. Lucey resigned to become . Ambassador to Mexico. He Losi to re publican Lee s. Dreyfus in the 1978 elec Tion lost again when he sought Hie democratic nomination for governor in 1982, and has worked in private business since then. Norquist 38 served in the stale As Sembly from 1974-80 and was elected in 1902 to the stale Senate where he has served As assistant democratic majority Leader. Maier was first elected mayor in1960, scaring an Upsel Over . Hep. Chni Preuss. The biggest bar none they dime they so they tasted. Hub Ert Lamm left and Josh p. Virtue of Hershey foods loin Young Nicholas Stone who head school in her Rev Birg pfc in Cal Tiraj. 1-tm Cha Eoute bar touted the world bigot