United States v. McCormick

AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.

On December 29,1931, the defendant filed in the office of the collector of internal revenue for the Second district, New York, income tax returns for the years 1929' and 1930 in addition to returns for other years, and paid a tax of $20,000 and in addition thereto a 25 per cent, penalty, as assessed. He had not theretofore filed any federal returns for the income taxes in question, which should have been filed on or before the 15th day of March following each calendar year. Section 53 (a) of the Revenue Act of 1928 (26 USCA § 2053 (a) sets forth the time for…