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This additional charge of 50 per cent operates in some cases as a harsh penalty for what may have been a mere inadvertence or unintentional oversight, and the law should be so amended as to mitigate the severity of the charge in such instances.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Taft critiques the harsh penalties associated with tax filing errors and advocates for more lenient treatment of unintentional mistakes.

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