REPORTING OF INCOME

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP57-00384R001200010163-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 8, 2001
• Sequence Number: 163
• Publication Date: January 22, 1951
• Content Type: MF

OGC Has Reviewed N(RET
Approved For Release 2007/02/07 : CIA-RDP57-00384R001W10163-0
22 January 1951
Mr. Aehcraft in connection with the reporting of .in e paid to
1. : eturd herewith is a rough draft of a me oz
acts for services.
2, There in no le, objection to the din
rangy in its present form.
the z to
3. From a nonlegal standpoint there is a question concerning the
advaa ty of instructing payee to report the income as received
frm a "Special Project of the United States Government," Tie wou
soft to focus attention upon the individual's return, lit the past, this
office has advised O and Q? that covert individuals should roar ioate
that inc is received frsam cone a proprUte 1c varies
with the a 050 and OPC utilize
this nth . it may or i3y not be ac ieable for [::]to follow the as e
procedure. '"r. Aabcraft's suggestion rAy be more practical and secure
in connection withh, your prob, , and our comments should not be con-
strued as precluding the approval of his memorandum,
. In addition, hits office reccends elimination of the prase,
are not in the buainerp of preventing tax evasion," which is the
first paragraph of Mr. Aashcraft t s draft. While it is true that CIA in
the erase ;:gay convey the impress: on that the
A envy tolerates such illegal conduct.
5. In the event that aaW payee's so =e of inch in questioned
as a result of kr. Aaeheraf"t' a ,proposal, we shall be haf' to of
assistance in clearing the individual concerned with the } reeau of
Internal Revenue. 'e have developed a close erarkin ; arranger ant with
the Bureau as a result of a letter from Ad al H lle oe tter to
Owmissioner of Internal Revenue,, in %hich the Admiral designated this
office as liaison with the Bureau in such matters.
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1 counsel
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Chrono
Legal Decision
Vital Document
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