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Bonn `Mistake' Shortchanges
Nazi Victims by $100,000,000
BONN (JTA)—Victims of Naz-
ism, most of them Jews, were
short-changed by about $100,000,-
000 in the last 10 years through
a German government "error," it
was revealed here.
Most of the "mistake" consisted
of deducting from their restitu-
tion checks a percentage charged
to income taxes—whereas the law
specifically exempts restitution in-
come from federal taxes.
In addition, many of the pay-
ments were illegally "rounded off"
downward, and the pensions paid
were not increased by the same
percentages by which civil service
scales had been raised.
The law links the restitution
payments to the percentage in-
creases given to civil scales. The
"error," it is estimated here, had
reduced the payments made to vic-
tims of Nazism by about 12 per
cent.
All of these "errors" were
disclosed at a meeting of the
representatives of the German
laender (provinces) at the Bun-
desrat, the upper house of the
German Parliament. Indirect
confirmation of the charges of
"error" were seen here Monday
in the fact that the Bundesrat
has been given by the govern.
ment the task of formulating a
new decree that would raise in-
dividual restitution payments by
sums ranging from 12 per cent
to 50 per cent—depending on in-
come — retroactive to Sept. 1,
1965.
The Bundesrat is expected to
act on the proposed decree this
week. The increases would cost
the government $30,000,000 for
restitution recipients on the rolls
prior to last September. Additional
payments, estimated at between
$10,000,000 and $20,000,000 would
Sansone Valobra, an Italian-
Jewish scientist, is credited by
many with having invented
benefit restitution recipients cov-
matches in the early part of the
ered by recent legislation.
Martin Hirsch, a Social Demo- 19th Century.
crat member of the Bundestag, the
lower house of Parliament, has
openly denounced the "error."
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Furthermore, he has alleged
that Chancellor Ludwig Erhard
has declined to rectify the mis-
take, and called this alleged fail-
ure a "scandal." Hirsch is one of
the country's foremost experts on
restitution problems. He was chair-
man of the Bundestag's restitution
committee until that body was
abolished last fall.
One angle of this development
considered piquant by most ob-
servers here, is the fact that the
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mistake was discovered not by
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the finance ministry but by a
low-echelon employe of the min-
PAUL lEWMAN
istry of defense. The man who
found the error is said to be a
half-Jew.
There are reports that he was
threatened with dismissal from
his job when he tried to bring the
PAUL NEWMAN'S
"error" into the open, but was
saved from firing by the personal
intervention of former Chancellor
Konrad Adenauer, to whom he
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By BORIS SMOLAR
(Copyright, 1966, JTA, Inc.)
THE TAX SEASON: With the approach of the time for filing
Annual tax returns, a great number of Jews are beginning to feel that
the collection of taxes is not as heartless a process as is generally
assumed.
In fact, these Jews — generous in nature — consider that Uncle
Sam does have a heart. He is willing to forego taxes he might other
wise collect in cases where the taxpayers make contributions to recog-
nized charitable organizations like their local Jewish federations, the
United Jewish Appeal and other American Jewish and non-Jewish
philanthropic, religious and cultural agencies.
The Federal income tax law provides for deductions from the tax-
able income of individuals for contributions to publicly supported
philanthropies. Although the maximum allowable deduction for gifts
to charities that qualify is 30 per cent of taxable income, a taxpayer
does not always have to limit himself to that amount in any given
year. It is possible for him to give more than the 30 per cent allowance
and apply part or all of the excess deduction to his income of the
succeeding five years.
This five-year-carry-forward privilege can help him not to re-
strict his generosity to the ceiling on allowable deductions in a year
when he feels that the needs for his contributions are greater.
Uncle Sam will allow the fair market value of securities, or other
property, as a deduction from the contributor's income. Since the
charitable institution will realize the gain from its sale, the Federal
government will not collect any capital gains tax from the contributor.
It is also possible for a contributor to keep his original investment
and donate just a profit. This can be done by selling the securities to
organizations like UJA at the price originally paid for them.
The moral of it is
when tax factors are taken into consideration
—the manner of giving can greatly increase the amount of good the
gift can do. Each taxpayer should therefore consult his lawyer, account-
ant or tax adviser to determine how his contribution can bring the
Couple or single woman as full time house parents to
maximum good to the cause to which he makes his donation.
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Americans give 11 billion dollars a year in private generosity for
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public good.
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