The Washington times., 1917-10-30
NEW WAR TAXES
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phonograph. Every turn OF the disc
would remind him OF the 3 per cent
tax put on the machine. Or to play
cards.
Again a tax at the rate of 5 cents
package Or the cigarette-I0 per
cent OF his bill. Or say Mr.. AyefaRe
Man is a commuter and lives bevond
the thirty-mile non-taxabIe district:
that Is, more than thirty miles from
MS onice; he will have to give up 8
per cent of the face value Of his
TICKET, provided IL exceeds IS cents.
Truly the way OF unselfish warfare
Is sometimes a trifle costly. no matter
how patriotically or willingly the
burden Is assumed.
The new tax IL designed to yield ap-
proximately $2,531 10000 annually.
Every self-supporting man or woman
IN the United States will have to con-
tribute to 1t in some form or another.
Even the kiddies will not be exempt,
tax Of per cent having been
tackled onto chewing gum. The pur-
poS OF the measure, however, is to
tax incomes and ''luxuries" primarily.
Those Income Rates.
Under the new law unmarried men
and every unmarried woman with an
income OF more than 81 900 during
the year 1917 will have to pay a tax
OF per cent OF their wages. profits,
interest, rent. or other earnings in ex-
cess of the $1,000. Every married
man and every married woman or
head Of family who earns or receives
any kind of income amount to more
than 5000 a year must pay a tax OF
nj Ill
receive above $1,000. Under this rul
ing single man receiving $3.25 a
day-or $l,014 a year-wouId be liza
be to tax OF IS cents. or a tax of
per cent on the extra S14." An un-
married man with a, $4,000 income
would have to hand over $50, or per
cent of the extra" $1,000, to the in
come tax collector.
A married man with a $1,000 in
come annually would be taxed $40. or
per cent OF the extra" $4,000. and
so on up the line.
Under the law every man and wom-
an drawing $1,000 or more a year
from any source will have to file a
revenue, whether liable to the tax or
not. Blanks for the compilation OF
these reports may be obtained by
application at the collectors office. |
All employers with a payroll aggre- !
eating more than $500 a year must |
make a report OF the nature Of the |
payment to the collector. Failure to !
make such return carries the lldbil- |
ity OF a fine of not less than $50 nor |
more than $1,000.
Falsifcation of a return with in
tent to evade." means a fine of not |
more than $1,000 or Imprisonment for
one year, or both.
Even Dead Must Pay.
Not even the dead will escape tax
alton under the new law. Extra
taxes in addition to the existing in
heritance, succession taxes must be
paid on the estates OF all persons dy-
ing after November 3. a tax of 1 per /
cent being imposed on all between
$4,000 and $4,000, and so on pro-
gressively until a total inheritance
tax Of 25 per cent Is imposed on es-
tates exceeding $10.000.0OO in value.
Manufacturers OF automobiles, jew
elry, patent medicines. Photographs,
records, sporting goods. toilet ar
ticles and films must pay a tax of 2
to per cent on the selling price.
Munition manufacturers will have
to turn over 10 per cent OF their net
profits to the Government to be used
for war taxes. This is in addition to
the various other taxes imposed on
the makers OF war explosives or inn
plements.
A war tax will be clamped on all
liquors. The rate will
be $1.50 a barrel on beer. 20 cents a
gallon on brandy. cents q half-pint
on champagne, and S2.l0 a gallon on
distilled liquors.
The postage war tax becomes ef-
fective on November 3. The rest of
the new war taxes will become effec-
tive at midnight tomorrow night.