The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-30

The tax on wines was modified in ae-
cordanee with house provisions with
II slight increase. Distilled spirits
were left at s2.i0. The tax upon
sweet wines was placed at 10 cents
and the tax upon brandy used for
f~ortffvinx sweet wines was altered
81 to 40 -1ants. Taxes ON syrups for
soft drinks were altered. They %
stand: Below siSo per gallon 5 CENTS
tax; between ETT1 ami F--u1. Z rFHts
tax; between So and 81, 10 cents tax;
between So ard 81. Is cents tax
more than ~. 20 cents tax
Tahaeca taxes are practically the
Mxne as amended by the senate.
There p-as however n slight In
crease upon the senate rate upon to-
bacco. snuff and cigarettes: The
cigarette tax was placed at, Weighing
not more than three pounds per
shousa na. sf.20. The freight tax was
raised TO ] cent for each 20 cents
inatea6 OF Is cents. Eight per cent
was the amount placed upon trans
portatior of persons by rails Of water.
Railway and steamship berths and
seats in parlor cars we're 10 per cent,
The heat ana light tax which the
house insisted upon was eliminated
Very important indeed WAS the war
estate tax which was passed ny the
house, but which the senate cut out
OF seh bill. II was restored By the
conferees. This taxes incomes on 4
graduated scale. running upwards
from IL OF / rer cent on $4,000.
The maximum is made 20 per cent on
the total Of the estate above $4,000
600. There ia a provision that the
tax shall no apJv 10 the estates o.
soldiers or sailors diving during the
S-n ~r ~x44hyN onA %aa* r from fn#f4rs
les or diseases contracted during the
struggle.
The exciss taxes on manufactures
were retained. However. the house
rates were reduced from s tn 3 per
cent Cosmetics. perfumes n patent
medicines carry a tax OF Z per cent
Playing cards are taxed 3 cents in
stead Of s cents per pack,
Automobile "A Three Per Cent.
Automobiles are taxed 2 per cent
Of the sale price, SO are phone
graphs. ma picture films must
pay Ia cent per foot If not EXPOSED
and TWICE that much when leased by
rnanufacturers to individuals Pre-
ducers. The provision taxing cluf
dues was reinsefted. 1t is 10 per
cent on dues above SIC annually.
There was practically no disagree.
ment between the house and senate OF
the war stamp taxes The war tartf1
fufie. were eliminated as the seuatee
proposed Taxes on marine. casual
fly. bond and Indemnity insurance
companies were restored To the bin
Tire special munitions tax VAS re
tanned TO Apply to January j. 1915
The rate was changed from y l..
to 10 per ceat.
THE conferees, decided that under
he income tax. when dividends are
Received Icy ~ corporation from an
other the exemption applies only te
the addit4onal tax and not 10 the tax
under Abe existing law which 9Th re-
mains. House copferees agreed II
the senate amendment striking out
the retroactive tax on incomes oi
1915,
income tax rates were left IN tins
bill fnst about as the house passed
the mexcept thta Senator Gerry''
Amendments taxing Incomes above
hair & million dollars annually were
added. The bill adds 2 per cent tas
to the exciting . per cert normal tag
upon the incomes of 81 individuals
But married men under the bin ertoy
an exemption of Sc. Geo and single
men an exemption Of $1,000 These
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