Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-31
"DETAILS OF THE NEW IMPOSTS
LEVIED TOMORROW.
LAST DAY OF GRACE
ALL ARTICLES IN NATURE OF
LUXURIES TAXED.
Theatres. Railroad Fares. Telegraphs
Club Dues. Insurance Among
Items to Be Taxed.
(By Associated Press

last day of grace from many new
way taxes.
With the exception of increased
letter rates and tobacco taxes, when
go into effect Friday, the special
stamp taxes on documents, legal IN
struments and parcel post packages
which go into operation December !,
all special taxes begin to apply at
midnight tonight. They include:
One cent on each dime paid for
amusement admissions
Three per cent on payments for
freight transportation.
Eight per cent on passenger fares.
Ten per cent on payments for Pull
man and similar accommodations.
Five per cent on oil pipe line trans
portation.
One cent for each 20 cents or frac-
tion paid for express packages.
Five cents on each telegraph, tele-
phone or radio message costing Is
cents or more.
Various taxes on cigars, cigarettes,
tobacco and products.
Ten per cent on club dues.
Eight cents on each S1O0 of new
life insurance and l cent on each dol
lar of fire, marine, casualty and other
insurance policies.
Although the tobacco taxes do not
become operative until Friday, many
| dealers have already advanced retail
prices in anticipation of the tax levies.
Other taxes of the new law, including
those on hard and soft drinks, incomes
and war eeess psofits, have been in eff
feet since the law was approved Oc-
tober 3, but in indirect form.
On December l, the new stamp
taxes, including those on parcel post
packages, will be payable, putting the
entire law into complete operation, ex-
cept for increased rates on second
class mail, postponed until July l
next
Increases in first class mail rates
probably will be most generally felt
by the people. The law provides that
the postage on letters, except drop
or local letters, shall be 3 cents; and
than on post cards, including private
mailing cards, shall be / cent more
than heretofore. This increase in
ciudes so-called picture postcards
The advances were made effective sc
days after passage of the law, ana
are construed by the Postoffce De-
rartment to begin with letters ano
postcards postmarked November 2.
Amusement admission taxes be
come effective tomorrow at places
charging more than 10 cents. They
are l cent for each 10 cents or frac.
tion paid for such admission, payable
by the person admitted, but collected
by the government from the amuse.
ment proprietor, required to make
sworn returns to the treasury.
The new rates on cigars range from
20 cents to 81 per thousand, and or
cigarettes from 80 cents to S1.2O pei
thousand. Five cents pound is the
new tax on tobacco.
The taxes on freight and passen-
ger transportation are also extended
to motor vehicle competitors of steam
and electric railways and water lines
The passenger transportation tax i,
not applicable to fares costing 81
cents or less or to cmmutation or sea
son tickets for trips less than thirt,
miles. Payments for services rem
dered the federal and state govern.
ments are exempt from taxation.
The 10 per cent tax on Pullman
accommodations is applicable to paw.
ments for seats, berths and staterooms
IN parlor and sleeping cars or on YES
sells.
The scent tax ontelegraph, tele-
phone or radio messages costing Il
cents or more applies only to those
originating in the United States.
Clubs whose dues are less than S12
"a year and fees to lodges are exempt
from the 10 per cent tax on club
dues.
The new Insurance taxes are i'm
posed on new policies issued, with re-
insurance policies exempted. Indus
trial or weekly-payment policies are
taxed 40 per cent on the first prem
luln on policies for $500 or lcss