The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-14
OCCUPATION TAX
ONE Of new PLANS
TO RAISE REVENUE
kTeachers, Farmers, En-
I ployes and Clergy
4 men Exempted.
IUXURlES ARE HIT
Many Articles to Pay 70
Per Cent of Sale Price
Above Fixed Level
Of Value.
IUXURlES ARE HIT

wAshinefon, Aug 1a---An occupA-
5uonal tax of $40 a year on every bush
AnAss occupation and profesnon earn
ting $4,000 or more a year was ADOPT
.ed by the ways and means committee
to-day as a new section Of the revenue
aAiu.
On wholesale concerns doing brs@
snees of 100000 or more year the
tax will be s252-
The only exemptions from payment
sef the occupational tax are employees,
FARMERS. clerxymen and school teach
ers. 1t will include lawyers. dentasts'
Authors. engineers and artists
No estimate has been received os
kthe committee from the treasury de-
apartment as to the amount OF money
hxhe tax will produce
The committee adopted an amend
Hmeut to the section imposing a tax
Ion leased wire and talking circuits SO
ms to exempt from the tax the leased
wires used by press associations ana
newspapers and periodicals. The tax
Twill still apply to brokers private
wires and circuits.
Tho committee also adopted an
amendment 10 the income section TO
sprovide that citizens of this country
sresiding i'm Canada or other foreign
AScountries shall pay 40 the country In
(which tir<y reside the income tax on
that part of the income derived there.
kIhe effect OF this wilt be fhAt Ameri-
leans residing In Canada shall pay 70
canada whatever may be due undef
txhe Canadian income tax regulations
krhe purpose Of the amendment ia to
collect the tax from a large number
sos Americans who have sought TO
kevade payment by crossing the Cana
haian line
..Tt ali goes to the allies anyway, 80
.Swe ought to make our fellow citizens
Spay 1t to Canada" explained men,
kber of the committee.
Secretary McAdoo conferred briens
with Chairman Kitchin today and II
swas arranged to have him go before
srhe committee tomorrow TO make
sstatement explaining the reasons Tor
yan,posing a stiff war profits tax. 1t is
reypeeted that Secretary McAdoo VIII
nav before the committee great deal
s-cf the secret information in the pos
session of the treasury department
,xhowing how some of the rich prom
freers have escaped. The hearing VIII
Ebe executive
After Secretary McAdoo has COM
,~rleted his statement the committees
hopes to be able to reach an agree
n,a-. upon the war profits and excess
profits sections 80 that the bill viii
b. ready for Introduction in the house
next Monday. All of the other Sec
tons Of the bin have been practically
scompleted, and the estimates from the
various sources OF taxation imposed
are within $500, 00o. 900 OF the desired
tote, Of 81, 00o. 0oe.o 900.
The luxury tax section has been re
yised and definitely agreed upon by
the committee. 1t In one of the most
interesting sections of the bill. AFFECT
ing. as it does. q larger proportion OF
the population than any other
sschedule in the mcclure, Here il the
lfull text Of the LUXURY section a. II
Twill appear IN the final draft OF the
bill:
.~From and astsr November 1, 1918
fthere shall be levied. assessed and col
lected on the consumption and use Of
the following enumerated articles .
ltax equal to twenty per cent OF the
ramount paid In excess OF the amounts
.specified:
i. Fibre carpets and rugs IN excess
! OF S. per square yard.
q Picture frames, $40 each
8. Trunks, $50 each
a. vaiises. travelling bags. sustcases
hat boxes used by travellers. and fillec
toilet cases $25 cases.
s. Purse. pockethooks. shoppinf
and handbags. $3.50 each.
s. Umbrellas, parasols and sun
shades, -.
7. Fans, 81.
s. House or smoking Jackets OF
coats. and bath or lounging robes, $40
3. Mems waistcoats. sold separate
y, SIS.
10. Mems and boys suits and over
coats (not including uniforms for thu
army and navy), $50.
IL. Women's and misses suits
| cloaks and coats, $40: II made up by Z
tailor or seamstresa. $50.
II. women's and misses dresses, Il
bought ready made, $40; IL made uI
IL. Women's and misses hats, bon
q nets and. hoods. $25.
IA. Mems and boys hats. IS.
is. Mems and boys caps. -.
16. Mems, women's. misses ant
boys boots, shoes. pumps and alp
pers. $40,
is. Msn's and boys silk stocking
or hose, ~. :.
-. Women's snd missed silk stock
/ ings or hose, -,
20 Meas shirts, ~
a.. PajAmas and ni8htgowna. -.
There ahAIl also bo Ievted. aasee1et
ana collected ~ tar equal to one can
A each tan centa, ar fraction xhereo
& nafd Tor ~ fulloNtn Az Anun1etAtfs
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