The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-16
EVERYTHING rs
TAXED HEAVILY
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$50, 900, twenty percent Between
! $4,000 and $4,000, twenty-five per-
cent. Between $4,000 and $4,000,
thirty percent. Between $4,000 and
$50 900, forty percent. Between $780,
600 and $4,000, forty-1ve percent.
Between $4,000 and $4,000, forty
seven percent. Between $4,000 and
i 500, 700, forty-eight percent. Between
$780, 900 and 100000, forty-ntne per
cent. Between 100000 and 100000,
| fifty percent. Between 100000 and
$500 900. f1fty-flye percent. Between
| 100000 and 100000. sixty percent
Between 100000 and 100000
sixty-five percent. Between $1,000
900 and s5,o0O,000, seventy percent.
Over $4,000, 900, seventy-five percent.
| Inheritance taxes are boosted more
/ than fifty percent and Representative
Rainey of Illinois has warned that he
will lead fight for program lead
when the bill comes before the house.
| The rates agreed upon after an
exemption of $4,000, are:
| $4,000 to S150.O00-6 percent.
| S150,O00 to $3.50, 0O0-9 percent.
| S650,00O too 1000, 000-15 percent.
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| 100000 to $4,000, O0O-21 percent.
| 100000 to $4,000, ooo-24 percent.
! $4,000 to $4,000, oOo-27 percent
| s5,0O0,O0O to SIS ,000, 10000 percent.
sS,0O0,O0O to $10,oOO,O00-85 per
cent
Above $4,000. 0o0-40 percent
Life insurance policies above s40.-
900, are included in the Inheritance
tax for the first time.
Next come luxury taxes. hitting
practically everything Of everyday life
except necessary minimums of food
and clothing.
On seventeen articles, Including
tjewelry. Photographs, pianos, electric
fans, thermos bottles, tapestries, ath-
paintings regarded by the committee
as "out and out" luxuries, a tax of
10 percent is levied. Platinum
ijewelry is taxed 10 percent extra.
/ On perfumes, cosmetics and prao-
tical1y all other toilet articles there
Is levied a tax of one cent for each
10 cents in sale price or fraction
. thereof. The same tax applies to pro
pEietary medicines.
On semi-luxuries, the committee
levied 20 percent tax on the sale
price over certain figure. A partial
list of these follows:
Fiber carpets and rugs costing more
than So a square yard; trunks over
$50, and valises, travelling bags, and
other luggage over $25; men and boys
suits exclusive of uniforms, $50;
women's ready-made cloaks and suits
more than $40, and the same articles
tailor-made, over $50; mems hats over
IS and caps over 81, all shoes ovel
$40, mems and boys silk stockings
J above 81, and women's 81 and
: pajamas over So.
The joy-rider will have to pay his
> bit to Uncle Sam whether he travesl
, on land or water.
Il Gasoline is taxed two cents gal
, lon. A ten percent manufacturers
tax is levied on automobiles and
) motorcycles; motorcycles in the
l hands of the owner are assessed ST
: as license tax and automobile
: owners must pay on the following
schedule:
Cars of % horsepower or less, $40
"a to 80 horsepower, $40.
t 81 to 40 horsepower $50.
1 Over 40 horsepower, $50.
l ! Electric cars are taxed SIS for eacf
lone hundred pounds in weight, ant
> wagons and trailers must pay five
J., percent Motorboats must pay 81
5 and yachts up to so feet, must pa,
1 81 per foot; so and 100, So for eac1
q foot, and over 100 feet, "a a foot.
4 Present tobacco rates are NOR
= than doubled Tobacco and snuff mus
i pay thirty cents a pound, cigar
weighing less than three pounds pc
g thousand are taxed 50 a thousand
? Those weighing more are taxed from
] SIS to $50 per thousand according t,
( price.
( Cigarettes weighing not more thai
o three pounds per thousand and re
!, failing at less than two cents eacl
q are taxed S4.10 a thousand and thos
{ at more than two cents each S5.1C
= Those weighing more than thre
q pounds per thousand must bear ia:
e of $3.50 per thousand.
Movies and ice cream sodas ar
D also hit. The present 10 percent ia:
4 on all admissions to amusements 1
4 doubled and any admission less thai
q seven cents must pay one cent ta1
=. In addition to this there is f1v
percent tax on rentals Of movie films
Manufacturers Of soft drinks mus
pay ten percent, ana there IS 1ul
q Their retail sale tax Of two cents TO
}, each ten cents of price or fractio
thereof.
q A vast horde OF special taxes il
e Guiding circuses, pawn brokers, an
h filled cheese are doubled. The con
V rnittee intends following the sam
i. procedure with stamp taxes.
r The recent business license ia
Il levies SO annually on all retail estat
n Hshments doing more than $4,000 bus
v ness year and on professional me
= and s25 on wholesale establishment
/, doing more than 100000 year i
e business.
Corporations must pay 81 for eac
v 500 and other kinds of insuranc
r policies one cent on each 81.
v Leased wires, except news wire!
l. must pay 10 percent and oil pipe lin
I615 cents.
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