Evening star., 1919-02-25
NEW REVENUE BILL
NOW IN OPERATION
Machinery Set In Motion for
Collection of Six Billions
IN Taxes.
HIGHER RATES IN EFFECT

Signing Of tho revenue bill by
President Wilson a. e:55 n. m yester-
day on his special train en- route to
Washington puts into operation tho
machinery for collecting six billions
Of taxes this year.
Higher taxes provided in the new
BILL went into effect today on liquor
aud soft drinks including near beeT.
grape juice. soda water and mineral
wa ters. and on tobacco and on So
called lu1uries Anticipating the i'm
position of new taxes. thousands oc
gallons of whisky had been with
drawn from government bonded
warehouses within the last week, with
tax paid at the old rate of s3.2o a
gallon. to escape the higher rate oE
Sc 40 a gallon now effective.
New Tax on Luxuries.
Articles in the luxury class on
which new taxes go into effect to-
day included automobiles and motor
accessories, pianos, sporting goods,
chewing gum. cameras, CANDY, hre,
arms, slot machines, toilet soaps and
art goods. The tax is paid by tha
manufacturer
Other features of the tax bill which
went into legai effect today, but which
are ItfEoaCtlFs. .AItO WHICH consequence
sre not practically affected by the time
of the signing OF the bill, include tho
following:
Taxes on incomes, excess profits and
war profits; estates and inheritanceS
and excise taxes ON number OF spe-
cial businesses, such as brokers, bowling
alleys, insurance companies, theater and .
amusement place proprietors and liquor
dealers Drastic measures TO prevent
the narcotic drug traffic become ef1ec-
tive at once.
Provisions Effective Later.
On April i new taxes on railroad and
steamship tickets, pipe lines, insurance,
theater admissions and club dues and q
variety of stamp taxes become opera
tive Leyies against the excess OF value
of so-called semi-luNuries, such as ar
ticles of dress, will be made after May l.
The soda fountain tax becomes enectiv0
May l. Taxes On products OF child LABOR
will be imposed in sixty days
without awaiting signature OF tho
bill by the President, the internal rev
enue bureau has gone ahead preparing
to administer the law. Tax return
forms and regulations are being issued.
and income and profits tax returns
must be filed by March 15.
Will Name Advisory Board -
An advisory tax board OF six mena-
bers will be appointed soon by Internat
Revenue Commissioner Roper to hear
appeals from taxpayers or revenue of
ficials concerning the fairness OF as
sessmeItts and questions growing out
of the auditing of returns. Indications
from last years experience are that
thousands of cases Will be submitted
1t was learned today that the fol-
lowing men probably would be asked
to serve on this board: t. S. Adams,
a Treasury tax expert, as chairman;
j. E. Sterrett, New York, an account
ant; F. T. Field, former assistant at
torney general of Massachusetts,; s.
W. Cramer, North Carolina cation
manufacturer, and Luther F. Speer,
former deputy revenue commissioner.
The sixth member has not been
chosen.
To Reorganize Divisions.
Five new deputy revenue commits
sioners also are to be appointed and
the divisions of the bureau reorgan-
lied. B. C. Keith probably will be
reappointed, and c. B.. Hurrey, now
ST Upervisor of business CO. operations
for the bureau, probably will be
named deputy in charge of adminis-
trative matters.
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