Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-15
TAX STATEMENT
BY HERALD IS
SUBSTAN1A1E'D
Steele Issues state1nen,
Showing Herald's Figures
Are Correct.
DIV Staff correspondents

Steele. member Of the state tax COM
mission. today issued a statement in
which he disclosed that the Nonparti-
san league tax measures proposed for
adoption at this session Of the legisla-
ture will create an income of four
teen million, one hundred and eleven
thousand dollars for state purposes
compared with two million. five hSn-
bred and twenty-seven thousapd, two
hundred and ninety-three dollars col
lected for the same purposes last year.
The statement bears out the previous.
" published estimates Of The Herald
that the state tax burden would be
about fifteen million, which. added to
the burden Of local taxation which
will be about twenty millions next
year, will make the states total tax
bill thirty-five millions.
Following is Mr.. Steele's statement:
I'm estimating the a burden for
state purposes for the year 1919, as
suming that the laws proposed, and
which have a prospect Of being passed
by the present legislative assembly are
enacted, we find an income for the
state from such taxes as follows:
State Tax Burden Estimated for 1919.
"Gross sales tax on oil, 1919, $415.-
Income tax, 1919. 100000; 1918.
Railroads and other utilities as
sessed by state board Of equalization,
1919, S., 100, 900; 1913. none.
Corporation excise tax. 1919, $780,
900; 1918, none.
Estate levy, 4 mills, Con 100000
valuation) 1919, $3,200,o0O; 1918. ST.
inheritance tax, 1919, 100000;
,.;Ss i s% sSo fees, 1919, 100000
"one-sixth moneys and credits tax.
1919, $4,000; 1918, $4,000.
Motor vehicle license, 1919. $780,
900; 1918, $290,293.
"Total, 1919, s14,111'ooo; 1915
1.-THE gross sales tax on oil is ar
bill calls for 5 per cent now of the
amount Of sales within the state for
the year 1918. which is reported to be
SIS, 900, 900. The amount estimated to
be received from the income tax is
based upon an efficient administra-
ton of the law. If the law is loosely
administered, this income will easily
be reduced one-half.
1.-The amount Of tax to be levied
d6dlIlSL IIA0 ldA11 OuOo VI uO S1S *
arrived at by taking the assessed value
for 1918, and assuming that it is 80
per cent Of the full value, and raise
that value to 100 per cent, as pro.
posed in the new classification act.
1.-THE corporation excise tax is based
upon the total capitalization of the do
nestle corporations and an estimated
proportionate share of the capital
stock of foreign corporations doing
~ SxSkh{~ thu ctotn ar6 ocCaCG.
ing the actual or the market value OF
such tax at SO cents per $1,000.
1.-The amount of tax to be derived
from the state levy is found by taking
the assessed valuation for 1918, and
raising the classes Of property to the
valuation fixed in the new classified.
ton act pending before the legisla'
ture, and assuming that but 80 mills
on the dollar will be levied agains'
1.-THE inheritance tax estimate /:
arrived at by the amount received II
1918 and adding thereto the proper.
tionate increase that has been re-
ceived under the inheritance tax Law
each year during the last five years.
1.-The amount Of dues and fees Il
the same amount that was received
in 1918, and the amount estimated a!
the states share of the tax on money!
| oA1 10 OA1C-o4ALkA III Ill ok1AOulI
received from that source in. 1918
plus an increase of $4,000, which i
is estimated will be received in 1919
more than in 1918, on account of tn,
more efficient administration Of tn,
law.
I'm the motor vehicle license. which
is in fact a tax, the estimate is baset
upon information. received from thos,
in charge of the pending bill, which
10 q total TOW ~ &7nn nnn ~ xr,b1a1
amount the state first receives $50,
900 to match the apportionment o
the federal government in this state
The state next received SO per cen
OF the balance for state highways; /
per cent to the state highway com
mission to be expended as it may Sc
fit, and 40 per cent to be expended Il
the counties from which it was re
ceived, but under the supervision o
the state highway commission.
I'm addition to the foregoing In
] come the state receives a larg
amount of money from sources whicl
are not a tax. namely, it received /
1917, 1,6OO,O0 from Interest an
rent; $4,000 from the United States
insurance fees, 100000; industrie.
$4,000. and land sales, 81, 500, 900.
1.-THE foregoing amount estimate
to be received from tax sources wi
be influenced largely by the admins
tration Of the tax laws. If they ar
enforced according to statute and a
intended by the legislature, the maxi
mum amount will be received, and til
distribution Of the tax burden fairl
just. but If loosely administered
large shrinkage in the estimate
would naturally follow. -, !
III. H. Steele"
STEPS TAKEN TO
;. DDCVCNT cDDcAn