The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-19
NEW TAXES ARE
NOW IN EFFECT;
De TAILS GIVEN

medicines, toilet preparations, ETC..
which went into effect on day !,
1919, collectible by affixing rev.
eaue stamps to the article, and not
by monthly payments by the malu-
facturer. as heretofore. is as follows:
Internal Revenue Service, Office OF
the Collector, Tacoma, Washing
ton, April 25, 1911.
Section 9O7:-Commencing May
/, 1919, the tax on proprietary
medicines and toilet preparations
will be collected by stamp affixed
to the article, instead Of by monthly
payment by the manufacturer as
heretofore; the new tax is at the
rate Of cent for each % cents
or fraction of 25 cents, of the
price paid by the consumer. who
is required TO reimburse the re-
taller for the value of the stamp.
The retailer is responsible for col
Letting the tax from the consumer,
and for affiXing the stamp TO the
bottle or other container, so as TO
seal the stopper. wrapper or cover
ing thereof If the retailer prefers.
he may stamp his stock of taxable
articles before actual sale to the
consumer; postage or documentary
stamps cannot be used for this pur-
pose; proprietary stamps to denote
this tax will be issued, in denomina-
tions Of from cent TO cents
and s cents, 10 cents and 20 cents
Proprietary stamps should be or
dered from the collector of internal
revenue, and each order specify
the kind, number and denomina-
tons Of the stamps desired. The
tax of , per centum on sales by
the manufacturer. as such. will ex-
pire April so. 1919; but no refund
or allowance for taxes paid at the
former rate will be made on ar
ticles taxed to and sold by manu-
facturer, prior TO May /, 1919;
the tax on toilet soaps and toilet
soap powders is not payable by
stamp, but will be collected on
monthly returns by the manufac-
turer as heretofore. Serums and
antitoXins are exempt from tax,
as are also such vaccines and
bacterines as are not advertised II
the general lay public; medicinal
preparations not advertised to the
lay public are tax free when sold
by physician to a patient upon
whom he personally attends. Dea!-
ers in Alaska will necessarily be
delayed in receiving stamps or
dered by them; but they SHOULD
meanwhile keep a record of their
sales and report and remit the total
tax due thereon TO the collector
IN a lump sum.
Section 908:-Effective May l.,
1919, (Section 9O4 of the revenue
act of 1879 fixes the maximum
price at which so called semi
Injuries" may be sold tax free to
the consumer, and imposes tax Of
10 per centum on the amount pail
in excess of such maximum The
purchaser is required TO pay the
tax to the retailer, who must in
turn. report and pay il over to
the government at the end of each
month. Dealers concerned should
apply TO the collector Of internal
revenue for luxury tax" blanks,
which will contain full instructions
for their preparation. The follow
ing is a list of the articles 81
taxed, and the maximum tax free
price prescribed for each: % cav
pets and rugs, including fiber. ex-
cept imported and American rugs
made principally of wool; maximum
tax free price IS per square yard.
t2) Picture frames, maximum tax
free price SO each. 81 Trunk.
maximum tax free price $50 each.
t4) valises, travelling bags, suit
cases, hat boxes used by travellers
and fitted toilet cases, maximum
tax free price s25 each. 81
Purses, pocketbooks, shopping and
hand bags, maximum tax free price
$3.50 each. (6) Portable lighting
fixtures, including lamps of all
kinds and lamp shades, maximum
tax free price s25 each. 90 Um-
brellas. parasols and sun shades,
maximum tax FIRE price 81 each.
~ Fans, maximum tax free price