Evening journal., 1919-01-15
.CONFEREES ACCEPT
SENATE EXCISE TAX
Revised Rates in Revenue
Bill Lower Than Those
Made by House
INCOME TAX BLANKS
SOON TO BE READY

WASHINGTON, Jan. i5.-The con-
ferees on the revenue bill have agreed
to practically all Of the Senate's re-
vision Of the excise taxes in the meas
ure. 10 was explained after the con-
ferences that on few items the deci-
sion was only tentative, but members
OF the conference committee declined %
make known which items these are.
The Senate rates under this title OF
the bill are considerably lower than
the House rates, and many OF the artl-
cles taxed by the House were eliminated
| by the Senate. On the agreement today
! the bill viii contain excise taxes on the
following articles sold or leased at the
rates named;
Automobiles. motorcycles. per cent;
! tires, inner tubes. Sc, per cent; or
gans, except pipe organs, pianos, music
boxes. talking machines and records
used with musical instruments, SC, D
per cent. tennis racquets and sporting
! paraphernalia, 10 per cent; chewing
/ gum, 3 per cent; cameras. 10 per cent;
| Photographic fllms and plates other
/ than moving picture flms, 8 per cent. ,
candy, 5 per cent; firearms, shells and
cartridges, 40 per cent; hunting and
bowie knives. 10 per cent; dirk knives,
sword canes and brass knuckles. 100
per cent.
Portable electric fans. per. cent. +;
thermostatlc containers, 5 per cent;
amber OF meerschaum cigar or cigarette
holders, pipes, humidors and smoking
stands, 10 per cent: slot devices. weigh
ing or vending machines. 5 per cent.
liveries. 10 per cent riding and shoot
ing costumes, Sc, 10 per cent; articles
made Of fur. 10 per cent; yachts, Sc,
10 Sr cent; toilet soaps and soap
powders, 3 per cent; sculpture. paint
lngs sold by other than the artist, 5 per
cent.
On all OF the articles taxed per cent.
OF their selling price the House had
fixed the rate az 10 per cent. On re-
volvers the House rate was 25 per cent,
and on other firearms 10 per cent. The
House rate on chewing gum was 6 per
cent. The House tax Of 10 per cent. on
photographs Is eliminated, as are SINH
lar taxes on cash registers and bathing
suits.
The conferees agreed on the admis-
slons taxes. accepting the Senate taxes
where the amount paid does not exceed
80 cents and the House rates above that
amount This makes the tax cent for
each ten cents or each fraction thereof
paid for admission up TO 30 cents. and 2
cents for each 10 cents above that
amount.
Income tax return forms for all In
comes Of less than 5000, on which only
the normal tax Is TO be paid, win be
ready for distribution TO the thousands
Of taxpayers In this class within the
next two weeks. It was announced yes
lterday by Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue Roger. The statement says:
1T may be definitely stated that taxes
for the calendar year. 1919. will be col
lected under the provisions OF the pend
lng bill as finally enactde and not undel
the provisions Of the oct Of October 8
1917"
Tax returns forms for the lowel
range Incomes under the pending new
law have been completed by the Treas
ury Department and work on them al
the Government Printing ONCE Is to be
started Immediately. Thousands OF
them will be printed and sent 10 inter
nal revenue collectors for distribution
probably not later than February 1.
Il probably will be weeks later be-
fore the return forms for the surtaA
classes are ready for public distribu-
ltion. The conferees have finished with
the income tax schedule, but the forms
for the higher range are intricate and
must be redrafted and necessary regu-
lations drawn 20 cover them.
I Commissioner Roger said the con-
ferees had. made sufficient progress to
/ warrant the bureau In going ahead and
printing and distributing forms for tax
collections under the proposed new
law. Preparation OF regulations and
forms Is moving forward with the pro-
gress made by the conferences and as
each section OF the bill is passed or ap-
proved It is digested and work started
on regulations.
The administrative provisions OF the
law have been largely acted upon 50
/, that this work can go forward.