The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-09-25
FURTHER TAX CUT
IS LOOKED FOR
PROPOSAL OF PRESIDENT Is Elk.
PEcTED TO TAKE FORM AT
NEXT CONGRESS
The Senate Committee Will Renew
Investigations Next Month ~
to Secret Tax Hearings
Of Corporations

Washington.-With further tax re-
duction and more tax reform pro-
posed by President Coolidge and with
greater lifting of the taxpayers bur
dens also urged by the other two
presidential candidates, it is becom-
ing a certainty that another general
revision Of revenue laws will not be
long deferred.
An extensive overhauling Of the
present statutes necessarily must Be
delayed until the new congress comes
in after March 4, 1925. The discus
sion will start at the December SEES
RON, however, and an attempt will be
made to get through some emergen-
cy legislation remedying defects In
the provisions Of the present law
creating the board of tau appeals.
Any emergency legislation, however,
may fail which will make it all the
more certain that whether President
Coolidge is rejected or someone else
takes up the reins of government,
special session of congress will b.
called in the spring Of 1925 with tax
revision one of the main subjects up
for consideration.
It is conceded that even if there
were time for a comprehensive revi-
sion of tax laws in the short winter
session it would be impossible with
the present personnel of congress to
reduce the higher surtaxes to level
much lower than provided in the Law
enacted at the recent session. When
the new congress comes in there will
be many changes, and if the country
goes either strongly Republican or
Democratic it is quite likely that the
members will be in temper to make
decided changes in present laws.
1t is reasonably certain that Pres
ident Coolidge, if reelected, will have
back of him an actual working ma
jority in the house and the regular
Republicans may be close enough to
a majority in the senate to enable
the votes of a handful Of conserva-
tive Democrats to count toward the
passage of administration legislation.
Suggestions regarding administra-
tive changes in tax laws are expected
to come from the Couzens committee
Of the senate which will resume its
of the internal revenue
bureau about the middle of Septem-
Der. Four of the five members OF
this committee also are members OF
The senate finance committee and are
IN a position to exert influence to-
ward writing into the next tax law
he recommendation of this investi-
eating body. 1t was from the Couz-
ms committee that the suggestion
or publicity of proceedings before
he board Of tax appeals emanated.
Members of that committee now COM
,lain that the internal revenue bu-
eau has defeated the purpose to
ONE extent by providing two oppor-
unities for hearings in secret before
disputed tax case is taken to the
oard Of appeals. Some further rec
in this connection are
expected to be made by the Couzens
Committee in line with it's purpose
o prevent improper settlement OF
ak cases Of large corporations by
ecret proceedings with former en-
'loyees of the government figuring
s attorneys for the taxpayers.
Senator Jones of New Mexico, one
f the Democratic Numbers of the
,ouzens committee, and also lead
ng minority member Of the finance
ommittee, expects not only to work
ut administrative recommendations
ut also to develop further some Of
he proposals advanced by the Demo
rats during the consideration of the
,st tax bill.