The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-13
DUPLICATION IN
TAXES PROBL. EN-
FOR ROOSEVELT.
Plans to Ask Governors to
Reduce Overlapping in
Hunt for Revenues.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press stan Correspondent


are collecting millions Of dollars in
competition with federal tax agents,
according 10 figures compiled by
various United Press bureaus
throughout the country today.
These Implications, which run
heaviest in gasoline, tobacco, and
income and inheritance taxes, are
to be discussed at the conference
Of governors called by President
elect Franklin Roosevelt to be held
at the White House March 6.
Some state legislatures are con-
sidering new taxes, many of which
would compete with federal taxes
already being collected In these
times both Washington and every
state are grasping at each hopeful
source for revenue to check the
mounting deficits which are run
ming up all public debts at a rapid
rate,
Disclose 326 Implications
An investigation ordered by con-
gress has disclosed 326 Implications
cases in which federal and state tax
solicitors are scrambling to get
their hands into the same taxpayer s
pocket.
Mr.. Roosevelt hopes to segregate
the pickings from the taxpayers by
sending the federal government into
one pocket and the states into an
other. He hopes, insofar as pos
sible, not only to win the cooper
alton of Governors in reducing irri-
tation among taxpayers, but the in
equalities and injurious overlooking
of good revenue producers.
With the 1.ceut federal gasoline
FAX put into ehcot last summer
there is duplication il almost every
state.
Reports from United Fress bu-
reaus in important state capitals re-
vealed some Of the more i'm oortant
instances Of duplication as t0lloWS:
Northumberland and gasoline
taxes.
Indiana-FOur-c cent gasoline tax
yielding $171780O0 last year; in
heritance tax graduated up to 20
per cent yielding $2,O91,0O0; sales,
income and tobacco tax bills pend
ing in legislature.
Iowa Has Cigaret Tax
Iowa-Three-cent cigaret tax
Welded $12O70OO compared with
federal collections of $21 500 900;
graduated inheritance tax yielding
$4,000 compared with $95,735 fed
eral.
Kansas Three-cent gasoline tax
yielding $7452,O00, besides eXemp-
ton of $2.767,O0O worth of gasoline
not used in cars
Massachusetts, Three cent gaSo-
liue tax yielding $16,65O0O0; state
income tax revenue of $18,880000, at
rate Of IL per cent on business in
come and annuities.
Michigan - Three-Cent gasoline
tax; malt 5 cents pound; wort used
in beer making IS cents gallon.
Minnesota - Three-cent gasoline
tax yielding $11 $4,000; complicated
inheritance tax, yielding $1,810,000.
New York Big DuplicatOr
NEW YORK-Four and one-half
per cent corporation tax yielding
sos. 600 900 compared with $685. 000,-
600 federal collection; estate tax,
graduated up to is per cent, netting
$4,000 coo compared with $15,700, 900
federal collections after state eX-
emptionS were allowed; cents per
500 on stock transfers netting $l8,-
100000, compared with S33 800 900
federal tax, personal income tax of
, to per cent, netting $39 100000,
compared with $143,000,000 federal
tax; Scent gasoline tax, yielding
$45000000
Ohio-Inheritance tax graduated
to 7 per cent, netting S60O0,OOO;
corporation tax. one-tenth of one
Fer cent of value of outstanding
Stock, $4000000; Accent gasoline tax
netting $35,O00,OO0; cigarets, 2 cents
a pack, yielding $5,5OO,OO0; taxes
proposed by Governor White on
amusements, malt, soft drinks, to-
bacco products.
Increase Is Pending
Oklahoma 49,. Three-cent cigaret
tax; Accent gasoline tax yielding
S11,O390O0; income and inheritance
taxes yielding 81 ,240,O00; increase in
income tax now pending in legisla-
ture.
Derives about $7,500000
from taxes levied in competition
with federal government; Accent
gasoline tax yielding S4,750,00O;
state income tax, S2,3OO,00O; inheri-
tance tax. S45O,O0O; legislature con-