Evening star., 1933-06-01
81 STATES INCREASE
TAXATION FOR YEAR
8 Legislatures Fail to Levy
New Revenue-Ten Rely
on Beer and Wine Only.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FTeSS-
NEW YORK. June 1.-Forty five
State legislatures met this year; 81 of
them imposed new taxes or substan-
italy increased old ones.
The additional taxes will exceed a
quarter Of billion dollars in one year.
Eight of the legislatures, though
debating new taxes. either failed to i'm
pose any or had their actions nullified
by the courts. Ten relied only upon
beer and wine for new revenue.
Seven States adopted income taxes
for the first time; seven others raised
existing taxes on income. A total of 20
States now have this form of taxation.
Few Proposals Defeated.
Three States levied on gross in
comes.
Six adopted taxes on retail sales.
Twenty three legalized beer and wine
and imposed taxes upon both.
Two States defeated sales tax pro-
posals and the courts of two others
Voided sales tax laws. Two rejected in
come tax proposals.
Some of the other objects of fresh
taxation were: Stores, chain stores,
foreign securities, oleomargarlne made
from imported oils, intangibles, building
and loan companies, banks, pari-mutuel
race betting, corporations, telephones,
gross insurance, oil, gasoline, inheri-
tances, gross receipts of power COM
panies, cigarettes, pipe lines and CLASH
fled business"
annual yield in each State follow:
Alabama-Foreign securities, $780,
900.
AriZona-Income, / per cent on ST.
600 to $1,000; per cent on $11 900 or
over; no exemptions, but single persons
may deduct So from computed tax, and
heads Of families Sl750 plus 81 for
each dependent; corporations, 2 per
cent to 8 per cent on net incomes, $780,
600.
Arkansas-No new levies. Existing
ancome tax.
Bank Tax Increased.
California-Raised State bank tax
from per cent to per cent S1,000,-
600. Increased levies ON gas, electric
and telephone utilities, $4,000 900
ESTIMATED at $6,o00,OoO biennially).
Gross receipts, trucking companies,
$250,000. People to vote on several other
new tax proposals June 81.
Colorado-Ole -Oleomargerine made of
imported oils, not estimated. Surtax on
auto licenses, corporation filing fees and
inheritance taxes, 1000, ,000
Connecticut-No new taxes.
Delaware-Beer and wine; not esti-
mated.
Florida-Beer, not estimated.
Georgia-Only a minor change In q
fish tax.
Virtually doubled existing In
come tax by lowering exemptions; ad-
ditional 100000. Chain stores, $780,
900.
Illinois-Beer and wine; not esti-
A1l <o11 "a LaII
unconstitutional
Indiana-GrosS income, one-fourth Of
! per cent on manufacturers and whole
Salers, l per cent on all other persons,
firms, corporation or partnerships;
exemption of $1,000 allowed regardless
of status $4,000, 900 to $14 900 900.
Drivers licenses, $500, 900. General in
tangibles; not estimated. Building and
loan; not estimated Bank and trust;
not estimated Beer wine and medicinal
whisky not estimated; store license fees
raised; additional 100000.
Iowa-Beer and wine; not estimated.
Others reduced approximately $25,0O0,-
600 year.
Kansas Repeats Poll Tax.
Kansas-Income, 2 per cent on cor
porations graduated rate of from
per cent to 4 per cent on net earnings
of individuals; single exemption, $3.50:
married CT head of family, 81 500; de-
penoents, $500 each; $2,000,000. (Re-
pealed poll tax, abolished property tax
penaltieS)
Kentucky-Legislature did not meet.
Beer already legal and taxable; S200, 900.
Louisiana-Beer, not estimated
Maine-Retail store licenses, $50, 600;
beer not estimated.
Maryland-Chain stores, $500, 600;
peri-mutuel race bets, $3.50, 600; levy Of
70 cent per passenger mile for buses,
not estimated; trucks from other States
required to purchase Maryland gasoline
or pay equivalent tax, not estimated.
MasSachuSetts-No new taxes. Sales
levy proposal pending.
Michigan-Beer, $4,000, 900. General
sales levy under consideration
Minnesota-Income rate graduated
from l per cent on 81 900 to Az per
cent on $4,000, 5 per cent above
$4,000; single persons exempt 81 200;
heads of families, $4,000; dependents,
$3.50 each; corporation rate the same,
with $1,000 exemption; $3,000000 to
$5,000,000. Chain stores and gross sales,
81 100000 to $2,00o,O0O.
Mississippi-Legislature did not meet.
MlsSouri-Beer, $250,000. Has exist
ang income tax law. Sales tax killed in
Senate Committee.
Montana-Corporati licenses 2 per
cent on net incomes of corporations
from business done with the State;
$225,000. Telephones, not estimated.
Stores, $l50,000. Natural gas produc-
tion, $4,000. Beer, s150,000. Income,
/ per cent on first 1000 net, per cent
on next $4,000, 3 per cent on next and