Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-21
Backers and Foes Set
For Fight This Week
On Skip-Year Tax Plan
House COP Supporting
Carlson Bill Against
Committee Measure
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

~ oSAD khANSOLANs
= The stage has been set in the
House this week for showdown
on the question of putting in
GONE taxpayers on current
basis.
- Proponents Of the Ruml plan.
mostly Republicans, plan a vigorous
battle for enactment of the Carlson
T bill, which is a modified version
{ OF the Ruml plan to put America S
y 44,000,0o0 income taxpayers on a
d pay basis by emitting
81 1912 levies. The Democratic high
command is equally bent on passage
OF the House Ways and Means Com
nlittee's bill which would allow in
come taxpayers to become current
by paying 1912 and 1943 taxes this
year Both measures provide a
. Withholding tax of 20 per cent be-
ginning July /.
The committees bill. which pro-
vides no new levles or rate changes
but merely deals with the method
of collecting income taxes, is due
, to come before the House Thursday.
A Anal vote is not expected before
the following Tuesday or Wednes-
day.
Both Sides Confident.
Both sides expressed confidence
yesterday. Republicans are plan
" ming to offer the bill, introduced
by Representative Carlson. Repub-
of Kansas, as substitute for
the committee measure. Voting
= with them, it is said. will be sub
stantial number of Democrats. Ad-
! ministration leaders in the House.
however, are doing their utmost to
hold Democratic lines against the
Carlson substitute.
Republican leaders voiced the
opinion yesterday that when the
vote is taken not more than 20, and
probably not more than dozen
Republicans will vote against the
. Carlson bill. They did not estimate
the size of the Democratic vote for
the Carlson bill. but insisted it would
be material and from many States.
The committees bill is to be
brought before the House without
the customary gag rule which has
accompanied revenue measures in
recent years. Opportunity for the
submission of amendments will be
given. If it becomes evident the
Carlson bill advocates will prevail,
= the administration leaders may shift
10 a compromise measure proposed
by Representative Robertson, DEM
ocrat, OF Virginia.
The ma jority report of the Ways
and Means Committee. supported by
all the Democratic members of the
committee and one Republican, Rep
resentative Gearhart of California,
was made public yesterday. A mi
nority report signed by all other
Republican members of the COM
mittee will be submitted tomorrow
by Representative Knutson of Min
nesota.
Two Plans Explained.
The majority report vigorously
assailed the Ruml plan for "forgiv-
ing 1912 income taxes. The Ruml
plan calls for the payment of in
come taxes on 1943 income. while
the committee bill makes mandatory
the payment on 1912 income.
authorizes payment of 1943 taxes if
the taxpayer can double up" and
5 pay two years taxes during the cur
rent year and provides a discount
plan for those so doing.
In other words, the committee
majority insisted that it is of more
Importance to collect the 1912 tax,
estimated to total $4,000 900 900.
than to place the country On pay
as-you-go plan so far as income
taxes are concerned. In its report
1t said:
While the objective of providing
for taxpayers to become current in
the payment of their Federal in
come taxes Is desirable, yet we do
not believe that the country at this
critical time can afford to forgive
$4,000 ,0000 900 of tax liability already
due and owing by the taxpayers to
accomplish this purpose, especially
when it Is well known that even
with complete forgiveness of this
$4,000 900 900 complete currency
cannot be obtained
Withholding Idea Upheld.
At the same time, the committee
report recognized the need Of TAX
Ing money at the source to make