Revenue to Defray War Expenses: Hearings & Briefs... on H.R. 4280U.S. Government Printing Office, 1917 - 665 pages |
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... suggest a remedy . Of course , it is perfectly clear that the existing law does impose , or purports to im- pose , a tax on stock dividends . The corporation declared the divi- dends , realizing that it was subjecting its stockholders ...
... suggest a remedy . Of course , it is perfectly clear that the existing law does impose , or purports to im- pose , a tax on stock dividends . The corporation declared the divi- dends , realizing that it was subjecting its stockholders ...
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... suggestion , there is another possible way of meeting what seems to be a very great injustice of singling out this comparatively small class of property owners for a tax , in effect , on their capital , by a proviso such as this ...
... suggestion , there is another possible way of meeting what seems to be a very great injustice of singling out this comparatively small class of property owners for a tax , in effect , on their capital , by a proviso such as this ...
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... suggest a similar exemption , which exactly covers the situation , as is provided in section 204 of the proposed bill . The CHAIRMAN . What page ? Mr. KRATZ . That is page 8 , section 204 , the fourth line from the bottom of that ...
... suggest a similar exemption , which exactly covers the situation , as is provided in section 204 of the proposed bill . The CHAIRMAN . What page ? Mr. KRATZ . That is page 8 , section 204 , the fourth line from the bottom of that ...
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... suggest not only changes which , to some extent , may affect the yield of the tax , but also such as will reduce to ... suggestion is that the tax imposed by this act should not be de- fined as a " normal " tax and we feel that no ...
... suggest not only changes which , to some extent , may affect the yield of the tax , but also such as will reduce to ... suggestion is that the tax imposed by this act should not be de- fined as a " normal " tax and we feel that no ...
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... suggest that these lines be stricken out . It would seem needful also to insert after the word " shall , " at line 7 , the words " except as herein provided . " We would also suggest that in this act the collection of the tax should be ...
... suggest that these lines be stricken out . It would seem needful also to insert after the word " shall , " at line 7 , the words " except as herein provided . " We would also suggest that in this act the collection of the tax should be ...
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Page 70 - ... life insurance companies issuing policies covering life, health, and accident insurance combined in one policy issued on the weekly premium payment plan...
Page 22 - ... in the case of a bank, banking association, loan, or trust company, interest paid within the year on deposits or on moneys received for investment and secured by interest-bearing certificates of indebtedness issued by such bank, banking association, loan or trust company...
Page 20 - An Act to provide revenue, equalize duties, and encourage the industries of the United States, and for other purposes," the Act of October 3, 1913, entitled "An Act to reduce tariff duties and to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes...
Page 613 - grass" and "straw" shall be understood to mean these substances in their natural form and structure, and not the separated fiber thereof.
Page 249 - An Act to increase the revenue, and for other purposes," approved September eighth, nineteen hundred and sixteen...
Page 53 - An Act to provide increased revenue to defray the expenses of the increased appropriations for the Army and Navy and the extensions of fortifications, and for other purposes...
Page 10 - ... employers, and all officers and employees of the United States having the control, receipt, custody, disposal, or payment of interest, rent, salaries, wages, premiums, annuities...
Page 613 - All goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced or manufactured wholly or in part in any foreign country by convict labor or/and forced labor or/and indentured labor under penal sanctions shall not be entitled to entry at any of the ports of the United States, and the importation thereof is hereby prohibited, and the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary for the enforcement of this provision.
Page 32 - ... paid in or earned surplus and undivided profits used or employed in the business...
Page 179 - dividends' as used in this title shall be held to mean any distribution made or ordered to be made by a corporation, joint-stock company, association, or insurance company, out of its earnings or profits accrued since March first, nineteen hundred and thirteen, and payable to its shareholders, whether in cash or in stock of the corporation, joint-stock company, association, or insurance company, which stock dividend shall be considered income, to the amount of the earnings or profits so distributed.