To Provide Revenue for War Purposes: Hearings... on H.R. 12863... |
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... produce exchanges , boards of trade , or similar organizations " maintaining a place where produce or merchandise is sold , or to any stock exchange . " That means a tax of 20 per cent on dues of members of a stock exchange , and also ...
... produce exchanges , boards of trade , or similar organizations " maintaining a place where produce or merchandise is sold , or to any stock exchange . " That means a tax of 20 per cent on dues of members of a stock exchange , and also ...
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... production . Senator JONES . It is a question of whether you should get that income directly through an income tax or indirectly through a con- sumption tax , and you favor getting it all by direct taxation ? Mr. MARSH . I always favor ...
... production . Senator JONES . It is a question of whether you should get that income directly through an income tax or indirectly through a con- sumption tax , and you favor getting it all by direct taxation ? Mr. MARSH . I always favor ...
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... production primarily ; production , and more pro- duction . I think we all agree to that . Mr. William Kent brought that out very clearly in his address to the Ways and Means Com- mittee . We have to increase production . Now , a tax on ...
... production primarily ; production , and more pro- duction . I think we all agree to that . Mr. William Kent brought that out very clearly in his address to the Ways and Means Com- mittee . We have to increase production . Now , a tax on ...
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... production . 3. To prevent waste . It is our judgment that this involves a complete readjustment and that the only way in which these three essentials to a just revenue bill can be carried into effect is through the principle of ...
... production . 3. To prevent waste . It is our judgment that this involves a complete readjustment and that the only way in which these three essentials to a just revenue bill can be carried into effect is through the principle of ...
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... production over national con- sumption equal to the needs of the Government . The retail - sales tax distinctly labels the taxed articles as luxurious and serves notice that the Government's ban is upon it . " The consumption taxes on ...
... production over national con- sumption equal to the needs of the Government . The retail - sales tax distinctly labels the taxed articles as luxurious and serves notice that the Government's ban is upon it . " The consumption taxes on ...
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Page 203 - ... whether made upon or shown by the books of the association, company, or corporation, or by any assignment in blank, or by any delivery, or by any paper or agreement or memorandum or other evidence of transfer or sale...
Page 312 - Act shall not. be construed to apply to the sale, distribution, giving away, dis• pensing, or possession of preparations and remedies which do not contain more than two grains of opium, or more than one-fourth of a grain of morphine, or more than one-eighth of a grain of heroin, or more than one grain of codeine, or any salt or derivative of any of them in one fluid ounce, or. if a solid or semisolid preparation, in one avoirdupois ounce; or to liniments, ointments, or other preparations which...
Page 286 - The amount received by the insured as a return of premium or premiums paid by him under life insurance, endowment, or annuity contracts, either during the term or at the maturity of the term mentioned in the contract or upon surrender of the contract...
Page 422 - Premiums paid on any life insurance policy covering the life of any officer or employee, or of any person financially interested in any trade or business carried on by the taxpayer, when the taxpayer is directly or indirectly a beneficiary under such policy.
Page 588 - Actual cash value of tangible property paid in other than cash for stock or shares in such corporation...
Page 474 - Any amount paid out for new buildings or for permanent improvements or betterments made to increase the value of any property or estate...
Page 203 - Provided further, That the tax shall not be imposed upon deliveries or transfers to a broker for sale, nor upon deliveries or transfers by a broker to a customer for whom and upon whose order he has purchased same, but such deliveries or transfers shall be accompanied by a certificate setting forth the facts: Provided further.
Page 496 - In the case of property transported from a point without the United States to a point within the United States, the tax shall apply to the amount paid within the United States for that part of the transportation which takes place within the United States.
Page 334 - The taxes imposed by section 3465 shall be paid by the person paying for the services or facilities. (b) Each person receiving any payments specified in section 3465 shall collect the amount of the tax imposed by such section from the person making such payments, and shall on or before the last day of each month make a return, under oath, for the preceding month, and pay the taxes so collected...
Page 489 - President be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to employ the entire naval and military forces of the United States and the resources of the Government to carry on war against the Imperial German Government; and to bring the conflict to a successful termination all of the resources of the country are hereby pledged by the Congress of the United States.