To Provide Revenue for War Purposes: Hearings... on H.R. 12863... |
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... purchases ; it does not tax the purchase made by telegraph or telephone ; it does tax the purchase that is made through the mail . It means that a bill of groceries sold over the telephone or by means of the telegraph goes free , while ...
... purchases ; it does not tax the purchase made by telegraph or telephone ; it does tax the purchase that is made through the mail . It means that a bill of groceries sold over the telephone or by means of the telegraph goes free , while ...
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... purchase securities employ the services of their brokers for a similar commission to effect their purchases . We can not emphasize too strongly the fact that the business of the Baltimore Exchange is not to any great extent speculative ...
... purchase securities employ the services of their brokers for a similar commission to effect their purchases . We can not emphasize too strongly the fact that the business of the Baltimore Exchange is not to any great extent speculative ...
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... purchase of the articles upon which this 20 per cent or higher tax is levied is , to quote the memorandum , " akin ... purchased , and the revenue therefrom would be negligible . A detailed analysis of the list shows this fact plainly ...
... purchase of the articles upon which this 20 per cent or higher tax is levied is , to quote the memorandum , " akin ... purchased , and the revenue therefrom would be negligible . A detailed analysis of the list shows this fact plainly ...
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... purchase a substantial wearing one than poor ones which are more expensive in the long run . It is difficult to comprehend the mental processes of those who suggest a tax upon cutlery -- the serviceable kind - and upon purses , brushes ...
... purchase a substantial wearing one than poor ones which are more expensive in the long run . It is difficult to comprehend the mental processes of those who suggest a tax upon cutlery -- the serviceable kind - and upon purses , brushes ...
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... $ 100 upon brokers negotiating purchases or sales of stocks , bonds , and other securities and an additional tax of $ 150 upon such brokers who are members of an exchange would work 56 TO PROVIDE REVENUE FOR WAR PURPOSES .
... $ 100 upon brokers negotiating purchases or sales of stocks , bonds , and other securities and an additional tax of $ 150 upon such brokers who are members of an exchange would work 56 TO PROVIDE REVENUE FOR WAR PURPOSES .
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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.