To Provide Revenue for War Purposes: Hearings Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, Sixty-fifth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 12863, to Provide Revenue, and for Other Purposes ... |
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Mr. EISWALD . Yes , sir . The CHAIRMAN . Have you any information which you can give the committee as to what proportion of the sales are made in the rural districts ? Mr. EISWALD . Between 85 and 90 per cent .
Mr. EISWALD . Yes , sir . The CHAIRMAN . Have you any information which you can give the committee as to what proportion of the sales are made in the rural districts ? Mr. EISWALD . Between 85 and 90 per cent .
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The average rate of tax on incomes of under $ 5,000 was less on incomes of $ 4,000 to $ 5,000 than on incomes of $ 3,000 to $ 4,000 , being , respectively , 0.204 per cent and 0.289 per cent . The rate on incomes of $ 15,000 to $ 20,000 ...
The average rate of tax on incomes of under $ 5,000 was less on incomes of $ 4,000 to $ 5,000 than on incomes of $ 3,000 to $ 4,000 , being , respectively , 0.204 per cent and 0.289 per cent . The rate on incomes of $ 15,000 to $ 20,000 ...
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In other words , the Government says that the purchase of the articles upon which this 20 per cent or higher tax is levied is , to quote the memorandum , “ akin to treason . ” It would seem obvious that the Government should not ...
In other words , the Government says that the purchase of the articles upon which this 20 per cent or higher tax is levied is , to quote the memorandum , “ akin to treason . ” It would seem obvious that the Government should not ...
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Had we levied a war tax of 80 per cent , we would have secured approximately $ 4,163,000,000 , instead of the proceeds of the excess - profits tax - about $ 1,691,000,000 . In other words , we would have secured about $ 2,472,000,000 ...
Had we levied a war tax of 80 per cent , we would have secured approximately $ 4,163,000,000 , instead of the proceeds of the excess - profits tax - about $ 1,691,000,000 . In other words , we would have secured about $ 2,472,000,000 ...
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But immediately after the tax went into effect the price to the re- tailer went to 6 cents a plug , and now it is 7 cents a plug ; that is ... For instance , the cost of tobacco has increased anywhere from 200 to 300 per cent .
But immediately after the tax went into effect the price to the re- tailer went to 6 cents a plug , and now it is 7 cents a plug ; that is ... For instance , the cost of tobacco has increased anywhere from 200 to 300 per cent .
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Page 207 - ... 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 316 - That the provisions of this shall not be construed to apply to the sale, distribution, giving away, dispensing, 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...
Page 290 - 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 321 - ... 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 are prepared for external use only, except liniments, ointments, and other preparations which contain cocaine or any of its salts or alpha or beta eucaine or any of their salts or any synthetic substitute for them...
Page 207 - 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 243 - ... uttered, vended, or exposed for sale under any letters patent, or trade-mark, or which, if prepared by any formula, published or unpublished, are held out or recommended to the public by the makers, venders, or proprietors thereof as proprietary medicines or medicinal proprietary articles or preparations, or as remedies or specifics for any disease, diseases, or affection whatever affecting the human or animal body...
Page 594 - In the case of a corporation or partnership — (1) Actual cash paid in, (2) actual cash value of tangible property paid in other than cash for stock or shares in such corporation...
Page 586 - ... a reasonable allowance for actual reduction in flow and production to be ascertained not by the flush flow, but by the settled production or regular flow; (b) in the case of mines a reasonable allowance for depletion thereof not to exceed the market value in the mine of the product thereof which has been mined and sold during the year for which the return and computation are made...
Page 480 - Any amount paid out for new buildings or for permanent improvements or betterments made to increase the value of any property or estate...
Page 32 - I say sustained so far as may be equitable by taxation because it seems to me that it would be most unwise to base the credits which will now be necessary entirely on money borrowed. It is our duty, I most respectfully urge, to protect our people so far as we may against the very serious hardships and evils which would be likely to arise out of the inflation which would be produced by vast loans.
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| Title | To Provide Revenue for War Purposes: Hearings Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, Sixty-fifth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 12863, to Provide Revenue, and for Other Purposes ... Part 1 of To Provide Revenue for War Purposes: Hearings Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, Sixty-fifth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 12863, to Provide Revenue, and for Other Purposes, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance |
| Author | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1918 |
| Original from | the Library of Congress |
| Digitized | 13 Sep 2006 |
| Length | 656 pages |
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