Show EXPERT TO HELP FRAME taxation system Is no better nor worse than systems in other states where tax matters have tailed to keep pace with changing conditions according to dr harley L lutz professor of public finance princeton alty who arrived in salt lake sunday he will remain in salt lake until late september studying the utah tax situation I 1 dr lutz will assist the utah state I 1 tax commission in its efforts to bring about changes in utah a tax laws that will more equitably distribute the tax burden and will embrace modern ideas not covered under existing statutes 1 I am not prepared at the present time to make a statement as to utah s needs in tax matters dr lutz stated monday while I 1 am acquainted with the utah situation in a general way intensive study will be necessary before I 1 shall be able to express my ideas as to what should be done dr lutz made a comprehensive study of the utah tax situation in 1918 when he studied the statutes in compiling material for a college text book entitled the state tax commission he Is the author of several books on the subject of public finance experiences of dr lutz in matters relative to taxes has been wide and varied he was a member of the commission that revised the tax laws of chile in 1925 and those of poland in he also was instrumental in altering the tax codes of washington ohio and wisconsin he holds the A M and ph D degrees from harvard and the A B degree from oberian college in ohio dr lutz will collaborate with W W armstrong baduel R thurman and hoscoe E hammond in evolving suggestions gest ions tor new Utah tax lays |