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Show Report Shows Tax Load in Utah Above Nation; Well Balanced Structure THE AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN, Thursday. Sept. 23. 1965 Although Utah has a well-bal inced tax structure, the overall state and local tax load In Utah Is somewhat greater than that of the nation as a whole. This was one of the major conclusions reached in a com prehenslve analysts of Utah's tax system just completed by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization. The study was made in response to aspect- fic request by the TaxationCom mlttee of the Utah Legislative Council. The 70-page Foundation re port, which was recentlypresen ted to the Legislative Council, emphasizes tax comparisons be tween Utah and the Mountain "tales as well as the nation as a whole. The study, however, carefully avoids any suggestions or recommendations relating to changes in Utah's tax structure. It notes that such decisions are matters of public policy to be determined by elected representatives represen-tatives In the legislative process. According to the report, Utah generally has followed the sug gestions made eleven years ago uy the Princeton Surveys tax study that any added revenue needed by the State should be r aised by apportioning the added burden equitably over the major tax bases property, Income, and sales." The foundation's analysis points out that each of these taxes tax-es has been substantially increased in-creased during the past decade. In a comparison of the total tax burden, Utah ranked eleventh among the fifty states last year in the proportion of personal Income going for state and local taxes. In fiscal 1964, state and local taxes as a percentage of personal , income were equal to 12.04 percent In Utah, 11.89 per cent in the Mountain States, and 11.08 per cent for the nation as a whole. The report emphasizes that the 1964 tax collections did not reflect re-flect recent legislative tax law changes in Utah and the other states. If these 1965 tax adjust-, ments had applied during the 1964 fiscal year, the percentage of personal income going for state and local taxes would have been 12.64 per cent in Utah compared with 12.46 per cent for the eight Mountain States. Utah's' relative tax burden position among, the eight Mountain States probably will change very little as a result re-sult of recent tax law revisions. In Its comparison of Individual j taxes, the Foundation study observes ob-serves that "of the states that have both a sales and an income tax. Utah's income tax rates are among the highest in the na tion." Utah also ranks near the top in the combined impact of the personal income and ihe sales tax. Foundation analysts report that demands and requests for ad ditional state and local services in the years immediately ahead probably will far exceed expec ted revenue yields from present tax structures. With the pres sures on the tax system likely to continue for some time to come, the report points out that citizens "must economic effect of imposing new taxes, of rais ing the rates of existing taxes, or both." Fire Ladies Elect Officers at Opening Social The Fireladies Auxiliary of American Fork held their open ing social on Friday, Sept. 17, at the Firestatlon. In charge of the affair were the outgoing officers of the organization, Mrs, Lloyd (Donna) Tregaskis, presi dent; Mrs. William (Bessie) tnaawicx, vice president; Mrs Clyde (Lorna) Birk,. Secretary- Treasurer, and Mrs. John (Alta) varney, Historian. . The long serving table was beautifully set In a fall theme with an elegant arrangement of enrysthemums centering the ta ble and Pyracantha and colorful autumn leaves arranged alone the tables on either side of the centerpiece. A delicious turkey dinner with all the trimmings was served to the group following which election of new officers was held. Officers for the 1965-66 sea son are, Mrs. William Chadwlck president; Mrs. Dean (Norma; Bateman, vice president; Mrs. Alex (Inert Karren. secretary- Treasurer; and Mrs. Leo Sylvia) Syl-via) Varney, Historian. Door prizes for ine evening were won by Mrs. Neldon (Bel-va) (Bel-va) Varney, Mrs. LaDrue (Elva) Varney, Mrs. Paul (vaiyiej i ay-lor ay-lor and Mrs. Jay (Creta) Blackburn. Black-burn. Others present were, Mrs. Robert (Joyce) Karren; Mrs. Warren (Zelda) Anderson, Mrs. Clara Chadwick and Mrs. Tim (Flora) Chadwickv REVERSIBLE SKI-BIRD r JACKET ...turnabout for fair play How practical can a wash-n-wear jacket get? 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