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Show THE LEADER, Tremonton. Utah Thursday, October 18, 1951 State Tax Collection Last Year Hit $41,974,319 Total revenue collections by the Utah State Tax Commission for the year ended June 30. 1951, amounted to $41,974,319, compared with the total amount of $16,978,975 collected a decade ago during fiscal 1941. This was indicated in a recent report on the Utah State Tax Commission released by Utah Foundation study, four revenue sources accounted for about of total Tax Commission collections for 1951. $33.4 million or 79 These were the Sales and Use Taxes 16,401,457, Individual in- year, the Tax Commission colcome Tax $5,991,989, and the lected more than 60 per cent Corporation Franchise Tax of Utah revenue receipts from The Motor Fuel Tax state sources and supervised the is earmarked for highway pur- administration and collection of poses, the Inividual Income and the General Property Tax.which Income-base- d Corporation Fran- provides most of the revenue chise Taxes go into the Uni- for the operation of local govform School Fund, and the ernments in Utah, the Utah Sales and Use Tax revenues are Foundation study notes. distributed by the Legislature Constitutional and statutory among welfare, building, and provisions regarding the Tax general funds. Commission, Utah Foundation With the creation' of the points out, give that agency State Tax Commission in 1931, broad authority including the Utah was among the early duty and power to: Administer (States to integrate major func- and supervise the tax laws of tions in tax adminstration. Last the State; assess mines and e n nn n nn n n n n d n n n DBDBQDDDDDDODDDDDDD a a a a a a a a an n When Pullets Start to Lay They May Need an Extra Boost n n n n oanannn lib t AYIWCVl To finish body growth To produce lots of eggs To maintain their bodies You May Want To Top Feed Purina Poultry Booster Checkers on top of your regular Lay Chow - and -grain laying ration to help 'em start right . Iff- - mimw nj "Bear River Farm Supply Phone I n n n iWp1 Garland 3 c aaB BaBaBi IDB BBDID B BBB O burn ba n BOB B B B fl B BBB i Sensational O nee-in-a-Lifeti- public utilities and adjust and equalize other assessments among the several counties; direct the work of local tax officials and if necessary extend or reconvene the sessions of county boards of equalization; require information from all state and local officers; subpoena witnesses to testify and produce records and documents; and prescribe the systems of accounting to be followed by local governments in Utah. The report notes that the 1951 Legislature appropriated $20,000 specifically for this latter purpose. Under the present organization of the Tax Commission, the Utah Foundation report continues, there is a toer commission and eleven ma jor divisions: Administration, Motor Vehicle, Motor Vehicle Administration, Property Tax, Accounting, Auditing, Collection, Filing, Legal, and Branch of fices. The four members of thel Commission are appointed for four year terms by the Gover nor by and with the consent of the Senate. Not more than two members may belong to the same political party. i Referring to the detection of Individual Income Tax delin i quencies, Utah Foundation ana lysts observe that there would appear to be justification for more activity by the Tax Com mission in attempting to detect those persons who violate the law by failing to file a state Income Tax return. The num ber of returns filed by county during 1949 varied from 30 re turns per 100 persons in Weber County to only 9 returns per 100 persons in San Juan Coun (ty. Only 9 counties . averaged 25 more returns per 100 per sons, 7 counties averaged 20 to 24 returns per 100 persons and for 13 counties the average was less than 20 returns per 100 persons, the report indi cates. Administrative costs of the Utah State Tax Commission increased from $398,334 in fiscal 1941 to $792,201 In 1951, but during the same period, admin istrative costs in relation to taxes collected decreased from $2.34 per $100 collected to $1.89 per $100 collected. Utah Foun dation reports. The number of employes of the . Tax Commis sion decreased from 237 as of June 30, 1961, to 199 at the end of August 1951, due to transfer of 28 persons In the Drivers (License Division to the newly - created Department of four-me- m the that ELWOOD By Mable Romer Special Program Planned A special program is planned for Sunday night meeting. Everyone is urged to attend, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Brough and daughter Darlene, have moved to Wellsville. Darrell is staying with his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Albert Thompson so he can attend the Bear River high school thia winter. Sunday afternoon visitors at the Wayne Francom home were Mr. and Mrs. Newell and two children of Bram-brou- gh Og-de- n. Ralph Peterson of Bear w(ho is home from his camp In Georgia spent last Riv- er City Thursday visiting his sister and and family Mr- and Mrs. Golden Andre ason. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Malmberg and five children of Clarkston also spent a day last week visiting the Andreasons. Last Saturday Curtis Andrea-so- n surprised his folks by telephoning them to say he had completed his course at leadership school and was ready to leave for Fort Lewis. Curtis was at Camp Roberts. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Miller and son Rick, and Mr. and Mrs Frank Chadaz of Tremonton drove to Layton Sunday to visit Mr. and Mrs,, Boyd Iverson. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Carlson and daughter spent Sunday visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Mack Hansen and family. The Carlsons are from Preston, Idaho. Mr. M. W. Hansen of Mink Creek is staying with his son Mack and family during the beet harvest to help them get their crop out. celebrated Roger Andreason his 8th birthday Monday at a party given by his mother Mrs. Golden Andreason. 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