Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-02-26 | Page 14 | Puzzle Seen in Telephone Tax Returns

I Puzzle Seen In Telephone T Tax ax Returns So great Is the difference between the value valueS of the tho Mountain States Telegraph Telephone com company pan as reported to tho the state public nubile utilIties utilities util util- c commission and the tho valuation reported by the same company to the state board of or equalization and assessment that an explanation nation has be n called for Tho The difference differ differ- ence Is virtually 50 fiO per cent Tho rho state board has been advised that Th Tax Agent Ag Spaulding of or the tel telephone phone company compan whose whoso headquarters head beth quarters are arc in Denver will be In Salt Lake on Monday March 1 and will meet willi the tho board and en endeavor endeavor en- en deavor to explain the figures The valuation as returned to the utilities commission by the telephone telephone tele tele- phone company compan is given ghen at it 1143 3 hut but Included In that valuation Is 0 2646 for Interest during construction construction construction con con- and 1351 14 cost of or establishing th thc call cally which the board of ot equalization cannot assess leavIng leaving leav leav- ing the valuation at practically 9 The valuation as aa returned returned re re- re turned by the company compan for taxation JH is and It is this great difference that the tax agent ent of the Is s asked t to explain