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Show BUREAU WARNS OF TAX OVERCHARGES WASHINGTON, May 2. Complaints have reached the internal revenue bureau of retailers charging more than the actual ac-tual tax on so-called luxuries, such as expensive ex-pensive clothing and other personal equipment. equip-ment. , Reports indicate that most cases o-' overcharging were cause 1 by the failure of some clerks to act: t:a ii. : themselves wilh provisions of the lav.-. Onuvals issued is-sued a reminder that uveivhnr-nng a tax may render the dealer or cb.-ik liable to a bne of SiOOu and a year's imprisonment. In the case of t n- hiw.rv i;:.es, it emphasized that the tax of M i c-m Is imposed only on t i:C eces cf o-; aljove a certain sum sneciried in the law. and not on the entire sa!e price. Beef tea. coffee, sa nd wi'-i;os. cake, b crenm hi buckets and medicinal preparations prepara-tions often soid at soda fountains are not taxable. |