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Show RECOU!) UTSH TAX REVISION 9 Changes Outlined By Utah State Commission. , Far-reaching changes in the Utah tax system are proposed pro-posed by the state tax commission com-mission in its first biennial report to Governor George H. Dern and the state legislature. legisla-ture. The abolition of the $1 fil- ing fee feature proposed by the farm bureau is not included in the commission's recommendations, although al-though the effect of its elimination elimina-tion is discussed in the report. Points Summarized Many of the recommendations are designed to relieve the burden of the taxpayers at the present time. The commission summarizes its recommendations as follows: "1.- That the administration of all special state taxes be placed in the hands of the tax commission. "2. That the work, of equalization equaliza-tion of assessments commenced and carried on during the past two years be continued and that a sufficient appropriation be made for that purpose. "3. That the pumping plant exemption act be repealed or that it be modified so as to exemnt only such property as lies within the same taxing unit as the lands to which the pumped water is supplied. sup-plied. "4. That a limited sJes tax on selected commodities not essential to public welfare be adopted, for the purpose of supplying the funds required for the school equalization equaliza-tion fund. "5. That provision be made for the prepayment of taxes with an inducement by way of discount for prepayment. "6. That the period of redemption redemp-tion of delinquent taxes for the years 1928 and 1929 be extended to 1935. "7. That the rate of interest on delinquent taxes be temporarily reduced. "8. That section 6054, relating to compromise settlement of delinquent delin-quent taxes, be repealed. "9. That the property tax offset in the individual income tax act and the corporation franchise tax act be abolished." |