Show r Slash hAUtT Auto Tax l I Almost in Half l Movies Cheaper J EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE This article article ar ar- ar- ar tide is IS the fifth of a series of six explaining how the new laws affect all who pay taxes By GEORGE BRITT N NEA EA Service Writer W WASHINGTON AS HI March 11 Au Au Automobile owners cigar smokers movie mo patrons patent medicine consumers con con- sumers and sumers-and and perhaps bootleggers bootleggers- with the users of a score of miscellaneous miscellaneous miscellaneous laneous products may thank congress congress congress con con- gress for the new tax ta law The automobile reductions are estimated to cost the national revenue revenue revenue reve reve- I nue re ire re than a year I which means that much Into the s I I MORE TO INCOME TAX al- al taxpayers taxpayers' pockets The taxes mj invariably tn were passed on by bythe bythe bythe the manufacturer and dealer direct to the purchaser On passenger cars and motorcycles motorcycles motor motor- c cycles the rate is made 3 per cent Instead of ot 5 per cent This cuts the tax on a 2000 c car cr r from to 60 Dealers who have paid tax at the theold theold old rate on cars now held heid In stock may obtain a refund of the dIfference difference difference differ differ- ence of 2 per cent ENDS TRUCK TAX The tax on trucks is entirely I eliminated It was 3 per cent Under under under un un- der the old law The n new w act also repeals the irritating Item of misfortune misfortune misfortune mis fortune taxes This was the tax on tires tubes parts and accessories has to buy the the things one from flom the roadside dealer when his hiscar hiscar hiscar car breaks do down n These These- reductions ar are reg regarded in Washington as a concession concession concession con con con- cession to the public rather than as necessary for tor the good of business Patrons of ot the better moving pIcture picture picture pic pIc- ture theatres will not have to pay so much tax if any There is no tax under the new law Jaw upon any ticket priced up to and including 75 cents The old limit was 50 cents CIGAR TAX CUT On the cheaper cigars th the tax Is cut in half The revenue from ci cigars cigars cl- cl gars gaTs is estimated to be reduced from a year to The cigar manufacturers submitted submitted submitted sub sub- figures figares showing that their business s was falling off oft steadily attributing the slump to the high tax rate On the low price cigars the tax Is fixed m in some cases at 75 cents a a. thousand in others at 3 a thousand On cigars to retail at atmore atmore atmore more than 20 cents each the rate is reduced from 15 15 to 1350 per thou thou- sand It was proposed to repeal the tax on steamship tickets ets to foreign ports other than those of Canada and Mexico but this tax finally w was retained J x Industrial alcohol the alcohol the basic material ma ma- of many toilet and nd medicines and also the foundation foundation foundation foun foun- dation of ot the bootleg Industry Industry Is Is made cheaper The present tax o ot or a gallon Is cut to beginnIng beginning beginning begin begin- ning January 1 1 1927 and the following following fol lol- fol- fol lowing January 1 it is to be further reduced to NEAR BEER A new tax on near near- beer is Im Jm- Im- Im posed It am amounts to tenth one-tenth o oa ot of ota a cent a gallon on all I legal leal I cereal cerea beverages It Is the taxing power to oring DrIng breweries Under un under under un- un der closer government supervision The law repeals also th the tax or on op cameras films and plates firearms I except pistols and revolvers shells shell and cartridges pipes and cigar and holders slot machines ob obJects obJects objects ob- ob of or art jewelry watches clocks binoculars and similar arti- arti cles des It lifts the special tax on brokers bowling alleys and billiard rooms shooting galleries riding academies taxicab concerns and to tobacco tobacco tobacco to- to bacco TOMORROW Reducing Undo UncIa Sams Sam's Revenue |