Show Uncle Sams Sam's New Taxes Takes Where They Hit You You And And How Taxes t to Make Toast Will Butter Federal Bread on Right Side Editors Editor's Note This Is the fifth fUth of ot 20 dally daily articles explaining the new federal taxes S By ROBERT TALLEY TALLE Every time you toast a slice of bread breadon on your electric toaster h heat at the coffee cof cot fee in your electric percolator turn on your AC radio set sweep weep your our rugs with the vacuum cleaner turn on the lights In your home or do any of the countless other things that household electricity accomplishes in this modern mod ern era age you are helping Uncle Sam balance his 1932 budget If It you own an electric clock you are paying taxes 24 hours a day day all all of which may may seem perfectly shocking but it is merely a a part of your current current current cur rent expenses For there is now a tax of 3 per cent of the cost on all electricity used for lor domestic and commercial purposes designed to yield an additional 39 for the government this year The law V says it must be paid by bythe the consumer Collection of at this tax tax however however need cause you no worry Your electric company and Uncle Sam attend sUena to that that-f you ou The company company will add 3 per cent to your monthly bill pay this to the t tax x collector If It you buy electricity at a flat rate you must pay the tax whether you use the current or not since the levy is based on rate instead of on con con- In many cities the average household household house house- hold electric bill is about 5 a month This means a tax of 15 cents a month or a year earThe ear The law says sas the tax applies to electrical elec dec energy for tor domestic or commercial com corn com mercial consumption which means homes stores etc It exempts electrical electrical elec dee energy furnished for industrial consumption Such exemptions in in in- clude elude electricity us used d for tor manufacturing ing Irig mining refining building construction construction con con- railroads telephone telegraph telegraph tele tele- graph and radio facilities etc Newspapers are officially classed as industrial enterprises and are arc therefore exempt from the tax Also Aiso exempt is electricity used by bythe bythe bythe the federal government states s cities clUes counties and towns Copyright 1932 NEA S Service Inc nc Next Bank checks and safety deposit de dc- posit boxes |