Show Uncle Sams Sam's New Taxes Where They Hit You You And And How I 10 Per Cent Fur Tax Includes Rugs Robes and Coats Editors Editor's Note This is the thc seventh seventh sev say of 20 daily articles explaining explain explain- ing lag the new federal taxes S By ROBERT TALLEY It is Indeed a splitting hair job when Uncle Sam sets out to raise an additional additional addi addi- by means o of a 10 per cent tax lax on furs The experts who made the new tax law designed to balance the budget have bave figured this out in great detaiL Of course furs furs furs-as as such such are are taxed at 10 per cent but what about fur- fur trimmed dresses CO coats etc in which the fur used therein represents only a portion of the total manufacturers manufacturer's sales sales' price Ah Ab says Uncle Sam Sara In order to determine if the tax applies in the case of ot any article it ft must be determined whether the value of ot th the fur lur is exceeded in value by any other single component material exclusive of ot labor charges for manUfacturing manufacturing manufacturing man man- or producing the article If It a trimmed fur d coat is composed of materials the cost to the of which is cloth 10 lining 5 J findings including buttons braid thread etc 3 and fur trimming 15 then the cost of the fur trimming exceeds exceeds ex ex- in value any other single material material material mate mate- rial and is therefore the component material of chief chic value used fri in the coat thus bringing the sale price o othe of the thc entire garment within the scope of the act Conversely it would appear If the cloth or an any other single component in the garment cost more than the f fur u trimming there would be no tax Not only is a 10 per cent tax now added to the thc cost of ot a fur coat which coat which means 10 on the sale saIe price price but bu furs Curs used for other purposes such as rugs robes etc are also taxable A bearskin rug for the living room for example costs just that much more Repairs to furs are not taxable unless unless un un- un- un less new fur is used and then the tax applies only to the price Of the new fur Cop Copyright right 1932 NEA Service Inc Next Hunting Buntin and fishing equipment equipment equip equip- ment ment and pleasure boats |