Show TAXPAYERS WILL GIRD AND ARM ARl Utah state farm bureau will run against THE I strong opposition in its program for state income in income in- in come comet tax x law v revision The bureau seeks repeal of the filing fee feature fea feature fea- fea ture and offset provisions of the state income tax law increase in rates and lower exemptions Though the filing fee ice has been resented attacked excoriated deplored and generally objected to in addition to having haying been the cause of many political al headaches it constitutes he the teeth of ot the law It provides a large part of the cost of collection col col- col- col lection and administration and to a marked d degree de degree de- de gree compels the thc making of tax returns An at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt to raise the rate will be met by an army of taxpayers girded and armored prepared to smite amite the proponents of increase hip and thigh Wage-earners Wage will march on the capitol with banners banners banners ban ban- ners flying to resist an effort to lower the tion It proposes that hat assessments on farm lands be lowered It is evident that there will be an effort cHort all ll along the line not only to bring as assessments of city and rural property down but also to prevent increasing levies The thing that I interests a taxpayer is the amount of taxes he pays no not so much uc the method by which the amount is arrived at Instalment payment of taxes is also urged Officials will perhaps re resist resist resist re- re this to some extent in the larger tax gather ing log centers as calling for increased work in their offices with no increased personnel Nevertheless Nevertha- Nevertha less serious objections will be DC difficult to muster If this could operate to do away with the ex extravagant extravagant extravagant ex- ex and d wasteful practice of issuing tax anticipation paper by taxing units it would prove to be a big step forward as asan an economy program as well as affording convenience to the taxpayer It might help also to do away with many complete tax defaults Before real tax reform can come Unnecessary unnecessary sary Eary functions of government must be eliminated The cause of excessive taxes will then cease to exist This cannot be done if various interests continue t to ask government to act for them in incapacities incapacities incapacities capacities w which ich should be private enterprises privately financed The most capable t taxation experts expertS' and authorities would doubtless find less wrong with our tax system than in pur our tax taC spend- spend ing We continue to pay increasingly for government gov gov- we do donot not need and cannot afford |