Show UTAH WILL TAX ILLEGAL LIQUOR L State Commission Predicts Bootleggers Will Pay Without Trouble A ruling to force torce Utah bootleggers to split their profits proms with the state was adopted by the Utah tax commission commission com corn mission Thursday Henceforth Commissioner J J. J Will Knight announced the commission will collect the 2 per cent sales tax on all hard liquor sold within Utah's borders whether over a bar or in bulk While admitting that enforcement of the ruling will present some difficulties difficulties difficulties dif dif- dif dif- Commissioner Knight said the hc sales tax law contains sufficient teeth to make attempted evasion of the thc tax unprofitable Files of the federal bureau of ot Internal Internal internal in In- revenue it was pointed out will provide a read ready means o of checking checking checking check check- ing on both retail and wholesale liquor liquor liquor dealers in Utah who have been registered b by the government Liquor dealers will be notified of their liability for the tax it was explained explained explained ex ex- ex- ex by Ned Warnock commission commission commission commis commis- sion counsel and if it they fail to file filea lIc lIca a return within 30 days the commission commission commission commis commis- sion will arbitrarily assess them with the amount estimated to be due the state It will then be up to the dealer to show before the commission or in incourt incourt court if action is instituted to collect the claim that the assessment is ex ex- ex- ex We believe liquor dispensers will pay up rather than go to court one commission said The law plainly instructs the commission commission commission com com- mission to collect the sales tax on reail retail retail re- re tail ail sales of ot all aU tangible property in inU U Uta t a h explained Commissioner Knight We intend to obey the law whether ie the sale of the tangible property property prop prop- erty is legal or illegal This applies to o liquor sales saleS- |