Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-01-31 | Page 6 | Senate Revenue Body Debates Tax Relief

I r Senate Revenue Body I Debates Tax Relief I The Th possibility of or property properly tax relief going too far to the point I where it Jt would cut too deeply into revenues was debated Thursday morning by the senate revenue and taxation committee when it itI considered a bill by Senator George M. M Miller D. D Carbon that I would allow 10 years for payment of taxes delinquent between 1928 and 1934 The measure would lump jump all such taxes into a sum cancel all interest and penalties except 2 per cent and permit a year 10 payment nt period at 6 0 per cent interest Payment of or current current current cur cur- rent taxes would be a prerequisite The committee took no action on the measure and made it a special order of business at its meeting Monday At that time it is expected to have a q bill sponsored by the Utah State Stale Farm Bureau Bureau Bu Bu- reau Federation and the state tax commission se seeking king relief for delinquent delin quent taxpayers Criticism Follows Criticism followed Senator Millers Miller's explanation the bill was wa one to salvage salvage salvage sal vage something and case ease the burden on th the p poor or man A belief that it would work to the advantage ad of the rich man and encourage encourage en en- courage tax dodging was expressed by y some members who believed a person person per per- son with money might not pay taxes put ut his money out at a high rate of interest than pay over the year 10 period period pe pe- pe- pe nod at a profit Members Member referred to the senate resolution passed Wednesday providing provid provid- ing ng a constitutional amendment to exempt ex cx- empt real property up to 2000 and personal property to pointing out this action together with that proposed pro posed b by Senator Miller would cut deeply into revenues Senator Ward C. C Holbrook CD D. D Davis doubted that the law could be appl applied ed to many homes as ns most arc are mortgaged and the properly property owner might have no desire to pay taxes Small Amount The total sum of delinquent property property prop prop- erty taxes in the state Is not more than 20 per cent of a single years year's tax bill he said Senator Holbrook doubted constitutionalIty constitutionality of the Miller bill blU on grounds the legislature may not compromise a debt due the state although h he admitted admitted ad ad- legislatures may have violated the constitution in the past by allowing allow- allow ing county commissioners to compromise com cam promise tax bills Senator A. A E. E H Holmgren R. R Box BoxElder BoxElder BoxElder Elder opposed extension of a redemption redemption tion period for more than two years It was expected the tax commission and several county commissioners would be asked to attend Mondays Monday's committee hearing To Take Up S. S B. B 58 The committee also decided to take up senate senat bill 58 8 which would empower empower em em- power the tax commission to move to collect any sta state s te taxes in danger of being being being be be- ing lost by discontinuance of business or for other reasons Monday Senator Millers Miller's bill to allow the tax commission to throw delinquent taxpaying mines into rece receivership also will vill be considered Monday