Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-02-27 | Page 13 | Double Taxation Faces Fera Wages

DOUBLE TAXATION I FACES FERA WAGES Utah empl es of ot the F FERA FER E R. R A Aare legally are subject to both federal and state income taxes on their carnin earnings s it was announced Wed Wed- n i The f federal deral government will assess assess as as- sess seas them for that share of ot their pa pay checks paid by the federal re relief re- re lid lief agency The state of ot Utah has the right to levy an Income tax assessment as as- on that portion of or the payrolls payrolls pay pay- rolls the state contributed to the re reHe relief relief re- re He lief expenditure but Utah probably will not collect any income tax from tram the F FER E R A workers officials official of the federal department said Wed Wed- 0 Reason will be that none of ot them theme e earn rn sufficient money which comes directly from the state to put them in a al wage earning bracket that draws an income tax assessment The federal government contributed contributed contrib contrib- approximately 87 Yo per pcr cent of the relief relic pa payroll It can It-can can collect in income income income in- in come tax on that amount The state contributed the remainder but it would not exceed for lor any anyone one individual indi- indi vidual the exemption allowed under the law according to the relief relic of of- ice fice Legality of ot assessing an Income tax on the earnings that come from the the state has been upheld by the Utah attorney general af after er his opi opinion lon was requested by the tax Lax commission S