Show R Roes Find Other Taxes Besides Income Imposts Impost With the task of filling fining out federal and state tax returns ir in I all aU their complexities before them John Doe Sr John Doe Jr Richard Roe and the formers former's brother John W. W Doe recall these thes are not all the 1935 taxes each has had to pay There were the taxes on real estate estate es- es es 1 tate improvements and personal per property owned by all nfl four Taxes which became due last December 20 and from which the receipts willbe will willbe willbe be used to support local governments governments govern govern- governments ments and schools until next falls fall's taxes are collectable I In the case of Joh John Doe Sr who has a thrifty little business located just over the line Jine of Salt Lake City's southern boundary tho the tax assessor set a value of on stock and fixtures of oC the store Doe Doc senior does not own the building or real estate upon which it is situated therefore he had on only to pay the personal property tax on a value of The business is located in Granite district where the total all- all purpose levy Jevy in 1935 was 2648 mills making malting a tax of Mr Doe had to pay on his business Taxes on Home Although he escaped payment of ot taxes on an any rea real estate in Granite district Mr Doe had to meet that situation in the tho Salt Lake CIt City dis dis- There he owns and maintains a home valued at He has an automobile also alBo It is valued at Therefore Mr r. r Doe on December 20 paid taxes on additional property valued at The Jev levy in the Salt Lake City district of oC mills was higher however than it was In Granite So although value of his property in Salt Lake City is nearly 50 per cent less ess than value of ot his property in Granite Mr Doe had to pay taxes within 20 20 as aa much upon his residence and caras car caras caras as he did upon his business stock and store fixtures Now consider the situation as it affects his son John Doe Doc Jr who is isa Isa isa a clerk in the store Although the son is single and owns no real estate he has personal property Inthe inthe in inthe the form of a late model automobile listed in his own name on the tax rolls of or Salt Lake count county True frue the car cor is not yet fully paid for but Doe junior purchased it just before the first of oC the year It was in his possession possession pos pos- session on January 1 1935 therefore there fore taxable to him during that year In addition to the tax paid on his income young youn Doe Doc had to pay 1981 taxes on his automobile valued va- va valued val val- at OO Thc They ra Pay More Mora John W. W V. V Doe engineer and brother of the tho merchant together with his wife Ruth paid more property property prop prop- erty taxes than the combined outlay outlay out out- lay Jay of the merchant and his son for tor like purposes This is due to the fact that apartment apartment apartment apart apart- ment house and aud furnishings listed in the name of Mrs Ruth Doe on tax roles Is valued at It Is located in a more or less choice apartment house bouse district in Salt Lake City In addition to this property property property prop prop- erty the Does maintain two automobiles automobiles automobiles auto auto- mobiles one assessed at 1000 and the other at On the apartment house property which serves also as the Docs Docs' residence residence resi real dence they paid taxes in 1935 Personal prOperty taxes tl on the two automobiles totaled mH making a total property fax of which the John JohnV W. W Does Doess a paid In addition to their income e taxes both federal and state Consider the Does' Does neighbor r Richard Roe salesman who is single single single sin sin- gle but supports his mother and younger brother The flie Rocs Roes live with Mrs Roes Roe's sister and the boy at attends attends at- at tends a n private school The only property properly the family owns is the furniture furniture furniture fur fur- in their comfortable little litHe apartment and a small automobile Assessor Sot Set Value Field assessors assessor In the Salt Lake Cit City district fixed a value of oC upon the apartment furnishings and inspectors of oC the motor motol vehicle division division divi divi- sion of oC the assessors assessor's office said Mr Roes Roe's car was worth for taxable taxable taxable taxa taxa- ble purposes He had to have the car appraised and pa pay the taxes upon it before he could obtain license li license li- li cense cease plates from irom the state tax com corn mission Therefore the Roes have taxable property properly of ot a total value of ot Although the younger Roe is a newspaper carrier and earns carns sufficIent cleat clent to pay his tuition in a private trado school he Is still under 16 years of age and eligible to attend public schools so his big brother is not relieved of paying the city school tax levy along with other local ocal government levies Thus the Rocs on their possessions possessions posses posses- es- es valued at for Cor taxing purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses paid in 1935 1584 at the rate of or mills including 1115 mills rills for schools per 1000 of or is as assessed as- as essed valuation |