Show or y c 4 T r Maw w Wes esl Growth M Af Tax Meef I. I Equit Is 5 Keynote t Of Coordinated Industrial develop develop- nent Jn in the 11 western states en encouraged encouraged en- en by equitable distribute sounded Bounded of f taxes was the keynote Tuesday by Gov Herbert B B. MavIn Maw Mav Mawin In fn welcoming more than 70 taxing and ind nd officials at the opening ses ses- eson es- es on of a two-day two conference 11 in inthe intile the tile state capitoL He r Bennion Jr chairman o of Utah tax commission presided a athe at atthe atthe the meeting which took up a as Its iti first informal discussion topic topi corporation income and franchise t taxes xe Frank V. V Ortiz Orti Santa Fe i N N. M. M Mj secretary of the New Mexico Mexico Mex Mex- l ico o tax tX commission responded re to tc the governors governor's welcome f- f Control Industry Growth f f Few ew groups in government control control control con con- the destiny of Industrial progression progression pro pro- as you you the governor told the taxing officials official The war has d that our industry is too too concentrated Every western ate has unlimited potentials for Industry If it comes however it must be invited and shown there ie advantages advantage to Its coming Your job ob f is ill to equitably distribute taxes keeping In mind that no business objects to paying its fair I hue of taxes t I I Accepting the states state's hospitality In in b behalf balt of the officials Mr Ortiz OrUz continued reputation in int t tax X matters has been sighted far-sighted hid d progressive Our meeting here Will serve to more firmly establish t Interstate friendly relations fW de variance on administrative administrate tive te tive CO costs of corporation income i iid d franchise taxes and lack of studies showing those taxes in operation cooperation with the over-all over tax taC burden of corporations were reviewed re- re viewed dewed by conferees as common und for further study in all states tates f Nevada is the only state at pres pres- exit ent nt not having income and fran Iran chi applicable to corporations Kid aid Wayne head ef f the state tax commission legal He led the discussion on hit t subject and explained a study taxes based on income nd Dd taxes based on capital assets 1 fall western states i ii I Utah Tax Held I Low w Teats rests dealing with various ups ranging from those paying t excess of 00 a year to less a year as corporation e es in Utah led to conclusions At t the tax impact W was 15 greater most surrounding states said f 1 11 California and Idaho the acl is about two and one-half one times imes greater than in Utah and Colorado the impact is about one ani me and third one times greater the lie tax attorney said tin In In Utah the administrative cost w was fas found to be about inC in C california 1 and in Oregon 2 20 This Mr said te a difference upon which we could all 11 get together for closer tH H. H. H M. M Harris executive secre- secre tuy kry ary Utah Taxpayers' Taxpayers F the question of relative all ever taxes paid by corporations n various states drawing out the Information that such a study is islow Isnow now low being made by Utah tax com com- tion for the legislative tax study tudy committee One Phase of Question Corporation income and fran- fran hise taxes are admittedly just one phase haae of ot the question Mr Chris Chris- afferson fferson said The wider study nay ay show for instance that prop- prop ty taxes com compensate for income and md franchise taxes L. L Peirce secretary of the California board of equalization tion which corresponds to Utah's t tax commission headed the California California Cali Call fornia delegation of ot 17 largest to attend the conference f Other leaders of state delegations t. t are S. S E E. MacClean Wyoming Wy Wy- oming R. R E. E Marks Nevada Nevada F. F B. B Purdy Montana J. J D. D Seaman Colorado D D. D C. C ONeil ONcil Arizona Earl larl L. L Fisher Fiaher Oregon T. T S. S Hedges Washington Lloyd A. A I Term Yenn Idaho and Mr Orti New Mexico exico Other discussions by topic and leader eader during the day included Individual in In- In Income taxes Mr Fisher ana 1 sales ales and use taxes Mr u U H L A. A G. G Mot Molt director of I the evaluation division California board ud of equalization Is la slated to toM fad kad a discussion on assessment of f M fc and public utilities in the postwar f era at a dinner se ses- ses at ton on nt at 63 P p. Pm m m- mIn In the Hotel Utah m TU Tuesday day |