Show SL s. s Business L Tax By Bv City Commissioners t Measure Replaces Franchise Act t 1 Is Designed to Raise By a to 3 vote the Salt Lake City Wednesday a at its regular mee meeting ng passed a busin business ss tax to replace the franchise franchise fran chise tax which was abandoned yielding without a cent of revenue The new business tax program will yield about and is payable July 31 1947 said Mayor Earl J. J Glade compared com come pared oared to about which the franchise tax of on one fifth of or 1 retail trade would have re te e turned Streets Commissioner John Zohn B U. U Matheson and Parka Parks Commissioner Commission er erFred Fred Tedesco T desco voted against the tha business tax Mr Matheson said Bald he ho s strongly favored the tho franchise tax and aid Mr Tedesco stated that while he thought the tho business tax tat was a 8 fine lin plan h he didn't think It produced enough revenue revenue ThO Those Thoe who have to pay it weM were not not- too opposed to the new nance Retailer Okeh W. W G G. Pinches hes chairman re re tall taU trades committee Salt Lake Lak chamber chambe of ot commerce speaking for the tho retailers said lie thought it it was satisfactory It means mcana one needs a a. busi business ness ness' license to do business in Salt Lake City he said sad It uIt is 15 based on cm volume and the number of em em- which is a a. reasonable p pro pro- gram grain Speaking for the Uie chamber chamler of commerce Gus executive executive tive Uve secretary asserted We do not like any extraordInary extraordinary nary tax that is a penalty on busness business business busi bus ness through which all of us obtain obtain ob ob- tain tam a a- livelihood But in preference preference prefer prefer- ence to a penalizing t tax x xon on on the retailer wholesaler and manufacturer manufacturer a license tax taxi is much Jess Jess- obnoxious inasmuch as it Is more moreS generally distributed Appreciates Need We are appreciative of the fact based on the t approved last i December r the city commission had to find new rev revenue nueY Adoption d of f the amended ordinance nance was was' por promised s d In the event event Salt Lake e CIty was City wits allOtted som some the stated state sta e liquor o profits pro ts Mayor M Glade pointed out rTh f this S i xIi 11 P i for r eve eve one one In Jn business and nd applies to th tho iiii retailer wholesaler Jobber and and- manufacturer he said uUnd Under r the franchise tax of one fifth of one per per percent cent cent cento on o gross grOsSl sales only the retailers would have bave paid Mayor Glade Glad said the business tax had been studied for at least two months and that that- r representatives presenta tives of business business' categories categories' had met with the city com commission and and- expressed the opinion that the he business license tax was the bes best Mayor Mayor- Glade added that no o. o li lie hearing was necessary before passing the lice license se tax He He said the city's share of the liquor liquor- profIts proc prof- Its would b he be used for added law enforcement Ready Beady Forms He announced that the city license as asSessor assessor Wednesday would begin sending out application blanks to those who have to pay A. A Pratt Kesler assistant city attorney who prepared the ordinance nance stance said two factors factors' are used in computing the amount of the fee which Is due July 1 and b becomes becomes be be- comes omes delinquent July 31 The first factor is Li the number o of employ the second is the tho amount amunt of gross gron receipts 0 0 to to to 10 10 11 to 50 5 51 to to 20 tc to 40 0 to 50 t to 75 to to to 1000 over 1000 Gross Oro receipts receipts Less Less than 10 5 to 15 to 20 to 75 to to 51 to to to and over o t tAdd Add Both Factors 1 The total license is the sum of the fees for the tw two factors factora The Tho city license assessor will wilt forward to each firm an application tion Uon blank bl containing the formula Each firm will figure its tax and forward the amount to the city This This alSo also will nU provide the city elty with a complete registration of alt all wholesale and retail establishments establish establish- m ments selling Belling tangible property Mr Kesler pointed out The ordinance c is 15 for one yeara years duration |