| Show P k r REGARDLESS OF v t 1 i t J TAXES TAXES' f v j rt Ih rIft if E Exhibitions F Fall Fail t tr t tc r Slow Dp UP p Box Office C Income i By By R. R H H. ARGUBRIGHT rye H As a n. nation nation that has b been en bombarded bombard bombard- r ed with thrift propaganda and threat threat- V ened with dire results if it it falls fails to getto get et back bac to normalcy tho the United States apparently n lY does docs not Intend to under under- i tand that that the program of retrenchment retrench retrench- ment Is to Include curtailment of or its amusement If It the con concrete rete figures of the Internal revenue re service on tax tae c collections can bo be construed as any In In- In With Uncle Sams Sam's tax receipts show show- InK Ing mostly In the red rE-d so far as ns 1921 fisc fiscal year car results are arc compared with 1920 the outstanding feature of ot the tho ro- ro port just Issued by tho the commissioner Is tho the tremendous Increase In tho the amo amount n t through thousands of or In the form of or the levy V which h the federal government exacts from those who desire to be amused Even the automobile which might be considered by some as as as' the tho greatest greatest ve ve vehicle c hicle human amusement has haR been forced Into the background of ot the tax schedule as compared with the theatre cabaret concert baseball and other forms forma of ot amusement on which the th admission ad admission ad- ad d. d mission tax is levied Intoxicating liquors for man many years a n. bulwark of or federal revenue from taxation are merely memories so far tar as Uncle Sams Sam's accountants are concerned when they start computing the amusement admissions admissions Blons tax This of ot course does docs not take tako Into consideration the amounts derived from income and profits tax I UTAH KEEPS P PACE CE All An of or this Is shown In the prelim preliminary inary statement of ot the internal revenue commissioner for tor the fiscal year rear end ending In June Tune 30 1921 a n. COP copy of or which has forwarded to tho the office of of ot con Collector James Tames H. H Anderson While the nationwide nationwide nationwide nation nation- wide statement h has s not yet et been reduced re reduced reduced re- re to schedules showing collections In separate states 01 oc districts Collector Collector tor Anderson Is authority for tor the as assertion lS- lS that so far as Utah Is concerned this district will mea measure re up with the tho record of or the nation on the matter of I u admissions tax and most of ot the other levies I This m may be construed as meaning th that t the people of ot Utah like those of all nil other states in the Union refuse tobe to tobo tobo bo be deprived of or their amusement nt norV nor nor- V malcy retrenchment and thrift not not- withstanding The sl significant fact that has been brought homo home to those who have hae analyzed the tho report to some somo extent is Is' the increased r revenue venue derived from almost every taxable article which can bo be regarded as contributing to the amusement loving loving- proclivities of or Uncle I Sams Sam's huge family Merely by byn n way of ot showing you how I you spent somo of oC your our amusement fund during the twelve months up to June 30 SO last rolled Into the States treasury in the form of pennies nickels and dimes collected collect collect- I ed edon on admissions at tho rate of or 1 cent for each 10 cents or fraction This Is I not Snot only an increase of of oC 2 04 over the amount of or admissions tax for forthe forthe the tho fiscal year 1920 but stands out as the greatest increase made on an any one one particular lar form torm of oC taxation included In Inthe Inthe inthe the long list Hat of ot war revenue levies COST OF FUN HIGH J Somo Idea of or how seriously the American public takes Its Us amusement desires may be had b by using the admissions ad admissions admissions ad- ad missions tax returns as us a a. basis for computing the total otal expenditure As As- As sumo sume therefore that the received b by Uncle Sam Som represents ex exactly exactly ex- ex 10 per cent or 1 cent for each dime the box office orrIce ana ano one finds that In twelve months the tho people contributed 20 to be entertained And this Is b by no means all nn that tha t was spent along amusement lines for forthe forthe I Ithe the admission tax does docs not take Into consideration tho the collected as a levy on tho the dues of ot athletic social and sporting clubs This too must be charged up to amusement for tor Uncle Sam does not levy on tho the dues of or re religious religious re- re fraternal and C educational or or- or re-I re Liko the admissions tax the returns from pleasure clubs In In- creased by for tor 1921 as compared compared compared com com- pared with the previous year Pursue this amusement mania Into the tho ho columns representing the manu- manu I excise taxes which In another another an- an other way Uncle Sam has of ot saying that you ou must pay a tax on something you ou dont don't really need Here one finds ah an tem Item m of ot tennis rackets and sporting sport- sport InS ing ng goods Th The returns run true to to form orm for tor there was an Increase of ot 1 1 as compared with 1920 Amusement lo lovers who ho take to sports paid laid the government a n total of ot 4 31 in the thc form of a n. 10 10 1 per cr cent ent tax for their equipment INCREASE SE GENERAL Running on down the list with losses In n revenue marked up against ilg taxable articles of ot far greater utility In da day life lire one finds rInds increases in tax for such articles as these Chewing gum increase over 1920 photographic film increase hunting and bowie knives increase liveries livery boots c etc c. c increase yachts motorboats motorboat etc increase and motion picture films leased 6 0 G- G Increase |
