Show URGED BEFORE REALTORS t S Sd Secretary r of St State t Board of fl Equalization Eq n Prop Proposes se l Organization I J A taxpayers taxpayers' league lague with with member- member s drawn lp-drawn drawn from all pa parts ls of tho the state I for a iye understanding of the tax problems n facing Utah ls is is' is urged I by William Bailey secretary of the state stale b board oard of equalization In I on an address address address ad ad- dress before the Salt Lake Real Estate board oard he ho said that the teal real estate men were best qualified to lo sponsor such an organization Mr Bailey Bailey- said that the people of I I shou should 1 Understand that every bond election means that so much mon money will have to lo be repaid and that without a thorough understanding of I I the method of raising ta-es ta It was mere I oily folly to lay lity the blame with ith as assessors assessors as- as who are only ony charged d with I as-I the responsibility of raising enough money for governmental purposes LITTLE I KNOWLEDGE Very ew persons know a anything about tax leVi levies s. s how they are fixed and andoy by oy whom the basis of assessment the tho tax tn limits under the law the duties dulles of the assessing officials it was pointed I out All these things and many more are necessary before the public can understand understand un un- un- un the vital problem of taxation Because of its interest in the tax sitUation situation situation sit sit- in Utah Mr Bailey said the Salt bait Lake Real Estate board can act for the property of Salt Lako county There is no organization in the county it is stated hat represents so man many large property owners as the Salt Lake Rc Real Estate board through its active and associate membership 1 I I I COMING COPYING SESSION The next session of or the legislature will be one of tho the most important in the history of the state One of he most matters to come before the lawmakers is a thorough and aud if necessary necessary necessary sary compete complete revision of the tax lax situation situation situa situa- tion in this state Just how this will be brought about no one studying the question will question will venture to say The real I estate committee studying the ax situation sit sit- sit sit-i with special interest in Salt Lake Lale county and city is making a comprehensive study and will likely make a definite report before the next legislature Various Various' organizations are already working on taxes and when al aJl the different angles of the question are presented the tile legislature will have a idea of the of the people towards his vital ital said Edward M. M Ashton chairman of the Salt Lake Real Estate board ax committee REVISION NECESSARY Both parties are said to agree that a revision of the laws affecting tax as asSessment assessment assessment as- as will wiH be considered in the next legislature The problem is considered so big that no single session of the legislature legislature leg leg- can hope to solve it all even if all the time was devoted to that question question question ques ques- tion alone which of course is considered impossible Organizations that are in interested in- in in a solution are are said to hold the solution to the tax ta situation by acting through committees and then appearing appearing appearing ap ap- ap- ap before the legislature with certain certain tam tain recommendations The real estate men are considering the thO tax question from the standpoint of the public The present situation is said to be injurious and harmful to the small home owner whose home is taxed be beyond ond the capacity of the home homeowner homeowner homeowner owner to pay How this ma may be relieved the real estate tax committee committee commit commit- tee is not prepared to state now Mr Ashton says but a solution will wiH be recommended to the solons ADDITIONAL SUPPORT i Not only are the real estate men men of the tho city concerned with this problem bu but bul the energy of he Utah State Realty I association is also being directed I towards the tax problem The tax committee com coIn comI I will meet in Salt Lake within a week and outline a a. line of study of the present tax law and the I laws of other states for comparison re regarding regarding regarding re- re 1 garding workable laws |