Show Bennett Calls Tax Reform Proposals Discriminatory to Utah Taxpayers WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Sen Wallace F F. F Bennett en Utah R-Utah R Utah today 0 day called President Kennedys Kennedy's tax reform proposals discriminatory tory to The so-called so five per cent floor on an deductions would defy definitely definitely def def- finitely hurt Utah's taxpayers Sen Bennett said sald The Utah Republican who Is a member of the powerful tax- tax writing Finance Comm Committee t tee which will wm discuss the tax pro pro- proposals proposals proposals during this session of Congress pointed to statistics on an the number of taxpayers using itemized deductions Sm Sen Bennett Dennett said tax returns show shaw that per cent of Utah's taxpayers use itemized deductions The average for the United States Is per cent cart while only New York York with with per cent and coot and California with California with per cent are cent t are higher than Utah Of or tax returns from Utah 1 were itemized deductions deductions de de- San Son Bennett said This means that almost half of Utah's taxpayers do not take the standard ten per cent deduction deduc deduc- tion Indicating they have deductions deduc deduc- including charitable contributions con con- which total more mare than 10 per cent of their income Obviously those who have deductions of less than 10 per percent percent cent will use the allowable 10 p per percent r cent deduction on an the short form fann Sen Bennett said If the administrations administration's tax proposals are ore adopted In the present form fann a person persan who wha under present law could claim 15 per cent of his deductions would lose a third of his deductible deductible deductible de de- rights Sen San Bennett said do not stand to gain the same benefits that taxpayers ers in other ather states will gain Sen Bennett said |