Show I UTAH SALES TAXI TAX I TOKENS TOI BEGIN TO ROLL N TH THURSDAY Y The rattle and clink of little aluminum disks resounded all allover allover aU over the State of Utah yesterday July 1st as the sales tax tokens made their debut pursuant to 10 provisions of an act of the last legislature At the same time Ume it becomes mandatory for sellers to collect the sales tax from froth the purchasers The tax commission reported that two two thirds thirds of the tokens obtained by it recently from the tha manufacturer were I either in inthe the hands of mer merchants hants or banks Wednesday night The banks have agreed to assist in their dis distribution Representatives of the tax commission passed through Duchesne Tuesday distributing distributing dis din the tokens They stated stated stated stat stat- ed that a supply would be left at atthe atthe the Ithe Roosevelt State Bank where it would be possible for merchants merchants merchants merch merch- ants in Duchesne to obtain them The tok tokens ns are In two e easily sUy distinguished because because because be be- cause of the marl marked ed differ difference nce in size The mill 1 token the exact exact ex ex- act amount of the tax on a 5 cent purchase is smaller than a dime and the mill 5 token the exact tax on a cent 25 purchase is slightly larger than a nickel I The commission said it had been Jen en asked how the payment of sales tax w will 11 b be bl handled when charge accounts are paid by check The following section of the rules and regulations was referred to In case of charge or credit sales where the accounting for fractional parts of one cent is not practical the tax may be I computed eith ron each sale sate or invoice or on the total accumulated ted charge for tor the per per- iod In such case the computation of the tax tn must represent as near as is possible and practical the I correct amount of the tax due This may be accomplished by adopting the rule of computing the tax to the nearest even one cent However at the time the charge account Is paid the portion portion por por- tion of the tax represented by a n fractional part of one cent may be collected and paid by the use oi of of tokens I |