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Show Sales tax table may be used Taxpayers in Utah may use a state sales tax table as a guideline when preparing their 1965 Federal incom tax returns. For the first time since it was introduced in 1960, the table has been printed in the Federal income tax instructions which were recently mailed to taxpayers, tax-payers, District Director Roland Ro-land V. Wise of Internal Revenue Rev-enue said. The same table can also be found in the State of Utah instructions for state tax returns. The table is also available as a separate document, docu-ment, No. 5336, from any Internal In-ternal Revenue office. The table is based on a 1960-61 1960-61 study of consumer spending patterns by the Bureau of Labor La-bor Statistics and shows the average amount of state tax paid by Utah residents. The table may be used by taxpayers taxpay-ers who itemize their federal income tax deductions. Similar tax returns but who wish to use a "standard" amount for state sales tax which will not require detailed substantiation. Taxpayers have the choice, of course, of deducting the actual amount of state sales taxes paid. tables have been prepared for 39 other states and the District Dis-trict of Columbia. The table omits the state sales tax on automobiles purchased. pur-chased. Taxpayers who purchase pur-chase an automobile may add the sales taxes paid on the purchase to the amount shown in the table. District Director Roland V. Wise reminded taxpayers that they are not rquired to use the table. The table is furnished as a guide for the convenience of taxpayers who itemize deductions deduc-tions on their federal income i |
