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Show collected From Utah Foundation Federal and state income taxes collected from Utahns have been rising faster than income during the 1970s. This was reported by the Utah Foundation in an analysis of income tax returns filed in Utah. According to the foundation report, adjusted gross income in Utah rose by 150 percent between 1970 and 1978, or an average of 12.2 percent per year. During this same period, federal income taxes collected from Utahns grew by 167 percent, or 13.1 percent per year. State income taxes climbed by 231 percent, or 16.1 percent per year. Combined federal and state income taxes increased by 178 percent, or 13.6 percent per year. Because federal and The men who wrote the First Amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing freedom of the press were very familiar with oppressive English restrictions upon the spread of information. They had protested against British laws that taxed newspapers heavily to make it too expensive to print and distribute them. They had been tried for treason for speaking boldly but truthfully against royal governors. They had seen how U.S. luveniles, 12, 13, charged with theft Two boys, ages 12 and 13, were charged with theft ,, last Thursday afternoon, July 10. Nephi Police Chief Roy Manning said the two had allegedly stolen $600-$70- 0 in parts, in- cluding wheels, seats, feners, and batteries, from unassembled motorcycles stored cartons in the yard. from $9,266 per in return Piute County to taxes in $15,596 Morgan Counstate. ty. Statewide, gross in4. More than 80 percent of the federal in- come in Utah averaged come taxes collected in $13,823 per return. 6. A total of nearly Utah is paid by the million inresidents of four counties one-hal- f Salt Lake. Weber, dividual income tax Utah, and Davis. These returns were filed in four counties accounted Utah for the 1978 tax for $676 million in year. 7. Although itemized federal individual income 1978 accounted for onreturns taxes during the 43.4 percent of the tax tax year, or 82.4 percent ly filed for 1978, returns of the state total. were responsible for 5. Average adjusted they 71.3 percent of the total gross income as reported income tax collecstate Internal to the U.S. for in tions that year. 1?78 Revenue Service total federal income ranged Tax notes in state income taxes have were equal to 20.8 perbeen rising faster than cent of the federal inincome, the average combined federal and state tax rate has climbed steadily from 13.7 percent of adjusted gross income in 1970 to 15.2 percent in 1978. A major reason for this steady increase in the average effective tax rate during the 1970s is that taxpayers are moving into higher tax brackets because of inflation. Inflation, therefore, provides a tax boost under a progressive rate structure even if there is no change in the actual tax rates. The foundation study also notes that the state income tax is rising in relation to the federal income tax collected in Utah. During 1970, state income tax collections come taxes in Utah. By 1978, the percentage of state income taxes to federal had climbed to 25 percent. Foundation analysts indicate that there were 1,830 federal income tax returns filed in Juab County for the 1978 tax years. These returns reported a total of $18,025 million in gross income for the year, or an average of $9,850 per return. A total of $2,026 million in federal income taxes were paid by Juab County residents that year. Among the other in- teresting facts un- covered by the founda- tion analysis are the following: 1. Although returns with adjusted gross income of more than $25,000 represent only 13.8 percent of the federal returns filed for 1978, they accounted for some important informa- nearly 55 percent of the tion and opinions could total federal tax liabiity not be published because in Utah for that year. On British governors issued the other hand, tax licenses to printers who returns with adjusted printed only those things gross incomes of $10,00 or less represented 46.5 favorable to the crown. But freedom of the percent of the tax acpress was never meant to returns filed and six for less than counted The license. be unbridled only free press that can percent of the federal exist is the press that is taxes collected. 2. The top 50 percent responsible to the people of the taxpayer returns serves. it The New York Su- filed in Utah for 1978 preme Court once stated: (those with adjusted The constitutional gross incomes of $11,100 for liberty of speech and of or more) accounted 92 more than percent of the press grants the right taxes income all federal to freely utter and pubConstate. in the lish whatever a citizen paid 50 bottom the may desire and to be pro- versely, filreturns of the tected in so doing, pro- percent vided always that such ed accounted for less the publications are not blas- than 8 percent of coltaxes federal income sediphemous, obscene, tious, or scandalous in lected in Utah. 3. The bottom 2 per.their character so that of the taxpayer cent an become offense they filed in Utah conreturns and the by public against less than one tributed their malice and falseof one half percent of the hood injuriously affect w "V the character, reputatKIMO'SKAMERA ion, or pecuniary inter- , FASTEST p individuals. est of it BEST The Times-New- s SLOWEST PRICE ON . 3 Nephi, Utah July 17. 1980 FILM DEVELOPING!! SUMMED SAILEJ discount On all shrubs and trees in stock! Mother Nature Nursery 802 East 100 South - Call Nephi, Utah 623-023- 1 Soft Shell V MEAT BORE5TOS (Al 0 TACO each Taco Time Nephi 206 North Main Nephi, Utah in the - PROVO'S 22IID i CDJlgJI FRDDAY AND SATURDAY JULY 26 & 26 Stores open each day at 9:30 a.m. Open late Friday only till 9:00 p.m. Plenty of free parking. 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