Show E ENDLESS N P L E TAXES AND QUESTIONS commenting on the ramifications of air taxation as affecting insurance C I 1 L tyner president 0 of the home insurance company said it la is information required with respect to taxation which keeps the accounting divisions of the great companies awake at night the variety of methods in taxation jr sometimes baffling baff linc taxation and the attempt to collect taxes la Is a question olt which lends itself to endless discussion the prize fishing expedition possibly in the history of the insurance business it that ot of illinois where an attempt is being made to collect taxes going back about 50 years and the companies have been asked a series or of questions which require an endless amount of research work one insurance company tor for two years has had clerks who have done nothing else but work on the illinois case digging up information writing letters tor for information etc it has more than 1001 agents in illinois and at times it has been necess necessary axy to write them circular letters there are counties in illinois and to meet with the boards of oc assessors and boards ot of review and to see the various states attorneys having tax claims in charge is a very burdensome burden soma matter the various states have different tax regulations in addition to the tax information required there is a great amount of detailed information which must bo be furnished about rating matters and agency appointments every time a legislature begins its sessions there Is concern in Ilis insurance urance offices bechir e the 13 oti 0 a bill while not net originated with the idea ot of making the ie conduct of the insurance business more rigorous may contain some feature which will dump a lot more work on the organizations in the business ou siness there is no letup let up in the flood of measures introduced about insurance it is estimated L that at least 2000 2 bills which would have s affected t insurance if passed were introduced in 1925 all of the unnecessary laws useless questions and special taxation loaded onto insurance increase the cost of doing business and this increase must bo be passed on to the public jublle in insurance rates for this reason the public is interested in seeing that the busl buskness ness is treated fairly at the hands of 0 lawmaking law making and taxing bodies |