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Show FEDERAL TAX IN UTAH REDUCED .Survey by Collector Anderson Ander-son Shows Cut of $3,619,590 The reduction in federal taxes in the collection district of Utah, effective for the current year, reaches the sum of J3. 619. 590.80. according to a special spe-cial survey of the cancellations and I decreases in tax rates provided by the i revenue act of 19J1. This survey was eoinpkt' d b James II Anderson, collector col-lector of Internal revenue, tor trans-' trans-' mission to the bureau. The statement by the collector rurther shows this ! detail "Payments in taxes for 1922 approximately ap-proximately as follows ; income tax 2.96$.4o3 16 Transportation tax .... 1,308,490 US .sales and luxury tax... 100.308.61 14. 373. 232. 39 "The transportation, sab s and luxury lux-ury tax cancellations became effective January 1. ol" this year and the Income In-come lax reduction covers 192 1, u,s well -is I'."-'- and thereafter 'Since the district office was openod on October 1. 1919, the Utah district has paid Cnclo Sam $14,38 4,613.03 ,n income taxi s. -and J709,592 12 In sales and luxury taxes. "Since October 1. 1919, the transportation trans-portation lax paid by Utah amounted. I to s 3 . r. s c 476 :-o. uf this amount $1,-194 $1,-194 1,009.19 was for freight and f 1,-615.180.55 1,-615.180.55 for passenger fares. This oes not Include transportation Charges, which were prepaid or were iaei in other districts, winch amount ! to .1 much larger sum. The transportation, transpor-tation, sales and luxury tax for 19J1 amounted tof.l,S0S,0S7 sri "This entire transportation tax has been taken off, and relieves every person In I tali who travels, puss freight, sends an express package, buyi a Pullman berth, takes a drink of soda water, or attends an amusement amuse-ment where the charge does not ox-Iceed ox-Iceed 10c admission. The reduction In 'the incomi lax affects every person I who has a taxable income, and for h. :cds of families the exemption Is :.n- I creased from $2,000 to $2..".n0. and for dependents from 200 to 44Q "The income tax paid for 1920 in Utah was 15,085,088.18, while undr-r j the revenue act of 1921 it was re-IdUCed re-IdUCed to 2.968.4."i3.16 for 1921. This ; reduction of $2,1 16,552.97 for 1921 affects 30,510 taxpayers. of whom I 28.7S3 had incomes of less than $".-(00- In this year's list there are 37.-860 37.-860 Income taxpayers, of whom 30.-839 30.-839 individuals had Incomes of less than $5,000, and 2,234 over $5.0'0 (he corporations numbering 47S7. "From this survey It will be seen that the reduction in federal taxes under the revenue act of 1921 represents repre-sents a huge saving to the people ot this district." |