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Show Interesting Facts Given About Our Tax System Bulletin no. 2, just issued by the Utah Taxpayers Association on Utah's tax system and tax administration reveals re-veals some interesting facts respecting the provisions by the Constitution and legislative enactments for constructing our tax system: It points out that the men who compose the State Board of Equalization Equaliza-tion shall be experienced in tax matters. mat-ters. At that point the bulletin raises the question whether this is being adhered ad-hered to. It is a notable fact that the law has been flouted in this respect and that other considerations have been deciding factors rather than the recognized ability of the appointees who handle tax matters. The bulletin explains the operations of the county board of equalization, made up of county commissioners: how tax levies are made; and to what extent authoritv ' is eiven both state and local tax officials to assess property. pro-perty. Explanation is also given of the assessment of mines which is in reality a form of classified property tax; it also explains the different kinds ol special taxes how they are raised and how administered. In all it is a very enlightening bulletin bul-letin and leads to the subject of the next bulletin which is to deal with the assessments made by the State Board of equalization. According to Mr. A. P. Bigelow, State Chairman of the Utah Taxpayers Association, a series of twelve bulletins will be issued on the whole scheme and plan of Utah's tax system. The bulletins bul-letins are in plain, simple English, within the understanding of the average aver-age taxpayer and will prove a valuable contribution to the general understanding under-standing of our tax laws and tax administration. |