Show BIG OF A MILLION AN A HALF what the lie elimination or of tax on express shipments macins to the public tile tiie war tax on express shipments is one of 0 the nuisance taxes removed by the government effective january 1 and what this means to the general public Is well veil explained in some data compiled by C A storrs local agent of the american railway express co mr storrs was kind enough to give us his compilation for publication lit in our columns the most important part of it is that according to his findings the elimination of this tax will save tile the public not less than monthly in explaining his figures mr storrs says the revenue act of 1921 eliminates the war tax of one cent on every twenty cents and fractions actions tr thereof in transportation charges on all express shipments this tax during the year 1920 amounted to the average avera ge transportation charge tor for each express shipment was approximately annd the average war tax for each shipment was eight cents tile the elimination of the tax therefore will virtually amount to a decrease in rates of a little over 5 per cent Mr Storrs believes that this should have a tendency to stimulate business and thereby accelerate the rapidly improving conditions throughout the entire country the american railway way express company handles approximately one million in illion shipments a day or nearly four hundred million shipments a year and mr storrs goes on to say tile the elimination of the tax will relieve eye the american railway express company of an immense amount of labor which has been involved in calculating entering on waybills way bills and collection of tax not to mention the expense of checking and accounting entailed the treasury department has requested express carriers to advise all claimants who have claims pending for overcharges over charges or who file such claims after december 31 3 1921 that continued on page eight A monthly saving continued on pago page alve div e claims for refund of tax should be filed separately on treasury department form no 46 with the commissioner of internal revenue within four years from time the tax was paid claim being barred by statute of limitations if received after such time mr storrs pointed out that as the revenue act became effective january 1 1922 the tax on all shipments forwarded prepaid on or before december 31 1921 will ill be collected and on oil ship shipments menis forwarded collect and arriving at destination on or after january 1 the tax will not be assessed |