Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1919 — LUXURY TAXES WENT INTO EFFECT MAY 1 [ARTICLE]

LUXURY TAXES WENT INTO EFFECT MAY 1

The socalled luxury taxes provided in the new internal revenue law become effective May 1, and affect ice cream, sodas, sundaes and all soft drinks, all bottled beverages made of ceraels or substitutes and containing less than one-half of 1 per cent of alcohol, unfermented, grape juice, root beer, sarsaparilla, pop, artificial mineral waters. While not classed particularly as luxuries, carpets, rugs, picture frames, trunks, portable lighting fixtures, umbrellas, fans, women's ind misses’ hats, bonnets and hoods and men’s and. boys’* hats, shoes, neckties, shirts and pajamas also will be taxed. The tax bn ice cream apd soft drinks will be 1 cent for each 10 cents or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the consumer. On bottled beverages the tax is 15 per cent, while on grape juice, gingerale, root beer, sarsaparilla, pop and mineral waters the tax will be 10 per cent. The tax on carpets, rugs, etc., will be 10 per cent of the price paid in excess of a certain fixed which, in the case of women’s hats is sls, and in the case of men’s and boys hats, neckwear, shirts etc., is $5. Before June 30,owners of pleasure boats will be taxed $1.25 and on July 1, a tax of from $1 to $lO, based on the length and power of such craft will be due. If the ladies appear with pale cheeks and lifeless lips on and after May 1, don’t blame it on the flue. It’s the internal revenue bureau at it again. Peter J. Kruyer, collector of internal revenue, calls attention to the fact that on and after May 1, a tax of 1 cent for each 25 cents, or-frac-tion thereof will be levied upon the amount paid for perfumes, essences, extracts, toilet waters, cosmetics, petroleum,’, jellies, hair oils, pomades, hair restoratives, hair dyes, tooth and mouth washes, tooth pastes, aromatic cachous, toilet powders and other soap powders “and other similiar substances and preparations.” "A like tax is imposed on proprietary medicines, “as to which the manufacturer or producer claims to have any private formula, secret or occult and -for making or preparing the same.’ 1