Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 107, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1919 — NO TAX WHEN YOU TAKE ’EM HOME [ARTICLE]

NO TAX WHEN YOU TAKE ’EM HOME

Some of the gloom cast upon soda fountain patrons by the special taxes which went into effect May 1, is dispelled by a telegram received this morning by Daniel Voreis, deputy U. S. Internal revenue agent. The mesage from headquarters announced that sales of soft drinks, ice cream and similiar articles are not taxable when made in the regular course of business at a hotel, restaurant, cafeteria, lunch room or club house, unless such articles are sold separate and apart from the meals. Another feature of the act which is not known to all is that where articles are purchased for. the purpose of taking them home they are not taxable. A number of beverages such as buttermilk, coffee, and tea are also etxcepted together with medicinal preparation often mixed at the fountains. The act provides a tax of one cent for’each ten cents or fraction thereof, paid to persons conducting a soda fountain or ice cream parlor, Mr. V ories yesterday received 200,000 of the new proprietary stamps and already has issued a number of them. These range in value from one cent for forty cents.