Excerpt from The Impact of Federal Taxes Common prudence might dictate the postponement Of any book Of this sort until the war is over, and we can view in retrospect the wisdom Of the changes in the federal tax system enacted to meet the needs Of this greatest emergency. A scholar could delay his judgments, but in this case a legis lator and a businessman cannot. Taxes must be collected and paid day after day. A decision in Congress even to main ta1n the status quo will have great repercussions. A'determi nation to lower an exemption here; to increase a rate there; to add this new Victory tax or that spendings tax to the sys tem affects vitally the family and business lives Of millions Of people. Expediency and gross revenues produced are poor guides to fairness in taxation, even in wartime. The government owes it to itself to encourage citizens to produce to maxi mum capacity.'a badly designed tax system, however much it may yield, can be a serious brake on incentive. Ours, with the best intentions, IS beginning to function as a brake today. Hence, it is certainly worth while to consider, as best we can, how a fairer and more adequate tax system may be con structed which will be as little harmful as possible to the economy we fight to preserve. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Impact of Federal Income Taxes on Farm People The unprecedented amount of Federal income taxes paid by farm residents in 19h8 resulted partly from the fact that in 19h7 taxable income reached an all - time peak. Likewise, tax rates, although they were reduced slightly from World War II levels by the Revenue Act of l9h6, applied at relatively high rates to l9h7 incomes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A Treatise on Federal Taxes Discrimination Between Corporations, Partnerships, and Individuals. Discrimination Between Residents and Nonresidents. Federal Taxation of Corporations Created by States. Taxation of Income from non-taxable Property. Taxing Salaries of Federal and State Meets. Exemption of Incomes Below a Fixed Sum. Exemption of Classes of Individuals or Corporations. Double Taxation. Same; Additional Taxation of Same Income. Validity of Progressive or Graduated Tax. Retrospective Operation of Statute. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Federal Taxes on Income and Profits: Imposed by the Revenue Act of 1918 The statute imposes an income tax upon individuals, including a normal tax and a surtax. The tax is upon net income, after deduct ing from gross income, the allowable deductions. Normal Tax. - For the calendar year 1919 and subsequent years the normal tax on individual citizens or residents of the United States is 4 per centum upon the first in excess of allow able deductions and credits and 8 per centum upon the excess over that amount. The lower rate on the first applies to each separate individual, whether married or unmarried, and should not be confused with the joint exemption granted married persons. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Federal Tax Policy Indexing for Inflation 103 Capital Gains and Losses 106 State and Local Government Bond Interest 112 Income Averaging 116. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Federal Taxes: Including a Complete Digest of the Income, Excess Profits, War Profits and Capital Stock Taxes on Corporations; The Income Tax on Individuals, and Special Taxes, as Such Taxes Apply to 1919 and Subsequent Years Sec. 210: The normal tax upon the net income of every individual for the calendar year 1919 shall be. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.