Savings And Death Duties
Sir,—The problem of death duties could profitably be taken up by women's organisations. Has not the time rome for legally rethinking a woman’s position vis-a-vis her husband’s income? It is hard to conceive that a farmer's wife, tor instance, does not work just as hard as a farmer. Yet on his death, little account is taken legally of her contribution to the joint family income. Would it not be fair to sav that the capital each brought to the marriage originally should remain the property of that person, but otherwise the income be regarded as earned by both—as ip fact it is. America. I believe, has •ome recognition of this in that Federal taxation regards husband's income as jointly earned by husband and wife Death would then heap less economic burden on personal loss. Would men like to lose wife and livelihood in one fell swoop?—Yours, etc.. B.K.R. September 11, 1963.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30235, 13 September 1963, Page 7
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