The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-27
Expected That 100000
at Least Will Have to
Pay to Treasury.
VIRGINIA LATE IN
GIVING IN REPORT
New York Is Expected to Lead
in Number of Big Assessments,
but Pennsylvania Is Close
Second-Hull Explains
Workings Of His Pet
Measure.
Especial to Tho Times-Dispatch.1

Washington. September 26.-ApproS-
imately 100000 persons with incomes
ranging from $4,000 to 100000 u year
| Sl0o.U00.OOv yearly revenue to be de-
| rived from the income tax
So far, 56l.402 persons have been
| FOUND taxable under the new law. or
| this number 5l4,Sl0 will be levied on
for incomes ranging from $4,000 to
| $4,000; 3I,zo6 on incomes from s2O.-
600 to $4,000; 7,6ll on incomes from
$4,000 to 100000. and 1876 on in
! comes exceeding 100000. II will re-
quire an estimated additional force OF
2I2 revenue collectors and clerks to
collect income taxes.
These figures were given out to-
night by l.. NJ Spear. chief of the cor
poration tax division OF the Depart
ment of Internal Revenue of the
| proximations from all the Internal
revenue districts of the United States
! requested by Mr.. Spear and Colonel
| Osborne, Commissioners or Internal
Revenue. to form foundation for fur
| ther estimates By the department.
Many Districts Missing.
! Mr.. Spear stated that the figures
| were as yet incomplete. and predict
! ed when all the returns are in the num-
! ber OF persons nmenable to the income
tax will exceed 100000. Districts
| from which no returns have been re-
! ceived to-day are: Arkansas Connec-
| ticut. Georgia, Kansas Kentucky.
Missouri, Massachusetts. Montana. Ne
| braska. the First and Second and
| Twenty-frst New York districts
| Oregon and Virginia.
The twenty third internal revenue
district of Pennsylvania. containing
iHarrisonburg and adjacent towns, has
the largest number of incomes over
100000 The internal revenue collec-
tor for this district estimated that
there are 500 men in his bailiwick who
will have to pay the highest tax un-
der the new law.
| The Fourteenth New York District
is next. with an estimate of over 200
incomes in excess of 100000. Albany
| is the principal city of this district.
New York VIII Carry Honors.
Mr.. Spear pointed out. however, that
all the estimates for the Empire State
were not in. particularly those for
New York City itself He predicted
! that when all returns shall have been
made, New York will carry off all
! honors for large incomes,
The Twenty eighth District of New
York has 100 incomes estimated In eN-
cess: of 100000.
! The State of Minnesota has $50 men
! whose incomes are estimated at over
! 100000: California. s.: Colorado. 45;
| Florida. 3; Illinois. "a; Indiana, 10;
Iowa, s.; Kentucky. s (Second Ken
lucky missng); Louisiana. /; Michi-
| gan. 120; Missouri IS; New Jersey, so;
| North Carolina, 3: Ohio, 15S; Pennsyl-
vania, a grand total of 625; Tennessee.
| 3: Texas. 100; Washington. 10, and
| Wisconsin, 20.
Alabama, New Hampshire, New Mex
leo, North and South Dakota. and Okla
homa, report no estimated incomes of
over 500, 900 subject to tax.
| How States show Up.
Here are the persons taxable under
the income tax, as shown by figures
received at the Treasury Department:
| Persons with incomes