Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23
THOUSANDS SUSPECTED
Of DODG|NG INCOME TAX
Revenues Fall So Far Under Esti-
mate That Attention Is Directed
Toward Delinquents.

Explanations of the deficiency of rev.
enues from the income tax under esti-
mates prepared by experts in framing
the legislation have directed the finger
of suspicion at tax dodgers. Unless the
experts were entirely at fault in their
calculations, there are more than
100000 with taxable incomes who have
evaded payment
According to figures made public by
the Secretary of the Treasury, not
single class of income lived up to the
hopes of the estimators. In the $4,000
to $4,000 class, however, the discrep-
ancy was greatest, the estimates beng
i7S.O00 and the returns 10l,71S- In
comes from $4,000 to $4,000 We're only
iound to number HASA, while the
estimate was 10000.
The announcement showed that forty
TOUR returns were made on incomes eA-
ceeding S1,0U0,000, ninety-one on IN
comes between 100000 and Sl,ooo,ooo,
~ on incomes between S25O,UUO ana
$500, 900 and 1,241 on incomes between
100000 and $4,000. In no instance
were these figures near the estimates,
which nut the 100000 incomes at 100,
the next at 500, the next at oeo, ana the
100000 to S250,000 at 2,5oo
Returns on Smaller Incomes.
The lack of incomes between $4,000
and $4,000 and between $4,000 and
$4,000 was shown by the fact that
there were only 26,S1S returns of the
nrst class, with estimates OF $4,000, ana
1877 OF the latter, with estimates OF
24.5O0 Incomes between $4,000 and
$4,000 were not far wrong in the estl-
mates being only about 1000 less than
anticipated. Those between $4,000 and
$4,000 actually returned We're 1l,l44,
while the estimate was $1,000. The re-
manning incomes, those between $4,000
and 100000, We're found to De o,oIo,
while the estimate was $500.
There We're 6,6S2 married women VINO
made separate returns; the totai OIL al
married persons making returns was
21S,S35. the single men numbered oo,2l2
and the single women 23,35l.
There were 35.,59S returns made IN
der the income tax law during the rs
which Congress did much OF it's work
on the act gave 4 total OF 10000 tax
able incomes.
These estimates did not include in
comes between $4,000 and $4,000. Ac-
corCing TO last nights statement 49,
426 returns were made on incomes be-
tween these limits. SO that the total
discrepancy between the estimates and
the incomes is 146,S2S.
Many Thought to Be Delinquents.
1t was not expected at the time that
these estimates would prove correct,
but to have the actual returns fall SO
far below the estimates has led to the
belief that out of 10000 missing there
must be many deiinquents.
The internal revenue bureau months
ago announced that it had begun a
campaign to detect the dodgers.
This campaign has been pressed
vigorously, and it was under
stood last night that results might
be forthcoming soon. There is little
doubt that every effort Will be made
to catch up with vioiatcrs, for as q
revenue producer the law has fallen
considerably below expectations, turn
ing in about $-S,00O,0UO tor the pay
able ten months OF last year instead OF
about S45,000,o00, as had been expected
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