New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-28
Revenue from Liquor and
Tobacco Decreased
SOS, 100000.
MORE CIGARETTES,
BUT FEWER CIGARS
Revenue Figures Show Emer.
gency Measure Prevented
Slump in Receipts.
From Tho Tribune Bureau.l


Washington, Aug. 27.-The war rev.
enue tax, passed October %, 1914,
brought in s52 ,O69, 1859 up to June 30,
the report of the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue shows, and so prevent
ed the receipts of the government from
taking big slump, for revenues from
liquors and tobacco fell s25,906,2s1.5O.
The taxes on spirits, including wine,
decreased S14,47S.477.94. to s144,6l9,-
699.37. Wine and grape brandy. used
in the fortihcation of sweet wines, were
the only items classified as spirits to
show an increase, due to the special tax
imposed by the war revenue bill.
On Spirits distilled from other ma
terals," which excludes brandy but in
cludes whiskev, rum, gin, etc, the de-
crease amounted to S16,274,0S75S, cut
ting the total to s193, 1903, OS61S. On
fruit brandies the decrease was S2O7,-
56s.21.
Cigarette Sales Increase.
Decrease in the consumption of
cigars, as indicated by the tax returns,
was enormous, while the consumption
of cigarettes showed marked increase.
The net increase in the taxes received
from cigarettes was S407 ,335.2I The
of very heavy cigarettes
shows a falling off, but this loss was
more than made up by the increase IN
til consumption of ordinary sized ciga-.
rettes. The loss in taxes on cigars of
all sizes was S1.SS6,527. This loss in
cludes cigars sold in little packages,
known as tobacco wrapped cigarettes
The loss in taxes on all forms of to-
bacco totalled s29,26614. despite re-
ceipts of about s2,500,000 from special
taxes on manufacturers and dealers I'M
posed by the. war revenue bill.
Total Revenues Large.
Due to the heavy taxes imposed on
fermented liquors by the war revenue
bill the increase amounted to sl2,247,--
43427, bringing the total for the fiscal
year to S79, 1928, 946.72.
The total internal revenue collec-
lions, including the income tax. showed
an increase OF $35,660,9 1924 over the
previous year. The amount collected
this year was $4l5,669 $3.50. OF this
the income tax brought in SS0,l9O,-
694S0. an increase Of $500 420.06,
while the ordinary internal revenue
brought in a total of 1886, 479, 1880, an
increase of s26,851,562.2S.
Emergency Bill Receipts.
The receipts under the emergency
bill were classified by the Commits
sioner in his report as follows:
Wines. champasnes naueurs. cordisls.
wines .'.'...........Y..'. l3s.sss.5s
Fernenied liquors Cadditional 50 cent, ......
Special taIes relating to manufacture
cigarettes ......-......'""...... iss.sl6.Ss
brokers. etc. ..',...'.......~... 4e67.l7sls
Schedule (iocumentary stamps. etcl 2Ol9i47i75
Schedule (perfumery cosmetics. eic). 2s6l. $50 80
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s52Oes 1875. %
Collection Costs More.
"The exact amount of expenses in
Cured in the collection of internal rev.
enue," the Commissioner said, Cannot
be stated until all the accounts for the
fiscal year have been received and ad-
justed. The amount of such expenses,
however, approximates $6,710,000, as
compared with S5,7S4,000, in round num-
bers, for the previous year. The APP
proXimate expenses do not include the
money returned TO proponents on &C.
count Of rejected offers in compromise,
as this in no sense is an expense, not
withstanding a specific appropriation is
made for the purpose. For the fiscal
year 1915 the regular and deficiency
amounted to $4,000. OF this amount
approximately $4,000 has been allowed
to date.
1.-THE cost Of collecting the internal
revenue for the fiscal year was approx
imately S16.14 per $1,000, or 1.61 per
cent. The cost of collection the pre-
was collected prior to the fiscal year
1915, was $15.25 per $1,000, or 1852 per
cent. The average cost of collection
since the establishment of the bureau
is S24.77 per 81 600, or 2.4S per cent.
THE figures contained herein are
subject to slight modification upon the
final audit of collectors accounts for
the fiscal year"
New York Paid Third of Income Tax.
New York State paid s17,417,537 of
the individual income taxes out of
total of SAL ,046, 165, or more than one:
third, while she paid $10,221 ,206.65 of
the corporation income taxes out of
total of $39, 144,529, or more than one
fourth. Of all the internal revenue
taxes combined she paid a total of
$76,271 ,90S out of a total of S4l5, $685.
SIG, or between one-ffth and one
sixth.
Receipts under the Harrison anti
narcotic law appear for the first time
in this report of the Commissioner.
The special tax on the manufacturers,
importers and distributors of opium
yielded s199,697.35, while the receipts
from opium order blanks amounted to
S4S, 70S62, making a total of s24S,-
405.97.
MEXICAN BOY MUST BEHAVE