New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
Income and Excess Profits
Tax Payments Total
$2,839,O83,OOO
$443,838,OO on Liquor
Increase in Cost of Various
Articles to Consumers
Reached $S55,619,OOO

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 How the
government war Golfers we're filed with
billions in taxes gathered from q wide
variety of sources, ranging from
stamps on playing cards 10 huge levies
on excess profits. was shown in detail
today by a report OF Internal Revenue
Commissioner Roper TO Secretary Nc
Adoo for the year ended June 80 last.
The figures are considered especially
important, because they will be used
by the House Ways and Means Com
mittee as partial basis for higher
taxes in the new revenue bill, which is
to raise $4,000, 100000
Total internal revenue for the year
amounted to S3,694 703 600. OF which
s2.s39 ,OS3 came from income and excess
profits tax payments III June and $3.50
$4,000 from a multitude of miscella-
neous sources, collected largely in pen
MES, dimes ard quarters added to the
prices Of various articles paid by con-
sumers and poured into the treasury by
retailers, wholesalers or manufacturers
to help meet war costs.
Huge as these taxes seem in the ag
gregate. collections for the entire year
were only enough to pay the nations
bills for two and a half months Of the
war at the rate the government is now
spending money.
S4i3,S3S, 900 on Liquor
Next to income and excess profits
taxes-the backbone of the revenue
schedul liquor taxes brought in the
most money, S443.83S, 600. including
S3l7,553. 900 from whiskey brandy,
wine and spirits, and Sl26,2S5, 900 from
beer and other fermenred liquors.
Taxes on cigars, cigarettes and other
tobacco products yielded s156,1s8 900.
These figures are somewhat higher
than those reported soon after the
close of the year by Commissioner
Roper, and are subject 10 further slight
notifications.
After income. excess profits. liquor
and tobacco taxes, the biggest yield
from any other source came from
levles on transportation and utilities
which went into effect on November l.
amounting to $40, 0,734 900, divided as
follows: Freight, 8 per cent, $50 .9O2,-
VVV. passenger tickets, per cent. Sd
3C6,O00; express. 5 per cent. s6.458 900;
berths and staterooms, 10 per cent. S.
236,O coo; telephone, telegraph and radio
messages, 5 per cent each, s6,2g9 900;
Gil pipe lines. 5 per cent S1,433, 900
Lovies on estates of deceased per-
sons brought in S47,452 900. and it is
proposed to increase this considerably Y
in the next bill
Amusements, such as theatres, caba-
rets, pleasure parks and dance halls,
taxed virtually 10 per cent OF the ad >
mission price, yielded for the eight
months S26, ,357 600.
A notable feature of the report was
the itea. of only s12995 900 collected in
exci"e taxes on sales OF articles usu-
ally classed as luxurics-piano players,
moving picture films. jewelry, per
fumes, cosmetics, proprietary medi-
cines, chewing gum, cameras and
yachts. The Administration tax pro-
gramme this year calls for raising
about billion dollars from luxuries
Taxes on the value of capital stock
of corporations last year amounted to
s24, 1896, 900; on manufacturers or deal
ers in automobiles and motorcycles,
S23,98l 600; on munition manufactures.
S13 ,296 600 Documentary stamp taxes