Evening star., 1918-04-07

he was married and that his salary
was $4,000 a year. I am not taxable
he said, but I want to be. Please he
asked. consider me a single man so
the government and help it to defeat
the Prussians.'
mo tax in all history was 80 uni
versally popular as is the tax on
to say. "citizens want to pay it and
the newspapers have Joined with us
in telling them all about its provisions.
Money could not have bought the as
sistance which the newspapers have
given US, because a large part of their
umns"
How many persons will pay a tax on
their incomes?" Mr. Roper was asked
''The count. probably. will not be
made until August" he replied. We
shall give all of our time until July.
should say, in hunting delinquents and
In collecting the tax. The number Of
returns fled In 1914 was 357.515, the
number for 1915 was 336.652 and the
number for 1915 was 437.G36.
During those three years incomes
Of $4,000 for heads of families and
$4,000 for single persons were not taxed.
The war law, however. as you know,
taxes incomes of more than $4,000 re-
ceived by heads OF families and incomes
OF more than $1,000 received by un-
married persons. Some OF US believe the
new law will reach 100000 persons
and 100000 firms and corporations. I
have thought that at least every tenth
person in the country will pay a tax
on his income.
They will be residents of the forty
eight states and Of Alaska, Hawaii and
the District of Columbia. Heretofore,
New York has paid nearly 35h per
cent OF the total tax collected on per-
sonal and corporate incomes. Pennsyl-
vania more than II " per cent, Illinois
fraction over 7h per cent. Ohio not
quite per cent. Massachusetts about
aA per cent and Michigan slightly
more than per cent.
An effort has been made by Congress-
in the past to distribute the peak OF the
load fairly among the several classes of
personal taxpayers. In Great Britain
tne exemption from taxes on incomes be-
gins lower than it does under our war
law. Men earning less than S.. 900 are
taxed. Large incomes, however, are not
so heavily taxed as they are in the
United States.
For the year 1916. under our first in
come tax law, which is still in force. per-
sons having incomes from $4,000 to 5000
paid the government 1925, s,0o0. 600; those
with incoms of $4,000 to $4,000, paid
s552, ,000,o ,o00 those with incomes of SIS, 600
to $4,000 paid 1892, 900, 900: those with
incomes of $4,000 to $4,000 paid $780,
100000. and those with incomes Of $780,
900 to $4,000 paid s357, 200, ,ooo"
How many Americans have incomes
that total million dollars year or
more?" Mr.. Roper was asked.
Our figures for last year show that
there were 206 persons In this country
each OF whose income amounted to 81 .000.-
600 or more Ninety-seven had incomes
ranging from $1,000. 600 to $780, 900. nine
had incomes ranging from 100000 to
5000, 600 and ten had incomes Of s5.000,-
900 and over"
"Win any considerable number Of
women pay taxes on their inoomes7'
Married women reporting separately
and other females paid almost $4,000. 900
last year on incomes Of $1,000 and over.
Under the war law. which taxes incomes
OF 1000, received by unmarried persons.
and incomes Of $4,000, received by heads
Of families, many more women, Of course.
will be reached. ! suppose there arc
thousands OF womsu--teAchees. sscrs-