The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-04
SOUTHEAST PAID
TEN PER CENT OF
ALL INCOME TAXES
Report of 1917 Receipts
Shows Big Gains in Ala
bama and Other South
ern States
BY Associated Press

By Associated Press
Washington, August 3.-Income tax
returns were filed by S,472,s9O persons,
about three per cent of the population
for the calendar year 1917, according to
final reports just completed by the bu-
reau of internal revenue They showed
total net income of $1S,652, 3S3.207. The
increase over 1916. before the law was
expanded to meet war expenses. was
s,035,s54 returns and 1888 S05,5s7 in
the net income, the former being so
much greater, mparatively, because
the extension of the law took in so
many small incomes previously exempt.
Taxes paid totaled ss75,249,450, an av-
erage of $36s.56 per individual or eos
per cent of the income,
Returns were made on 1,640,7S5 in
comes, ranging from $1,000 to $4,000 and
ranged in the hundreds of thousands up
to $4,000 There were so, 391 returns
on incomes between $4,000 and $50, 1000;
1899 returns from $4,000 to 100000;
1902 from 800, 900 to s15o,0o0; 2347 from
$3.50 900 to $780, 900; $50 from $500, 600
600 and 141 over that figure.
A notable feature of the report was
the showing that while there were 1896
incomes over $4,000 in 1915. the num-
Der was reduced TO 1915 in 1917. The
million dollar incomes decreased from
2os to 141, and the decreases in the
amount reported by persons in that
class was S157,427.730. The million dol
lar men. however, paid more taxes than
any other class, contributing S109424,
999 to the government out of $685. $685.
914 in income reported. Persons with in
come of $4,000 to $4,000 paid the small
est amount of taxes. s9,097,37S on re-
turns of s2,461.137.oO0.
Residents of New York made more
returns and reported more income than
any other state. Philadelphia and Illi-
nois ranking second. and third Massa-
chusetts ranked fourth in income re-
ported, but Ohio came fourth in the
number of taxable incomes.
AS a reflection of the south's pros
perity. nine southern states east of thu
Mississippi river reported an aggregate
of almost $3.50, 900 600 for net incomes
of more than $1,000 for the year 1917.
That was almost $500, 000,0 more than
the aggregate reported for the year
1915, which. however. contained statis-
tics of incomes of more than $4,000 and
was before the law was expanded to
meet war expenses.
These southern states, Alabama Geo
gia. Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi,
North Carolina Tennessee, South Caro-
lima and Virginia reported 10 per cent
of the country's total taxable incomes.
They turned in S237,S3 of the coun-
try's s3.472,S90 returns and their tax
yield was SPA 355.100 of the country's
total of $675,249,450.
Georgia showed the largest number
of personal returns for the south and
the largest total net income, while Lou
isiana showed the largest tax yield.
Virginia showed the largest number of
incomes from $1,000 to $4,000 and the
largest total net income of this class.
ALABAMA'S SHOWING % "
Alabama personal returns, PISA; in
crease, 19.747: ut incomes 60,209,562;
increase, S41,740,552; tax yield, 1885,
I'll: increase $1,760.220 $1,000 to $4,000
incomes, 1856; net income, $13, 2s9. 900.
Florida. personal returns. 1896; in
crease, 1857; net incomes. s45,31s,s96;
increase, s27,91S,794 tax yield. $685.
131; increase. 1909 1875; $1,000 to $4,000
incomes 6033.
Georgia. personal returns, 3S.353; in
crease, 34,S0S; net incomess. $116,f12,-
112 increase, sS3,t7S147; tax yield,
s3,f07, 754; Increase, S2,279.692
Louisiana. personal returns 32,317;
increase, 1880; net incomes $l15,S9S.-
$50; increase, s64,e2L547; tax yield,
s4.s15,o35; increase. s4.036,S42 $1,000 to
$1,000 incomes 12,302: net icome, S1S,-
$4,000
Mississippi. personal returns 1899;
increase, s13,4s2; net incomes, $52,450,-
T13; increase, s3771S,917; tax yield: So
91,S06 increase s1,996,752; $1,000 to
$4,000 incomes, 6142; net income, So
$4,000.
North Carolina. personal returns, a.
s71; increase. 20,770; net incomes. 60
649,141: increase s44S23 sos: tax yield
s2,641.504. increase s209o535; $1,000 to
$4,000 incomes. s714; net income. s14,-
$1,000
South Carolina. personal returns, ~
321; increase, 21,l17: net incomes s55,-
3T5,S49; increase, s45.492, s02; tax yield,
s1,713.335; increase. s1.e36,137; $1,000 to
$4,000 incomes. 10.361;net income, s15,-
641,500.
Tennessee, personal returns. 31,451:
increase, 2f.937; net income. $919e35
increase. s56, S65; tax yield, s2,662,-
3SS; increase. $2,249,310.
Virginia, personal returns. 1851; in
crease. 33,751; net income, S103,Se1.-
$50; increase, s61,644,Ss5; tax yield, s3,-
l52,2ol; increase, s3,15S,947.