The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-04
SOUTH MAKES BIG
SHOWING IN TAX
return ON INCOME
Complete Report lust Issued
Shows Nine States East Of
Mississippi Reflect Dixie'S>
Present Prosperity.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Income tax
returns were filed by 3,472,000 persons,
about 3 per cen 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 $13, 652, 1913, 207. The
increase over 1916, before the law was
EXPANDED to meet war expenses, was
1896, 1854 returns and 1888 ,SOb,5Sl IN
lei income, the former being so much
greater comparatively, because the eX-
tension Of the law took in small In
comes previously exempt,
Taxes paid totaled $6f5,24s,kO, an
average Of $36S,56 per individual. or SOB
per cent Of the income.
Returns were. made on 1,640, I5S IN
comes ranging from 81, 900 to $4,000, and
ranged In the hundreds of thousands up
to $25, 900. There were 30,391 returns
on incomes between $3.50 0O and $780,
900; l2,493 returns from $4,000 70
2,347 from $3.50, 900 to $500 900; $50 from
5000, 900 TO $500, 900; 315 from $500 900 to
| 81, 000, 900, and 141 over that figure.
A notable feature of the report was
the showing that while there were
1926 incomes over 100000 in 1916, the
number was reduced to LOIS in 1871
The million-dollar incomes decreased
from 2O6 to 141 and the decrease in the
armour reported by persons in that
class was Sl57.427 ,fS0. The million
dollar men, however, paid more than
any other class, contributing $l09,424,-
999 to the government out of 1905, 1875,
9l4 income reported. Persons with in
come OF 1900 to $4,000 paid the small
est amount OF taxes, $9,097, 1878 on re
turns Of s2,46l, 1877 goo.
ResidentD of New York made NOR,
returns and reported more income thai
any other state, Pennsylvania and Hi
nois ranking second and third, Massa
chusetts ranked fourth In income re
ported, but Ohio came fourth in tn
number of taxable incomes.
As a reflection of the South's pros
perity nine Southern states east of tn
Mississippi river reported an aggregat
Of almost $3.50, 900, 600 for net income
OF more than 81 900 for the year 1911
THAT, was almost $500, zoe, 600 more thai
the aggregate reported for the yea
1915, which, however, contained Stats
tics Of incomes OF more than $4,000
and was before the law was expande
to meet war expens '.
These Southern states-Alabama
Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Missis
sippi. North and South Carolina, Ten
nessee and Virginia-reported about
per cent of the country's total taxabl
incomes which was $i3, 652, 1888, 207. The,
turned In 237, S3i Of the country's 3,472,
500 returns and their tax yield wa
S24,S5b, 100. Of the Ountry's total 9
1876. 249,450.
Georgia showed the largest number o
personal returns for the South n tn
largest total net income. while Louis
lana showed the largest tax yield. Viz
ginia showed the largest number. Q
incomes from $1,000 to $4,000, and III
Iargest total net Income OF this class,
Statistics for 1917 for the nine South
ern states, showing increases over 1911
follow.
Alabama-Personal returns 1874, In
crease ls,747; net incomes $50, 200, 56.
increase Sal, 74o, 552; tax yield $l,936,2l
increase 81, $50, 222; $1,000 to $1,000 in
comes 1855; net income $1S. 299, 900.
FIoridaAPersonal returns 1886, In
crease 1857; net incomes St5, 319, 49,
increase SCI 1918, 1914, tax yield Sl,525
fai, increase. si,202, 4a6, $1,000 to $500
incomes $685. net income. Ss,ObS, 500.
Georgia-Personal returns 3S,253, IN
crease 4,SOS; net Incomes $l16, 17I,il
increase s s,i7S.i47. tax yield $s,l01