The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-11-21
Despite Loss Of "a Million-a-
Year Men, Amount h Almost
rs Billions.

WAL ington. Nov 20.--Desplte fhe
iass az " members ~ The country's
million -a-year income class, the taxa
bic income ~ the United states In
creased h f9is by over ta2Ts 10000 a.
compared with fafT. aeeording ~ the
ineome statements issued tonight BY
the bureau OF internal revenue In
come reported for i0ls. amounted %
efSg2A ESQ ia against about ftB 700
10000 In f9iI. though I'll persons
filed returns Tor incomes - si00.y0
or over IN 1917 AID only 81 IN t0is
Personal returns filed during 1918
numbered Gl23iit. aud thc TAX, both
normal and aurtaK. amounted 90 ST.
f94.TafR SIS: the average AK for each
Individual was a25is1 As compared
with 1911 a erowth ~ 9se.xEt was
shown rs the number n returns filed.
The Increase n the total tax was
48qls ssi
Rrlurna ~ income N froHi eSO0000
Ia sfnO0n0o were filed - So persons,
while SO q3s persons flied returns for
ineoma from aiO 20 5000 Incomes
from 1900 ~ s10D were shown on
a9G RIs returns md from $1,000 o.
afO0 In $1,000 returns. For incomes
frsm ssn0 A. $1,000 3l9A55 returns
were mel ana for income from $1,000
10 $4,000 eEg92 returns.
Over $1,000 persons made returns on
income from siaoo0 90 $4,000 AM
1900 "a Income from s9noo0 % se3oon.
while aea6 persons reported incomes
from EOe00 b sl00.O0lO and AIS made
returns for incomes between sin0ooo|
and sftAo0O
re lsrrest tsx amounting a. sat-
aaRGaA. was collected on Income rom
ss0O00 "a sin0.oao with sii2 ,kAsIeI9 col
leeled "a income from $1,000 20 $4,000
neat Incomes between 5000 anil
saoOo paid s2i&sio0o The number 81
wives filing separate returns from
their husbands was 83.oi2. tho income
represented being fl3giA7i9.
~ the Industrial groups from which
Income was derived agricultural and
related industries led with 312.836 &C.
turns reporting a total net Income of
A. ~ hJg.fG1
Income derived from investments for
the year was stT,9i&n0. Rents and
royalties 'iald eg7a.6Io GO: interest on
bonds. naaea. ETC.. including foreign
sources. si.t02 is569i. and dividends
e. t6A 1sQ2i4
ne NNaNiNH NNMNAEAM HAAArNs AtAhaAAAf
Arkansas Florida. Georgia Louisiana.
Mississippi. North Carolina. Oklahoma,
South Carolina, Tennessee. Texas end
Virginia. hal a total ~ i6asa0 personal
income tax returns on t0ts per cent
~ the country's total for ihs calendar
YEAR, a fala. Thnv reported q total net
Income 81 ei.e4qT1t.iet, o. 1915 per
cent az the eounlrvta total, and an In
= aaIfat aeE aafln go HNFw FsNn 80
ta tax paid ~ these southern states
was ss22aa& 400 or 726 per cent % the
total nail ~ the whole country. and
an increase az $50 73n.5&a over 1917
Texas led southern states ia the
number a retnrnA win Virginia Sec
ond Oklahoma third and Georgia
fourth. they ranked ID the same order
ln total net income, while Alabama
showed tie largest Increase IN total net
Income ~ any 0f fhe southern states
10 amount q income tax paid Texas
ranked first. Louisiana second. Nlr-
elnia third and Oklahoma fourth n the
southern states
statistics Tor southern states IN
eludea
FLORIDA Returns fat02: income. s69.
Gsi aOi increase 20 8l2 900. tax s2 .a69
NIsAa NHHENEHf HNH4aINAHs t7t'tNHANnhN " US
Gal returns ~ 0f income 40; or tax
~
Georgia Returns sa053, income siis.-
aGA l8a increase ai0.a90s21, tax s7OTs..
fsl Increase sa.s26si2: percentaee %
total returns IS ~ income 60: ~ tax
a.
North Carolina Returns 2iTas in-
come se91ks.Nti. Increase 81 s2s go. tax
eaa13n0i. increase t2e9Ta1s sercen-
iaee 81 total returns 20. ~ income IS =
% tax 10
south Carolina Returns e041q. in-
come f73.Esa3i5. increase ~ ag1 ,9a8: tar
s2.T2 sea increase sqieeSf Percentage
~ total returns "a; Of income is: on
tax "a
Tennessee: Returns N232: income
fiaaffa6ao increase SCI zoe i5i. tar
t6,T913Gs. increase si0oi.0It perceu-