Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-11-27
TAXABLE INCOMES
SHOW AN INCREASE
Incomes of the United States
Increased in 1918 Com
pared With 1917.

Washiugton- Despite the loss OF
seventy-fcur members Of The cOuntry's
$1,000 Goa a year income class. the
taxable income of the United States
increased in 1918 more than $2.212,-
100000 as compared with 1917, accord
ing to the income statistics issued
Friday by the bureau OF internal reve-
nue. Incomes reported for 1918
amounted to $t5.92t .639.355, against
about $1,000 O00.O 900 in 1917, though
141 persons filed returns for incomes
/ of S1,UO0OOO or more in 1917 and only
/ 81 in 1918.
/ Personal returns filed during 1918
numbered 4425.114. and the tax. both
normal and surtaX. amounted to ST.
127.72l, S35. the average tax for each
individual being S254S5 As compared
with 1872, a growth Of 952.224 was
shown in the number of returns filed.
! The increase in the total tax was $425-
22S.SSl
Returns for income OF from 100000
to $1,000.o00 were filed by Us persons,
while 1.516.93S persons filed returns
for income from $4,000 to $4,000 were
shown on 1,49697S returns. and from
So 900 to $4,000 on 6t0,095 returns. For
incomes from $1,000 to $4,000 1885
returns were filed. and for incomes
from $4,000 to $4,000 1892 returns.
More than 10000 persons made re-
turns On incomes from $4,000 to 500
900 and $4,000 on incomes from 500
600 to $4,000. while 1896 persons re-
ported incomes of from $4,000 TO $780,
600. and 2,35S made returns for in
comes between 100000 to Sl50,00o.
The largest tax, amounting 10 $141.-
428,655, was collected on incomes
from $4,000 to 100000, with $142.-
44S,679 collected on incomes from $10,-
600 to $4,000 next. Incomes between
81 900 and $4,000 paid $24,4S1, 900.
The number of wives filing separate
returns from their husbands was 49,
942, the income represented being $685.,
21S.749.
Of the industrial groups from which
income was derived, agricultural and
related industries led with 372,9S6 re-
turns, reporting a total net income of
s1,122,532, 1853.
Incomes derived from Investments
for the year was $4,S47 ,914,000 nents
and royalties paid 1915. 1873, 666; inter
est on bonds, notes, etc, including
fiduciaries and foreign sources, 81, 4O2,-
4S5, 691, and dividends $2,46S, 749,244.
The twelve Southern states-Ala-
bama, Arkansas, Florida. Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North and
South Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee,
Texas and Virginia-had a total of
463 $50 personal income tax returns,
/ or 1913 per cent of the cOuntry's total
! for the calendar year OF 1918. They
! reported a total net income of ST..
| 64S,774.194, or 1885 per cent of the
countrys total and an increase of
! 5000, 86S,776 over 1917. The total tax
paid by these Southern states was $S2,
| 224,4OO, or 726 per cent of the total
! paid by the whole country, and an in
| crease of $35,730,545 over 1917.
Texas led Southern states in the
! number of returns, with Virginia sec
! ond, Oklahoma third and Georgia
fourth. They ranked in the same Or
der in total net income, while Ala
bama showed the largest increase in
total net income of any of the South
ern states In amount of income tax
paid Texas ranged first, Louisiana sec
ond. Virginia and Oklahoma fourth of
| the Southern states.