The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-11-27
TAXABLE INCOMES
SHOW AN INCREASE
Incomes Of the United States
Increased in 1918 Com
pared With 1917.

WASHINGTON Despite the loss OF
seventy-four members Of the countrys
81 900 900 a year income class the
taxable income OF the United States
increased in 1918 more than $2,272,-
OO0.OO as compared with 1917 accord
ing to the income statistics issued
Friday by the bureau OF internal reve-
nue. Incomes reported for 1913
amounted TO S15924, 639. 355 against
about $l3, 700, 00O,0 900 in 1917. though
l41 persons filed returns for incomes
of 100000 or more in 1917 and only
81 in 1918
Personal returns filed during 1918
numbered 4,425,ll4. and the tax. both
normal and surtax, amounted TO 81
l27,721S35, the average tax for each
individual being 1884 IS AS compared
with 1917, a growth OF 952 ga was
shown in the number of returns filed.
The increase III the total tax was $685..
228,S81
Returns for income OF from 0C,00O
to $1,000 900 were filed by l7S persons,
while 1.5l693S persons filed returns
for income from $4,000 to $4,000 were
shown on 1,496,87S returns. and from
So 900 to $4,000 on 610.095 returns For
incomes from $4,000 to $4,000 319,356
returns were filed, and for incomes
from 1000 to $4,000 1892 returns.
More than $4,000 persons made re-
turns on incomes from $4,000 to $780,
600 and $4,000 on incomes from S20,-
600 to $4,000, while 1896 persons re-
ported incomes of from $4,000 to $780,
900, and 1883 made returns for in
comes between 100000 to $4,000.
The largest tax, amounting to s147,-
1855 was collected on incomes
from $4,000 to 100000, with sl42.-
448,679 collected on incomes from S1O.-
900 to $25, 900 next. Incomes between
$1,000 and $4,000 paid $24.4S1.O 900.
The number of wives filing separate
returns from their husbands was 3d.
GAP, the income represented being $685.
21S.749.
OF the industrial groups from which
income was derived, agricultural and
related industries led with 372,336 re-
turns. reporting total net income OF
$1,122,532,163.
Incomes derived from investments
for the year was $4,S47.914,OO0. Rents
and royalties paid $s75,679,666; inter-
est on bonds. notes, etc. including
fiduciaries and foreign sources, $1.402.-
1856 ,691, and dividends $2.46S, 1924.
The twelve Southern states-Ala-
bama, Arkansas, Florida. Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North and
South Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee,
Texas and Virginia-had total OF
Aga. $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 81
648,774,194, or 1885 per cent OF the
country's total and an increase OF
5000, S6S,770 over 1917 The total tax
paid by these Southern states was $751;
224.4O0, or 1926 per cent of the total
paid by the whole country. and an In
crease Of $35,73O,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.