Evening journal., 1921-08-29

REVENUE
Cost of Collection Advances
From 55 to SO Cents for
Each 500
INCOME AND PROFIT
TAXES SLUMP

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-Internal
revenue COLLECTIONS from all sources
during the fiscal year 1921 decreased
more than 1912, 100000. as COM
pared with the previous year while
the cost of collection advanced from
55 cents to SS cents for each 500
collected. according to a preliminary
statement just issued by Commis-
sioner Blair.
The increased cost of operating
the Internal revenue service during
1921. which amounted to about s4O,-
100000, he explained was mainly
due to reduced collections and in
creased expenses in supervising
regulatory laws.
Total collections for 1921 amount
ed to S4,595. .00O,765 against s5.407,-
5S0,251 in 1920 while income and
profits taxes yielded $3.225, 5,790,653
compared with $3.956. .936,OO3 the
previous year and miscellaneous
taxes produced 81, 1,369.21O,112 against
81. .45O, ,644,24S n 1920.
Income and profits taxes repre-
sented 20 per cent and miscellane-
Gus taxes 80 per cent of total re-
ceipts during 1921, compared with
rs per cent for income and profits
taxes and 81 per cent for miscel-
laneous taxes for the previous year.
Receipts from the national pro-
hibition act during 1921 were s2.152.-
0S5 as compared with S641,029 col
lected during the previous fiscal year.
In addition Commissioner Blair esti-
mated that collections made by the
Justice Department from fines and
forfeitures for violation of the act
would approximate S2.5O0. 900.
New York, with a total of more
than $1,000, 100000 produced the
most federal revenue among the
states, and. Pennsylvania was sec.
ond with nearly s4SS,OOO.OO0.
Incomes and profits taxes and total
revenue collected from the variou.
states included.
New York sS1s.515.6O4 and ST..
124,169,7S0; New Jersey, s96,s92..
$40 and s142.7S9,354; Pennsyl
vania, 1851, 1,5SO,7s5 and s4s7,754,.
S47; Delaware, s9,S4s,395 and s11,.
S27.S29.
Income and profits taxes receipt,
fell off as compared with 1920 il
all but nine states. the decreas,
ranging from less than one-half o.
one per cent in Oregon to Ga pei
cent in New Mexico. States showing
increases were: Arizona 46 per
cent; Florida, 26 per cent; Hawaii
rs per cent; Indiana, less than Y
of per cent; Minnesota, pei
cent; Oklahoma, 8 per cent; South
Carolina 9 per cent; Utah, 2S. pei
cent, and West Virginia, 20 per cent
Seventy-five per cent, nearly, ol
the governments tax revenue OF
! s4,500, 100000 during the last fsca
year came from taxes upon incomel
and profits, according to an ohicia
summary made public today by tn,
Treasury Department. The pr;nci
pal sources Of the remaining 25 pei
cent were listed in the report as fol-
lows;
Tobacco s255.21s.4ss. ineludin,
cigarettes. S135.O53,369. Transfer
Of estates. S154.O39,9o2. Transpor
tation Of freight. s14O,O1s.O77
Transportation OF passengers, S97.
481,S96. Admissions to theatres
concerts, cabarets. etc. $S9.725,9O5
Distilled spirits. ss2.596.s6s. Au
tomobiles. motorcycles. trucks. etc.
> S76.02S,157. Capital stock Of cor
porations. ssi,514.344; non-alcoholi
beverages, S5s,673.192. AItcmobii
tires, parts and accessories. sa5,517,
6O2.
Telegraph. telephone and radi
messages. s27.36O.223. Jewelr,
watches, clocks. opera glasses, etc
) S24,303,9O5. Candy $20.436,47,
Z lPianor. organs. etc. s11.569.931; fur
l $9,S0123S. Seats, berths and stat
rooms. SS.4S5.O14. Motion picture
films leased, S6.OOs.1Os. Perfume
cosmetics and medical articles. s5
S0O.76S. Tennis racquets. sportin
goods. ETC.. s4.2s3.s72, playing card
| s2.6O3,941. Chewing gum. S1.332
1T. Toilet soaps, S2,223,773. Bow
ing alleys and pool and billiar
tables. $2,364.O52.