The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-02
PERSONAL RETURNS
FOR INCOME TAXES
TOTAL OF 5,332,76O FOR cALEN-
OAR YEAR 1919. GEORGIANS
FILE $3.50 RETURNS.

eminent obtained total of $l,269,000,-
600 in revenue from personal income
taxes in 1o1o-an increase of $14l,-
100000 compared with 1918-accord-
ing to a preliminary report of income
tax returns made public tonight by
Internal Revenue Commissioner Blair:
The commissioners report showed
there were 5,332,760 personal returns
flied in the calendar year 1919 repre-
senting growth of 007 $40 from 1918,
while the total amount of net income
reported for 1919 was SIS, 1859, 100000,
an increase of $3,934000,000 over the
previous year.
The average net income per return
for 1919 was $3,724.05, the average
amount of tax $23808, and the average
tax rate $50 per cent.
There were filed 65 returns Of net
income of one million dollars and over;
1870 of $500,000 to 1000 600; Az of
from 100000 to $500,000; 1864 Of
$l50,000 to 100000; 1888 of 100000
to $l50,000; 1890 of $4,000 to $780,
900; SAT- of $4,000 TO $4,000; l62,-
ass Of $4,000 to $25,000; 438,85l of
$4,000 to $4,000; 1,180,488 of $1,000
to $4,000; 1,56o,741 of $4,000 to $4,000,
and 1,924,872 Of $1,000 to $1,000.
Wives making separate returns from
husbands numbered 1884; single men,
heads of families, 62,797; single wo-
men, heads of families, 88,595; single
men, all others, 1,602,277; single wo-
men, all others, 361,9 900
New York filed the greatest number
oil returns, 683,085, of 1921 per cent
OF the total The amount OF net income
reported by New York was $3,436,343,-
170 or 1871 per cent of the total and
the tax paid was 1896, 792,351 or 31,4o
per cent of the total.
The next largest number OF returns
filed by states was from Pennsylvania,
.53e,192. The net income reported was
81, 838,002, 3o5, and the amount OF tax
on individual income was $l28, 1885,
lei. or 1910 per cent of the total.
The per capita net income from New
York, according to the population OF
the census for 1920, was $4,000.
The District of Columbia was sec
ond in the percentage of population,
according to the 1920 census filing
return 1910 per cent. The District re-
ported also the highest per capita net
income per return of $2,544.56; Neva-
da, reporting an average net income
OF $2,389S3; and the Territory OF Alas
ka reporting an average net income
per return of $2000.85 were lower in
this respect. Alaska, however, reported
the highest percentage OF population
filing returns, 177 per cent, with per
capita net income $343.58, the second
highest,
Virginia led the southern states in
the number of personal income tax
returns filed, in the percentage OF state
population filing returns and in the.
total amount of net income. Louisiana
led in the total amount of tax paid Tor
personal income, in the per capita net
income and in the per capita income
tax paid North Carolina led in the
average net income of returns filed,
being second only to New York for
the country as a whole, and in the
average amount of tax per return
Statistics of income from the per-
sonal returns to the internal revenue
bureau for the calendar year of 1919
show the payments made III 1870 Tor
the previous years income, by states,
as follows:
Florida: Returns filed, 31,107, or
3.21 per cent of the states population;
net income reported, $107 ,362,976, an
average of $110.86 per capita and S3,-
451 per return; total tax, $4,363,0 S9, an
average of $4.5l per capita and $l40.20@
per return.
Georgia: Returns filed, 5000, or
2.O3 per cent of the states population;
net income reported, $2l9,471 ,95o, an
average of $3.50 per capita, and $3,-
724 per return; total tax $9,134,C92, an
average of $3.15 per capita and $l55,U
per return.
North Carolina: Returns filed, 81
1855. or las per cent of the states pop
ulation; net income reported Sl6l,
613,467, an average of $63.15 per CAPT
ia and $4,346 per return; total tax,
$lOO1C, 34S, an average Of 1891 per
capita and $1,000 per return.
South Carolina: Returns filed, 81
200, or 2.21 per cent of the states pop
ulation; net income reported, $l42,-
6S8,832, an average of $84.75 per capita
and $500 per return; total tax S.
$4,000, an average of $3.08 per capita
and $13o.21 per return.
Tennessee: Returns filed, 50,789, or
.2.17 per cent of the states population;
net income reported, $193,909,353, an
average Oh 9cI,ST pei SdPltd anu Po'-
.818 per return; total tax, $9,082,054, an
average of 1888 per capita and $l7S.S2
per return.
Virginia: Returns filed, 1896, or
1929 per cent of the states population;
net income reported, $247, 658,373, an
average of $107.27 per capita and $3,-
200 per return; total tax, $9,02O,237, an
average of 1891 per capita and $ll8.74
per return.