The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-30
ALAXES
DECREASED
ASI YEAR

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ess han Previous
ear
shsagton, Nov 27.-Tax re-
OF the government during the
year I lS21 decreased nearly a
dollars as compared WITH
SeSiosls year while the cost of
co5iectior sacreased 80 cents for
h LOO. according to the annual
Of the bureau Of internal
Ssassenue made public tonight by
nxnissioner Blair.
:s Reflections by the bureaus during
le fiscal year totaIled s4,595, ,000,-
IS against $40 e $50 ,251 for the
year ended June 80, 1926, a
crease Of sS12,579,AS6, or Is per
cost of administering the
asernal revenue laws for the year.
report said, was s4o,2o3.716. or
cents for each 500 collected,
T6nupared with 5 5 cents Tor the
sas1ieceaing year However, the re-
g5cf added, included ia the expend-
slres was Sc. *as .4ez For the ad-
ninistration ce the prohibition and
S1rauaszeotic laws and $50, 600 for the
endorsement es the child labor tax
which deducted from the total
9 $.3o., xsas S33 474 .S09. or an equiva-
Lent Of ~ cents for each s1eo In
taxes collected. j!
OF the total taxes collected dur
s. Tie past year income and pro-
axes aggregated s3,228,1S7, ,673,
s|scosnpared with s3,95s, $4,000 IL
szsa and miscellaneous collections
xo4s11ed s5,3s6, ,s63,o91 against
,6644 24S in 1920.
rhe principal decreases in these
&a1es were:
arge Decrease Shown.
On alcoholic liquors, s57, ,247,T20.
fobaeco manufactures s4o,58s,-
excise taxes, s3s,53S.I .I21: cor
3ora son capital stock, s11, 1,4s4, 767,
snd stamp taxes. sIl,s79.S1s.
These decreases, the report said,
ere materially offset by increases
81 estate tax, 5000, ,697; trans
sportataon and telegraph, s12. 1914
and admission and dues, slS,--
ssslaeefiors Snder this penalty
slp,rlevisiens Of the national prohlbi-
~ Ssr, = fsfs a alTsnp the year totalled
SO Receipts from distill-
l sx7s shirts. including wines, during
gregated So. 2.59S, ,o64, com
Pared So. .9o5.275 in 1920.
fsrrnented liquors produced
SIS sss, against s41. .965,874.
laringthe fiscal year / 921 there
produced from materials
ofhe han fruit; 1866, ess taxable
f1sns of dist He'd spirits, de-
5esease OF 1920, 1S3 gallons from
while 81, s9s, ,154 gallons were
aoves from bond, an increase Of
2245 gallons over $40.
sassisas containing more than one
alal l Of per cent. OF alcohol at
{ kreweries and dealcoholizing plants
dnrirg the year aggregated 49,
S. compared with 2S6.169,-
28e during the previous yean,
HE the quantity Of cereal bever-
ages containing less than one-half
per cent. Of alcohol produced
the year aggregated 2S5,-
gallons. Production Of
$ ~; ~ and cord;als for the year
|zaaounted to 19 Sol, ,5s5 gallons AMI
st. fhe end Of the year there was
$40 gallons in bond as COM
pared with IT,677,370 gallons on
sne SO. 92o.
Increase IN the number or tax
cdaaection districts from 50 to n
spas recommended by Commission
1f Blair as aameans Of increasing
ne efficiency OF the internal rev
enue service: During the past ten
Years he declared. the work OF the
reEenue bureau has been entirely
forzned and the number Of tax
saave fling returns has increas-
|sed rons approximately 100000 to
total Of s, 0o0 900 annually.
ractically an of the 100000
payers, he said, death with
coaEsctors Of internal revenue. but
once each year, while under pres
sss.st laws, the monthly returns re-
nairea Of sales tax payers, together
wiki the quarterly payment feature
provided for. income tax payers
S,lecessitafes 5000. 900 separate
ansactions annually.
Blair also called attention to
He danger OF loss by fire OF several
hundred thousand income tax re-
uras and ether irreplacable papers
yepresenfing hundreds of millions
dollars in increased assessments
eeause Of the flimsy character OF
The buildings in which various
asriifs OF the bureau are located.
sshington, Nov. 2s.-Prohibi-
has aX-