Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-30
GEORGIA ADVANCES
IN AVERAGE INCOMES
SHOWN BY RETURNS
Statistics Compiled by A, 0,
BIaIock Indicate Healthy
Increase in States Finan-
CiaI Situation

Georgia's position in the 4S states
respect of the percentage Of popu-
lation filing personal income tax
returns for the year 1919-Georgia
stood forty-seventh in the list. But
the returns showed a pretty SUBJ
stantial bunch of incomes for those
who had them in sufficient amount
to make a return-Georgia stood
fourteenth in the average net in
come per return. The Empire states
position as to per capita income,
however,, was forty-third, and in the
average amount of tax per return
was twenty-firs highly respec-
table standing.
Gigantic strides in net incomes
are shown in the tabulation of sta
tistics just issued by A. o. Bla-
lock, collector Of internal revenue.
In 1916, Georgia made S,444 re-
turns for net income Of $780,
965, on which the tax was $685.
062.
In 1919, no fewer than $500
Georgians made returns, for net
income of $219,471,s59, and tax
of S9,134,092.
This is something of a leap in
the space of four years. However,
this state still is below the aver
age for the entire country.
Small Percentage
The states total amounted to LII
per cent of the entire number filed
in the United States, and the tax
paid in Georgia amounted to ~
per cent-less than per cent-ot
the total personal income tax paid
in the United States.
In the nation at large SOB per
cent of the people filed personal
income tax returns, while in Georgia,
2.O3 per cent filed them. The aver
age net income per return Tor the ne
Georgia it was s3,724.2S. The per
sonal income tax per capita for the
United States amounted to $li, 30
and in Georgia it was $3.15. The
average amount of the personal IN
States was $23S.oS, and in Georgia
it was $155.00.
More persons flied returns show
ing an income of from $1,000 TO
$4,000 than any other amount-!9,-
SIS, as compared with 1878 flllng
$4,000. The class paying the larg-
verv big fellows'-was the class
between $4,000 and $4,000, which re-
turn was made by 1854 persons Tor
total of $S3.17dl,5iII;; and nd a o, tax lax
above that, from $4,000 to $4,000.
pushed it close, paying tax OF
$483,367 on return OF S25,63o'-
800. -,
ceal the net income and identity Of
nrnVjS1On OF law
confessed to incomes ranging IRON
5000 600 I'D to 100000. and paid
tax aggregating $599,771. This was
the next largest division of the tax
paid by four persons spsins 9 frG o S3or
600 to $4,000, numbered 167, and
maid the biggest Of all the tax dl-
- Many Large incomes
The class of big, fellows rang 1go
ing from SIS, 900 to $2o,ooQ a IS
government, numbering SGT persons,
and paying taxes amounting TO
| S6S4.14S. The wealthy persons with
! incomes ranging up from $l5,oVo
year paid the great tona bulk OF 'he
states Tes heroic 5er Go iha so feoWs were
made to put out" as follows.
From $1,000 to $4,000, 1898 re
turns totaling s23,771,754, for tax
of S165,6O4. From $4,000 to $4,000
| 1885 returns, for total OF S 49,
From E41; MS $500 200 to $4,000, 1854 returns
fotaiing ss3, III, Sl1, and a d tax OF
$4S6,397. From $4,000 to So 5, Sa0' g. o.
1877 returns totaling $25,69S 81 ooo fq OF
5000, 2,1so returns t.. tot t lin Sill; :,
$4,000 to $1,000, returns OF III!
persons for total of $S,S1S,359' and
| tax of $243,933. 49,.
All the other classes showed less
than 1000 returns in each.