The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-09-06
over $4,000 GEORGIANS
PAY j. s. INCOME TAX
PEOPLE OF STATE PAID INTO
FEDERAL GOLFERS LAST
YEAR NINE MILLIONS.
a INCOMES ABOVE $2OO.OOO.OO
Statistics Compiled by Internal Reve-
nue. Collector Blalock Indicate a
Healthy Increase in Financial Situa-
ton in Georgia. Interesting Facts.


Interesting facts and figures con-
corning the federal income tax returns
of Georgia have been made public by
A. o. Blalock, collector Of internal
revenue for Georgia
Georgia's position in the AS states
of the union is not very elevated in re-
spect of the percentage OF population
filing personal income tax returns for
the year 1919-Georgia stood forty
seventh in the list. But the returns
showed a pretty substantial bunch OF
incomes for those who had been in
sufficient amount to make return
Georgia stood fourteenth in the aver
age net income per return. The Empire
states position as to per capita in
come was fofty-third, and in
the average amount of tax per return
was twenty-hrst Gigantic strides in
net incomes are shown. In 1915 Geor-
gia made 3,444 returns for net in
come Of $4,000, 965, on which the tax
was $378,062.
In 1919 no fewer than 58,930 Geor-
gians made returns for a net income
of $279,471,9 $50 and tax of SO, 1902.
This is something of leap in the
space of four years. However, this
state still is below the average for the
'entire country.
Small Percentage.
The states total amounted TO LII
per cent of the entire number tlled
in the United States, and the tax paid
in Georgia amounted to IL per cent
less than l per cent-of the total per
sonal income tax paid i'll the United
States.
In the nation at large SOB per cent
of the people filed personal income tax
returns while in Georgia 203 per cent
filed them. The average net income per
return for the United States was So
l724.05, and in Georgia it was S3,7Z4.Z8.
The personal income tax per capita
for the United States amounted to
I$11.o8 and in Georgia it was S3.l5.
The average amount of the personal
income tax per return in the United
States was $23808, and in Georgia it
was $155.00.
More persons filed returns showing
an income of from $4,000 to $1,000
than any other amount-l9,5S5, as
compared with 1888 filing returns
| of incomes from $1,000 to $4,000. The
class paying the largest amount Of
IRRESPONSIBLE of the very big fel-
the class between $4,000
and $4,000, which return was made by
1904 persons for a total of $33, III, 81
and tax aggregating $486397. The
next class above that from 1000 tc
ISIS, 900, pushed it close, paying a tax
of S483,367 on a return of $25,638,920
Four persons whose identity is not
disclosed returned incomes for 1915
ranging from 100000 to $50O,0O0 each
Their total tax was $559,771. This was
the next largest division of the tax
paid by four persons only. Other big
, fellows" ranging from $4,000 to $40,-
1000, numbered l67, and paid the larg-
est of all the tax divisions, $7O9,796.
Many Large Incomes.
The class of big fellows" ranging
| from $4,000 to $4,000 also was
| stalwart contributor to the govern
ment, numbering ST persons, and pay
! ing taxes amounting to $634,l48. The
wealthy persons with incomes ranging
up from $4,000 year paid the great
bulk of the states tax to the govern
ment.
The heroic little fellows" were
made to put out" as follows:
From $1,000 to $4,000, 1888 returns
totaling $23,771,754, for tax of $l65,-
6O4 From $1,000 to $4,000, 1855 re-
turns, for total of $47,041 ,l4l, and :
tax of $285 900. From $1,000 to $4,000
1904 returns, totaling $33, 81, and
tax of $486,397. From 81 900 to S.
0OO 5,797 returns totaling $25,638,92O
+ for tax of $4247, 157. From S., 900 tc
$4,000, 2,130 returns totaling Sl1 ,305,.
I241. for a tax of $4,000. From $4,000
to $1,000, returned of LAZY persons
for a total of $8,818,359, and tax OF
$243,933.
All the other classes showed les;
than 1000 returns in each
Total revenue collections from al
sources for 1921 amounted to 81, 595,-
O00,765 against SIS, 407, 590,15l in 1920
while the income and profits taxes
welded $3,955,003 the previous year
and miscellaneous taxes produced ST.
1863, 21O,l12 against $l,45O, 644,Z48 IN
1920.