The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-31
INCOME TAX RETURNS
FROM INDIANA SHOW
INCREASE OVER 1920

Federal personal income tax returns
filed by residents of Indiana during
1919 show a considerable increase dur
ing that year over former years in
number of returns, net incomes and
total tax collected, according to sta
tistics furnished by M. Bert Thurman,
collector of internal revenue for the
district of Indiana.
The report is intended to reflect the
prosperity of the state and some in
teresting figures touching Indiana are
revealed.
Despite the widespread manufactur-
ing industries of the state, Indiana re-
mains essentially agricultural. This is
clearly shown by the difference in the
percentage per capita incomes paid.
Backs Farmers Statement.
In this respect the farmer seems
justified in his contention that there is
no money in farming; but the fact re-
mains that the great bulk of the wealth
of this state is in its farms and their
products.
While the personal income tax per
capita for the entire United States in
1919 was s119S, in Indiana it was
S4.62 In the nation sos per cent OF
the people filed income returns, while
only 445 per cent of Indiana citizens
filed them.
The average net incomes in the state
came well up towards the United
States average The national average
was s3,72405 and Indiana's was
S., 20072. The average amount of per
sonal income tax paid dropped low in
this state, the United States average
was S23S.0S, and in Indiana it was
| S103S5.
High Incomes in Cities.
| The report would indicate that tax
able personal incomes are centered in
the commercial and manufacturing
centers rather than in the rural dis
tricts. Indiana ranks thirtieth in the
per cent of population filing returns,
and thirty-sixth in the average net
income per return.
/ Its position as to her per capita in
come tax was thirty-fourth and thirty.
eighth in the average amount of tax
Per return. The total number of re
turns filed in the state was 130,3S5
which was PA per cent of the entire
number filed in the United States.
The number of personal tax return:
filed during 1916, 1917, 1918 and 1917
is as follows:
No. Returns Net income Tot Tai
1916. 1904 5 74,637,6S3 5 1855, 90,
1917. 85,021 61,265,426 5.97S,7S.
1918. .104,581 325,549,440 11,456, 80;
1919. .130,3S3 417,323,251 13,541,24j
There were two individuals in the
state whose annual incomes were be
tween 100000 and 100000, and nom
over that amount There were three
who had to worry through the yea
on incomes between S250,000 am
100000; eight whose incomes ranged
from between S150,000 and 100000
"a from 100000 to S150,O0O; II from
100000 to 100000; Is from $4,000 t
100000; "a from $4,000 to $4,000
80 from 100000 to $4,000; 66 from
$500 to 100000; 70 from $4,000 L
$4,000 191 from 100000 to $4,000
221 from $4,000 to $4,000; 354 from
$1,000 to $4,000; 610 from $4,000 t
$4,000; 302 from $4,000 to $4,000
237 from 10000 to $4,000; 2S5 from
$4,000 to $4,000; 399 from $1,000 t
; $12 900; 500 from $4,000 to s11 900
657 from $4,000 to $4,000; S66 fror
$4,000 to $4,000; 1924 from $1,000 t
$4,000; 2,O40 from $4,000 to $1,000
: 1872 from $4,000 to $4,000; 10,S21 fror
: $4,000 to $4,000; 1S,94S from $4,000 t
$4,000; 1922 from $4,000 to $4,000
/; 43,300 from $1,000 to $4,000.