New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-29

Decrease Shown
In u.s.. Revenue
Statement by the Internal
Revenue Commissioners
Reveals 33-Cent Increase
Per S10O for Collection
1 Million From Dry Act

Income and Profits Lew
for 1921 Represents 20
Per Gem Of Total Receipts
WASHINGTON. Aug. PC internal
revenue collections from all sources
during the fiscal year 1921 decreased
more than $4,000, 900, as compared
with the previous year, while the cost
Of collection advanced from SIS cents to
SO cents for each 500 collected. ac-
cording to preliminary statement
issued tonight by Commissioner
Blair.
The increased cost of operating the
Internal Revenue Service during 1921
which amounted to about 5000 900
he explained, was mainly due to re-
duced collections and increased ex-
pense in supervising regulatory laws.
Total collections for 1921 amounted
to S4,595, 000,76 against s5,407 $50, Psi
in 1920, while income and profits taxes
yielded 1925, 790,6 53, compared with
1886. 936,0oo the previous year, and
miscellaneous taxes produced 1862
2l0,112, against S1,450, 644,248 in 1920
New York State paid virtually one
fourth of all the taxes collected.
Income and profits taxes represented
10 per cent and miscellaneous taxes 80
per cent of total receipts during 1921,
compared with 73 per cent for income
and profits taxes and 81 per cent for
miscellaneous taxes during the previ-
GUS year.
Two Million From Dry Acts
Receipts from the national prohibi-
ton act during 1921 were S2.152. o83.
as compared with s64l .O29 collected
during the previous fiscal year In ad-
dition, Commissioner Blair estimated
that collections made by the Justice
Department from fines and forfeiture s
for violations Of the act would apprcxi-
mate $4,000 900
New York, with total of more than
1000 000,0 900, produced the most Fed
eral revenue among the states. and
Pennsylvania was second with nearly
rtCC, VtO.OtO.
Incomes and profits taxes and total
revenue collected by states follow:
Maine, 14,458,S52 and S17.S22. 985:
New Hampshire, s8,302 $50 and SO.
23l ,466; Vermont. 81 $40 and S6 .255,-
Pol; Massachusetts,, $214056,1OO and
S2a8, ,361; Rhode Island, $50, 069, S09
and s42,221,970; Connecticut. $40,
ll5 and $71,372, 1888.
$3.50, 1884 New York Total
New York, s813,5156o4 and s1,124.-
l69.78o New Jersey, 500, 1892, S39 and
SIP, - 1854; Pennsylvania, $351,58O, 1855
and S4S7, 754.847; Delaware, s9,84S, 1895
and $ll,S27,S29; Maryland, S44,907 ,020
S,054 ,94l and $685., 969; West Vir-
ginia, $35, S06,S4 and $41,552,6 89; Ohio,
S203,772 $50 and 84,55O,875; Indiana,
S49, 793,244 and ST., 1923 292; Michigan.
Sl84,495,441 and s271,756,741; Illinois,
S261 ,212,3ll and 1887, 1852, 1879; kentucky.
S25,090,l11 and 5O,386 ,533.
Wisconsin, S59,9S4,779 and s73,724.-
279; Minnesota, S53 ,S79 $50 and ST.
2S3 COL; North Dakota, S2,O42,379 and
S2,933, 957; South Dakota s3,648, 1928
and $4,S74,416
Missouri, s6,12O,103 and 1925, 484.-
9l2; Iowa, S2S,SS1.119 and S96,950,454;
Kansas, 1926, $50, l06 and S3S,138. 95S; ;
Sl5,8l9, 100 and s23, 343 ,225;
Oklahoma, $21,554 900 and s27,011 1858;
Texas, So, 147 1922 and s76,545 1875; Wy
oming, $2,536.605 and $3,1S3.7 $50
Colorado, S25,0s4,574 and s33, $50 1851:
New Mexico, S1,305,854 and 81 $685.
Utah, s7115,960 and $10,494762; Idaho.
S., 491 ,285 and s4,463.5 31: Montana
S3,924,322 and S5,340, 633; Nevada s71e.-
921 and s1,168 ,935; Arizona, 50. 1874 SAG
and S4,l28.980; California, s129.145.4 54
and S181,302,067; Oregon, $21. 966, 1859
and S27,927,556; Washington, s29 ,2O5,-
$50 and S36. O43,005; Alaska, s279, 821
ard 1892, 1871; Hawaii. S1S,8598O2 and
$40 MS; Philippines. total revenue,
S945,s59.
Income and profits taxes receipts fell
off as compared with 1920 in all but
nine states, the decrease ranging from
less than one-half of | per cent in
Oregon to ga per cent in New Mexico.
states showing increases were Arizona.
per cent; Florida, 26 per cent; Ha-
wall. rs per cent; Indiana. less than
one-half of l per cent; Minnesota, 1
per cent; Oklahoma, per cent; South
Carolina, 9 per cent; Utah. 2s per cent,
and West Virginia. % per cent
Other Tax Sources
Almost rs per cent of the govern
ment's tax revenue of $4,000. GOO OO0
during the last fiscal year came from
taxes upon incomes and profits, accord
no to an official summary made public
to-day by the Treasury Depar fment.
The principal sources of the remaining
% per cent were listed in the report as
follows:
Tobacco, s255 ,21S,499, including cigar