Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-10-20
WHO HAS the MILLIoN7
One Man Pays Big Tax--Whst the
State Does

WV Nh..4 roy -
State Does
The population Of Kansas Is close
to 1900, 900. Put that down and
then consider the next interesting
phase OF the question.
Among these 100000 men, wo-
men and children, there - only one
human being In the state whose earn
ings total more than 100000 In
one year.
There are three men and only
three men-in the state of Kansas
who clear up between 100000 and
$3.50, 900 In net income during one
full year.
! Only two men make from $15O,OOO
To 5000. 900 In the scheduled twelve
months.
The foregoing material and lot
Of other interesting reading is con-
tanned in the report Of the Internal
reynue office at wichita, which has
rendered an accounting on the income
tax for last year, but carefully avoid
ing mention Of the names OF those
who report incomes. whether large OF
small.
1897 Pay Taxes
Statistics as a rule are dry, but not
these statistics, for everyone Is inter-
ested in the money he earns on MS
own account. and In the incomes creu-
tied to Others. Money Is an absorb
ling topic and money is about all the
income tax collectors can talk ABOUT.
The report reveals the rather as
tonishing fact that there are more
people In Kansas earning from $1,000
to $4,000 a year than there are people
who are making from $1,000 to w.
900 a year. The innocent bystander
would expect it to be the other way
around, but 1t isn't
The revenue officials found, Tor IN
stance, that 1897 persons paid taxes
on incomes ranging from $1,000 to
$4,000 a year. There were 24,VOo
returns by people making from w.
900 to $4,000 year.
The register Of those having IN.
comes ranging from $4,000 to $o'ooo
yearly showed total Of 1O,Ol7 ana
the $4,000 salary must be the limit
for a whole lot Of people, Tor down
the column one finds that incomes
going as high as $4,000 were report
ed by 2,67S persons; while the w.
600 and the $4,000 incomes showed
respectiye totals Of less than 2,OOO.
Many Earn $4,000
The income tax figures show that
651 persons in Kansas reported earn
ings ranging between $4,000 and 3d.
600 yearly; 44O confessed to earn
|ings between $4,000 and $1O,ooo,
and 351 confessed to an income OF
not less than $4,000 nor more than
$1,000. The line here begins to
dwindle steadily as the income figures
increase. One hundred persons re-
ported incomes ranging between $25,-
900 and $4,000 year. Ninety nve
registered incomes ranging between
$40, 900 and $4,000, and fifty mine
registered incomes ranging from $4o,-
900 to $4,000. Twenty-Five report
ed incomes of from $4,000 to $780,
900. and twelve Kansas gentlemen
pleaded guilty to incomes, going as
low as 100000 and as high as WV
600 Five Kansans are credited with
incomes ranging from $4,000 10
$4,000 a year.
The total returns for the year were
76.4S1, which was 1.43 per cent OF
the entire number filed in the United
States. The total income reported
was 1894, $40, while the tax paid
on them was $9,13s,315.
The personal income tax per cap,
ita for the United States amounted
to s11.9S. In Kansas 1t was $o.l1.
The average amount of the per-
sonal income tax return In the Unit
ed States was $23s.OS. In Kansas
it was $119.52.