Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-27
Com. Blair Says in Re-
port of Internal
Revenue Bureau
Represents 80 Per Cent Loss
Compared with Previous Year
Cost of Collecting In
creased-Complete Reorgan-
ization Of Dry Unit Effected
During Year-Maine Tax
Receipts S1O,9S3,939.S5

Washington, Nov. 26-Federal fax
collections during the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1922, fell off almost ST..
400.000.000. or 80 per cent. as com
pared with the previous year, accord
irg to the annual report of the inter-
nal revenue bureau issued tonight by
Commissioner Blair. Income and
profits taxes collected during the wear
showed decrease of SILL, 900. 900. or
50 per cent.
Total tax collections for the year
aggregated $3,197,451,OS3, compared
with S,595,3s7,061 for 1921, while in
come and profits taxes for 1922 amount
ed to $2,0S6,01S,464 against $3,22S,1s7,-
G:.3 the previous year.
Miscellaneous collections arising
from taxation other than that on in
comes and Profits amounted to s1.11O.-
532,61S for 1922, decrease of $685.
6S6,1Io, or 10 per cent. This slump.
Mr.. Blair declared. was accounted for
mostly by the repeal or reduction in
rates of various taxes provided for in
the revenue act of 1921, effective Jan
uary /, 1922.
The net expenditure for collecting
taxes for 1922 was $34,o6S.G51, which
was equivalent to $1.07 for each 500
collected, as compared with 20 cents
for each $1oo tie previous year.
THE difference in the relative cost
of collection for the fiscal years 1921
and 1922" Mr.. Blair said. SIS due
mainly to the large reduction in the
revenues OF 1922 incident to the shrink
age in business and incomes, the repeal
Of certain miscellaneous war taxes and
various provisions of the law such as
the amortization of wartime facilities
and the increase in individual exemp-
items contained in the act of 1921, with
| the consequent reduction in income tax
liability of corporations and individ-
uals.''s
OF the various revenues. tobacco and
fermdpted liquor taxes only showed
increases oyer 1921.
Approximately 1.250,000 income tax
returns are received in Washington an
Eually, Mr.. Blair reported. During the
last fiscal year 954.731 income and ex-
cess profits returns were audited of
which 711S!9 were Individual and
pc rtnership returns and o3G,S52 were
corporation returns.
a complete reorganization of the ac-
tiVities of the prohibition unit was ef-
fccted during the year, resulting in
greater efficiency and expedition in the
landing of work, Mr.. Blair reported
Il total Of 1885 cases covering viola
tions of the prohibition laws was re-
.orted by the new force of general
agents and taxes amounting to $19,
116.000 were reported for assessment.
Production of alcohol during the year
aggregated 79.906.0O0 gallons. a de-
crease of 100000 gallons. while with
Grawals of distilled spirits other than
alcohol from bonded warehouses ag
gregated 2,724,000 gallons, descreasc
OF 100000 gallons.
.rlmar. of the income and profits
tax receipts during the year by ctates
showed New York far in the lead in
amount, With Pennsylvania second and
Illinois third. Collections from the
New England states follow:
Connecticut $27,245,12S.4o: Maine
S10,9S9, 939.S5; Massachusetts $1301S0,-
292.0o; New Hampshire s4,311,75S.90;
Rhode Island $19.992,123.SG; and Vcr-
mont S2,997, 106.0S.