The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-09-08
INCOME 7 AXES
D VE R ALL j. 8.
SH D " DECLINE
District of Columbia
Alone Increases amount
Paid; Idaho is Among
Hard Hit States.

WASHINGTON-The District OF
Columbia is alone of all the states and
territories showing an increase IN IN
come and profit taxes paid in 1922, &C
cording to report issued by Internal
Revenue Collector Blair The total,
$o,713,OOO, was all increase of q per
cent over similar figures for the dis
trict in 1921.
Total collections of internal revenue
from all sources were $3,lo7,45l ,OS3,
for 1922, ACCORDING to the report. This
is a decrease of 81 1917 ,o05, 1895 from
the collections of 1921, which amount
ed to $45o5, 57,O6l.95. The percent
age of decrease in amounts OF income
and profit taxes paid in the states
and territories ranged from II per
cent in Florida and Kansas to ~ per
cent in Delaware and Idaho, and o3
per cent in South Carolina Other
large decreases were So per cent in
Mississippi, So in Utah, IS in South
Dakota, 81 in Georgia, and 40 in Ari-
iona.
The collections from income and
profit taxes which yield the largest
amount of revenue, were $2,OoI ,94o,-
2476 for 1922, and $3,228, 1877 STATS
for 1921, falling off of $l,l4O,l9l,-
1890. Miscellaneous taxes, which
include all sources of revenue except
income and profit taxes, were Sl,lO9,-
5O4,83o.24, as against $1,367 ,21o, 1896. &c
in 1921.
Cigarette Smokers Increase
Internal revenue reports indicate
great increase in the number OF Gig
arctic smokers with corresponding
falling off in the consumption OF CT
gars. According to the figures, the to
bacco taxes produced approximate.
100000 more in 1922 than in 1872
and most of these increases were du
to cigarettes, the collections on which
increased from $l35, 40o, 6278l in 1872
to $l5O,245,oo2.81 in 1922, while tn
collections from cigar taxes fell of
about 100000 Total tobacco rev
enues for the year were $269,770,e59.
20. Distilled spirits and fermented Ii
quors returned $45 900, 1902, de
crease of $37,023, 30S.0l.
Huge Amount on Automobiles
Collections under the revenue act
of 1918 and 1921, showed total Q
$646, 6l2, 2o5.95 a decrease OF $l2l
655,1o4.30. TIE manufacturers excis
tax under these acts returned $94,lo9
437.O6 a loss of $34,237,95057, Manu-
facturers of automobiles, tires ian
accessories paid SIS 1886 of tn
manufacturers tax, and other manu-
facturers $39O81, 000,50 on such art
cles as musical instruments, sport
ing goods, motion picture films, et'
The automobile taxes showed los
of $l1,116,O8538 and the other man
ufacturers' taxes, $23, l2l ,845.l9, Con
sumers' or dealers excise taxes o
SuCn dTuCleS as art WOIkS, JC"Sli
cosmetics, soft drinks, etc. also in
cluded under the 1918 and 1921 rever
ue acts amounted to $65,526, 1921,
loss of 45,9l5, $3.50.
Cost of Administering the Law
1t cost SAL ,435 900 to administer tn
internal revenue laws, or Sl.30 fo
each $l00 collected. This was an il
crease of 43 cents per $500 over tn
previous year. 1t cost $6,535O0O to Ell
force the prohibition law or more tina
three times the receipts from til;
source. The narcotic law enforc,
ment cost $65O,OO0 and the child labc
law that the Supreme Court repeale
cost $500 to enforce, These item
leave $34262,0O0 expense for intern
revenue collections, cost of Sl.W pr
$l00 which was "a cents per hundre
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