Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-11
DISTRICT, Federal
TAXES SHOW GAIN
Maryland and Capital Turned
in 100000 More in
Last Fiscal Yeaf.

with New . ork leading the Nation
in Federal taxes. having paid one
fourth of the total internal revenue
receipts for the fiscal year ending
June 80. Maryland and the District
of Columbia continued along with
most of the States to increase their
contributions to the Federal TILL.
In the first tabulated set of re-
turns for the fiscal year 1925, made
| public last night by the Bureau Of
Internal Revenue, showing receipts
from collection districts, it is shown
that New York State paid $733,072,-
S65 Of the $2.Ss6. 1889 collected for
the Nation! Thirty.three States
made substantial increases in 1925
over 1925, turning more money into
the treasury under the 1926 revenue
act reducing taxes. The net increase
for the country for 1926 stood at
1881, 972 ,63I.44.
New York States income tax rose
from $496. 709. 727.73 in 1925 to $685.
l14,671.06 in 1925.
Gained Nearly 100000.
The total collections from the dis
trict consisting of Maryland and the
District of Columbia rose from $45,.
4ss,630.3s in the fiscal year 1925 to
$47,453, 279.04 in the fiscal year 1926.
Income taxes for Maryland and the
District of Columbia rose from $751;
591,146.65 in 1925 to $40.S36, 90S.62 in
1926. a gain exceeding $3.250,000.
The amount paid by District of Co.
lumbia income tax payers in 1925
was $14,430,215.22. but the District of
Columbia 1926 total has not yet been
separated.
Miscellaneous taxes for the Mary.
land collection district fell of slight
" during the same period, but the
increase in income tax returns was
80 substantial as to show q substan.
tial net increase for the year. Mis-.
cellaneous taxes for this collection
district were Sc ,s98, 4S3.73 in 1925 and
$6,616,370.42 for 1926.
The 1926 tax cut law was signed
February &c of this year, in time
for the reductions TO become effective
for the first income tax payment
period March IS. There was some
delay in the effective dates OF various
sections affecting miscellaneous taxes,
but, generally speaking, it can be
considered that the new tax bill was
in operation for nearly half of the
fiscal year 1926. as far as receipts are
concerned. The first two tax periods.
March and June. of the calendar
year, which are the heaviest in re
ceipts, fell in the. last half of the
just made public.
Pennsylvania Near Top.
Others among the leading States,
ell of which showed substantial In
creases in income taxes, were Penn
sylvania, with $195,395 ,568.13 income
and $251.9S3 ,600.66 total taxes paid
in 1926; Illinois, with $176,S81, 1888
income and $2i6,5l1, 9bs.i1 total taxes:
Michigan, with S122. $40 ,240. 16 income
and 225,455.226.69 total taxes: North
Carolina, with $17,6si, Sass 80 income
and S1S2s21S,2S1.20 total taxes. in
GLIDING the heavy receipts from to-
bacco levies: Ohio, with 500, $780,
9l099 inconS and $155, 94s4S2.30
total taxes and CALIFORNIA; with
101.721,771.63 income and $154,S41,.
39S.S5 total. X -
Returns from othsr nearby states
included the following: Virginia, with
income taxes rising from SIS. 303.-
S0761 in 1925 to $17.827.071.39 in
1926 and q total revenue or $60,717,-
104.25 for 1926; West Virginia, with
income taxes falling from $12,044.-
1859 in 1925 to $11,653,725.14 in
1926 and a total Federal revenue for
1925 Of $15.551, 07S.S7, and Delaware,
with income taxes rising from ST.
66S,730.62 In 1925 to 1858, 1854 in
1926 and a total 1926 revenue of
$1i,625, 571.43.
Florida showed the largest per-
centage of increase In income tax re-
ceipts over the previous year. report
ing collection of. $33.99S,3S2 last
year, as compared with $12,11s,724
during 1925.