Evening star., 1928-06-19
TAX SURVEY BEGUN
BY BOARD OF TRADE
Study This Year to include
Bank CIearings and
Sales Turnover.

Uudsunted By the refusal of Congress
at the past session to abandon the ob.
jectionable hump sum plan of contrib.
utins to the budget for the National
Capital. the Board of Trade today
started compilation of data for 1927 in
its annual tax survey TO show the true
tax burden borne by local citizens in
comparison with figures for other locali-
ties.
The survey is continuation OF the
national tax study started last year.
which was used effectively dn conjunc.
tion with earlier tax data. compiled by
the board and the citizens joint COM
mittee on fiscal relations In the cam
paign for fiscal equity. The survey Of
last year showed that washington
ranked second among 30 OF the largest
cities Of the Nation In per capita as
scssment on real estate and fourteenth
Ia the list for per capita tax paid.
The survey this year Is to be enlarged
to include data as to the economic Sit
uAtiori In the various cities studied as
shown by bank clearings. sales turnover
In department stores and Summer sta.
tistics. II Is announced by Robert j.
C0ttrell, executive secretary OF the
board.
Linked With Budget Study.
The tax survey is to be conducted in
conjunction with a study OF the local
budget matters The Board of Trade
tomorrow will receive from the District
Government figures indicating the pro-
posed budget items sought by the vari-
Gus department heads for the fiscal
year. 1929. These budget figures will oe
divided up among the 81 committees
OF the Board OF Trade for detailed
study. after which the directors and
committee chairmen viii formulate
recommendation TO the city heads
The trade body today began sending
out TO about 100 OF the largest cities Of
the country q QUESTIONABLE asking data
from official sources concerning city
and county financing matters. The
ouesticnnaire includes the following
points:
Points in QUESTIONABLE.
Population: The total true value OF
taxable real estate. the tax rate per 500
assessed value OF realty, the amount of
revenue produced annually by the tax
on real estate, the total assessed value
Of real property within the corporate
city limits; has the realty assessment
and realty tax been increased within
the past year and IL so. how much: re-
gardless Of regulation. at what percen-
tsge OF true value does your assessment
actually work out: what Is the State
tax rate. the city and the county rate ::
state what support you receive from
State or county toward schools. roads
public welfare or anv other items, in
either money or services, what Is the
total amount Of general property tax
raised in your city; how much of the
tax rate is due TO bonded indebtedness;
what are the tangible. intangible, fran
chise, corporation and bank stock tax
rates in your city?
What Is the total assessed value of
your tangible property and OF your in
tangible property; what Is your public
utility tax and how much do you raise
from that source; II your school system
is run by separate tax levy, give tax
rate and amount raised. including
school bonded indebtedness. bank clear
ances in your city for the first three
months Of this year; department store
sales for 1927.