Evening star., 1933-09-11
DISTRICT LEADS q
STATES IN PAYMENT
| OF REVENUE TOU.S.
$8,464,108 Total Exceeds
Combined Figures 10 Larg-
er Political Units.
NATIONAL FIGURE SHOWS
$62,11O,OOO GAIN IN 1893
Capital Has Smallest Change Be
tween Two Years in Entire
Country, Report Says.

The District OF Columbia during the
1888 fiscal year paid into the Federal
Treasury IN internal revenue collections
more taxes than any one of 25 States
and two territories and more than the
total combined payments of 10 States.
The District showed a smaller per-
centage of change In The amount Of its
internal revenue collections, as COM
pared with the previous year, than any
State.
Internal revenue collections in 1893
for the Nation as a whole increased
$62l10,l8l over those Of 1882, in spite
of decrease Of 5000 1865 ,293 in income
tax collections. according to the annual
report Of the Internal Revenue Bureau,
made public today. Increases in COL
lections from miscellaneous sources, the
result of the revenue act Of 1882, more
than offset the declining income tax
payments.
Increases Shown Here.
In the District of Columbia the
amounts collected In the two years in
internal revenue were almost identical
-s8. .449,6o7 in 1882 and S8,464 ,l08 in
1888 a difference of only s14,471, or
about one-fif:h of l per cent. Income
taxes collected In the District decreased
about 16 per cent to total Of s6272,-
88096, while miscellaneous taxes in.
creased approximately 119 per cent,
from 1899, 1882 in 1882 to s2,l9l ,227 go
during the past fiscal year.
More money was collected in the Dis
trict than in the following IS States:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas. Colorado,
Florida, Georgia, Idaho. Iowa, Maine,
iccic Nahrocko
New Hampshire, New Mexico, North
Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island South
Carolina. South Dakota, Utah, Vermont,
Washington, West Virginia and Wyo-
ming.
The District internal revenue taxes
totaled more than those contributed by
the following 10 States combined:
Mississippi. Arkansas. South Dakota.
North Dakota, Montana, Idaho. Arizona.
New Mexico, Vermont and wyoming.
These 10 States yielded total of ap-
proximately S7,970,0 900 Total internal
revenue collections from all sources in
all States and Territories amounted to
s1,6l9, ,839,224.
Estate Tax S972,I0l Here.
In addition to its income tax receipts,
the District contributed in stamp taxes
S66, ,122 "a: in estate taxes on the trans
fer of estates of decedents, S972 l0l .38,
and in gift taxes, s28,113.27.
Taxes on spurious liquors in the Dis
trict yielded a total of S19, 1873. OF
which $13,574 was paid under the ST 10
tax per gallon on non-bcverage spirits,
SIS, 1920 by retail liquor dealers under
the terms Of the special tax of S25 q
year and Sl66.68 by wholesale liquor
dealers. who are assessed special tax
of Sl00 per year.
Washington was far down in the list
of States on the basis of revenue re-
ceipts from beer and light wines. Under
the tax heading of notwithstanding
liquors (act of March %, 1933)." the
District paid a total of s136,057.01, of
which retail dealers in fcrmented malt
liquors contributed s8,749.77. wholesale
dealers in fermented malt liquors paid
Sl.08057 brewers paid s4l667. and
S125.8l0 was paid on fermented malt
liquors No tax was paid on fermentcd
vinous or fruit juice liquors.
Internal revenue collections in con-
nection with prohibition enforcement
totaled $6.452.
Tobacco Collections.
turers, the District of Columbia paid in
which $4448 was on cigars; S108 60 on
cigarettes and $l548O on tobacco and
snuff.
The District paid ST. in taxes on un-
colored oleomargerine. The records
show that the District paid no taxes
on other types of oleomargerine, adul-
terated butter, process or renovated
butter, filled cheese, or mixed -four.
The Districts narcotic revenues
totaled $250897, of which the largest
portion was paid by practitioners under
the 81 year tax. A tax of $225 was
listed under the heading accepted
offers in compromise, etc., on account
Of violation of the Harrison narcotic
act"
Manufacturers excise taxes on lub-
ricating oils, brewers wort, malt, grape
concentrate, tires, inner tubes, toilet
preparations, furs, jewelry, automobile
truck chasses and bodies, other auto
mobile and motor, cycle chasses and
bodies. automobile parts and accessories.
radio sets, mechanical refrigerators,
sporting goods, firearms shells and cart
ridges, pistols and revolvers, cameras
and lenses, matches, candy. chewing
gum, cereal, beverages, soft drinks,
electrical energy and gasoline yielded
total of 1884 ,463.94.
Communications Taxes.
Taxes on telegraph, telephone, radio
and cable facilities brought In a total
of sos, ,351.06
The 10 per cent tax on leases of safe
deposit boxes yielded a revenue of
$18,241 80, and the tax of cents each
on checks, etc., total Of $273, ,762.80
Miscellaneous taxes on all items, in
cluding pleasure boats, theaters, ad-
mission taxes. dues and initiation fees,
delinquent taxes, etc., yielded $249, ,976.22.