Evening star., 1933-02-06
Decrease for 1882 Compares
With Slump of al Per Cent
for Entire Country.
S23,877,483 INCLUDES
CORPORATION LEVIES
Total Payments to Federal Gov.
ernment From This Area Are $27,-
7,S43, 26 Per Cent Decline.

Income taxes paid by individuals
and corporations in the District of
Columbia and State of MARYLAND
dropped 80 per cent during the calendar
year 1882 as compared to 1881. while
those paid by the Nation at large fell
Al per cent, according to figures made
public by the Bureau of Internal Rev
enue
Income taxes for this area dropped
from S34, 4,215,2 to S23,877,483. This
includes corporation income taxes,
which fell from $17,955,253 to s12,-
786, ,402, and individual income taxes
which dropped from s16,259,979 to
$11 ,091 ,081.
The total income tax for the coun-
Try decreased from s1,368,035,4 ,467 to
S784,617,096.
Decrease Here 26 Per Cent.
In line with the general trend for
the country, the District of Columbia
and Maryland showed decrease of 26
per cent in total Federal taxes paid
during the calendar year 1882, as COM
pared with the calendar year 1881. The
total for the country dropped 25
per cent
The total contribution from this Fed
eral collection district dropped from
S577l7809 in 1881 to $27,8S7, 7,843 in
1882, while for the country as a whole
the total fell from $1,914,054, ,622 to
81 ,420 ,068, 5s3 during the same period.
The trend was in different directions
on income taxes, which showed a sharp
falling off, and on miscellaneous taxes.
which, due to new taxes imposed by
the new revenue bill, showed an in
crease. both in this district and for
the country.
Miscellaneous taxes here increased
from $3,502,577 in 1881 to s4,O1O,359
in 1882, while for the country as a
whole they jumped from S546,0l9155
to $685., ,45l. .497 during the same period.
Miscellaneous Taxes Drop.
The State of Virginia showed a de-
crease not only In its total contribu-
tlons TO the Federal till, but also in
its miscellaneous taxes. Total income
taxes IN Virginia fell from $18,042, ,O39
10 Sl0,71l,534, miscellaneous taxes
cropped from $89 89.o73,428 to $8s, $685.
065; the total Federal tax dropped
from s107,115,46 to $99,1 500
New York State led the Nation in
amount of total Federal revenue with
total of 1888 ,097, ,023, but that was
Sl69.368,467 less than collected the year
before.
New Yorkis commanding position
was due to huge collections of income
tax, which brought S145, ,967,129 from
corporations and $l05,626,239 from in
divi6ualS.
North Carolina ranked second in pro-
ouclng revenue for the Government,
with $205, ,72l,4 ,458. a drop of approxi-
mately $50 1000, 900 from 1881. It's posi-
ton was due to the collections of mis-
cellaneous taxes, chiefly on tobacco.
which amounted to $l94,371,012.
Nevada Income Taxes Rise.
While SIS out of IS internal revenue
collection districts of the country
showed gains in miscellaneous collec-
tlons In 1882 over 1881, due to the
taxes imposed in the billion-dollar tax
Dill, only one State showed an increase
in income tax: Nevada reported cor
porations paid $1192. 2.978 in 1882. as
conparedlwith $679, TAO the year before.
That States total of all taxes also
showed an increase from $1,272,227 in
1881, to ST ,657 1866 in 1882
Other States which reported increased
total taxes for the year were Arkansas.
with sl,289,693. against $1,2l9,7l5;
Kentucky, with s45, $40, ,oss. against
S2a, $40, ,625, and Louisiana, with ST.
3l3,637, against $7,036,443 The first
district Of Texas reported s13,733,70I.
as compared with $13505 ,806. All of
the increases in total tax, except Neva-
da, were attributable to greater miscel-
laneous tax collections.