Evening star., 1934-03-16
6,22O FILE TAXES
HERE ON LAST DAY
Reports From Country Indi-
cate Collections Are Sur
passing Last Years.

A total of 6,22o washingtonians
filed income tax returns at the local
Office of deputy collector Of internal
revenue yesterday, while reports from
the country at large indicated collec-
tions were surprising last years.
"A 25 per cent penalty was in effect
today for any who came in late, but
up to noon only one man had put in
his appearance at the local Office.
AS usual, March IS was the heaviest
day for filing, as large corporations
and individuals paying the biggest
sums delayed to the last day with the
deliberate intent of saving interest on
their tax
u. S. Workers Busy.
The biggest rush came at the local
Office. c. c. Keiser. deputy collector,
said, between 4:45 and 6 last night, as
Government people piled into the Of
flee, many Of them with returns all
complete and sworn to, in order to
file. and pay the tax, in time to get
home to a delayed dinner. Yesterday
was Government pay day
Later at night Somc of the returns
expected to carry the larger taxes be-
gan arriving from the banks and trust
companies. Messengers brought these
in person, carrying large bundles in
many instances, with returns from
trusts neld by banks and trust COM
panies for others. and for estates
The 6,220 returns, which compares
with 1852 on March IA and 1850
on March 13, do not, however. indi-
cate the total results out of Wash
mgton on the income tax, because of
the fact that many returns are always
mailed from here to the collector of
internal revenue. at Baltimore, which
is the headquarters Office for this
collection district, comprising Wash
ington and the State of Maryland
Much special delivery mail arrived
at the local Office, too, from people
who trusted to Uncle Sans postal
service to deliver their returns in
time.
Cash Put in Treasury.
All cash received at the local Office
has been deposited in the Treasury
Department here. but the returns
themselves and all of the checks will
be bundled together and sent to the
Baltimore Office in care of messen-
gers.
The special force of about 40 peo-
pie. who were assisting Mr.. Keiser's
regular force Of deputy collectors
today went back to their regular as
signments in the Bureau of Internal
Revenue. The IL persons assigned
to the local banks were revenue
agents, and in the local office there
had been 6 revenue agents and %
auditors.
A mass Of work remained at the
local office this morning, however, in
opening the huge mail which arrived
last night, in sorting and preparing
the returns to be sent to Baltimore.
Meantime latest figures at the
Treasury Department on the progress
OF collections throughout the country
showed that they stood at $48, ,588, 900
for the first IA days of March, COM
pared with $40. .422 900 in the same
period last year, when the bank holi-
day was in force. The Treasury is
counting on collection of $3.50, ,000, 900
on incomes during the entire month
OF March. So far, collections have
run above estimates.
Secretary Of the Treasury Morgen-
thau said: II am tremendously i'm
pressed with what the fellows have
done in estimating the amount of in
come taxes. They have not only hit
it but actual income is running q
shade above it. It looks better than
last year, but you ought to point out
that the banks were closed last year. "
The pickup in March income tax
payments over last year pushed total
receipts from this source Of revenue
in the 1884 fiscal year to $397, ,918, 900
as compared with 1896, $50, 900 in the
same period last year.
Early reports from various parts Of
the country, according to the Asso-
ciated Press, showed collections ahead
of 1888.