Evening star., 1935-09-09
u. s. TAX RECEIPTS
IN D. c. RISE 13%
lover 1884 FIGURES
Country as Whole Reports
23Olo Increase, Laid to
Two Factors.
MARYLAND STILL HIGHER
WITH BOOST OF 34oo
Virginia Up 15%-Total Collec-
tions Are Larger Than in Pre-.
Slump Year of 1929.

The District of Columbia showed a
13 per cent gain in Federal tax pay
ments during the fiscal year 1885, as
compared with 1884, according to a
preliminary statement of collections
by the Bureau of Internal Revenue
today.
This city paid into Uncle Sans till
a total of Sl2,784, ,92049 in 1885 as
compared with S11,269, ,29786 in 1884.
For the country as a whole, the
report showed a % per cent increase
in the 1885 collections, as compared
with 1884. The Nation showed re-
ceipts Of s3,299, 9,435,572, an increase of
s627,196,377. The increase was said
by Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Guy T. Helvering to reflect not only
improvement in underlying business
conditions but also changes made in
the tax system"
Income Levies Up % Per Cent.
Income taxes here in the District
amounted to S8,195, ,647.23 in 1885, a
gain of % per cent over 1884. This
figure included corporation taxes here
of s3,188, ,429.30 in 1885, as compared
with only s2,26O,220.69 the year be-
fore a gain of Al per cent.
Individual income taxes jumped by
II per cent, from S4,464 627.88 in
1884, to S5,007217.93 in 1885.
Miscellaneous internal revenue here
in the District showed a gain of 5
per cent over 1884 with 1885 total
of s4,442,497.44; while agricultural
adjustment taxes dropped SIS per cent,
from 1926. .635.82 in 1884. to Sl46,-
1852 n 1885.
MARYLAND Gains "a Per Cent.
The nearby State of Maryland reg
istered a gain of 34 per cent in total
internal revenue collections, increas-
ing up to s52 2.921 O27.52 IN 1895.
Virginia showed a gain Of IS per
cent in internal revenue collections,
paving in 1885 a total Of sl4l,348,-
1886.
Corporation levies brought in s572-
1876 in the year ended June 80
compared with s397,515,S51 in 1894
Last quarters corporation collections
we're s167, ,036,38O, compared with s83..
7l0.803 in the first quarter o. 1884
Except for Nevada. where there wa!
a IS per cent slump. corporation re-
turns increased in every State.
Present corporation tax rates o.
1884 per cent we're changed by Con-
gress to a graduated levy running
from 12l. to IS per cent. but this viii
not be reflected in collections until
March, 1887. since the new rates ap-
ply on returns of the 1886 calendar
year.
Income Tax as Whole Up $50.
Income tax collections as whole
jumped 35 per cent over 1884, with
individual returns contributing Sl07,.
603,018 of the S282 ,2O5.O42 increase.
Miscellaneous internal revenue in
creased 13 per cent, or Sl90, ,l9l 861
to a total of s1,673 ,982,83l A al PEI
cent increase in agricultural adjust
ment levies was reflected in the 1885
figure of s526, ,222, ,358, up s154, ,799 .472
The largest increase in miscellane-
Gus revenue was the s195. .457 1893 from
taxes on distilled spirits and wines
up S105 5.506,l45 from 1894. The levy
on dividends, however. brought in
only S96l.479. a reduction of S49,-
267,643 from 1884
Dividend Tax Ceases.
The dividends tax was applied
under the national industrial recovery
act, which provided that it would
cease upon formal repeal of prohibi-
tion. No tax on dividends declared
after December 81. 1888. was collected
explaining the heavy drop in this
classification.
The total internal revenue collec-
tions in 1885 were larger than in the
pre-depression year of 1929. when they
reached $2.939 .054, ,375. At that time
agricultural adjustment taxes. which
are paid out in benefits to farmers
were not on the statute books. The
1885 figure, however, shows surplus
cf 1894, 1884, 1929, even with the A. A. A.
levieS deducted.
A comparison with the 1929 collec-
tionS showed that while income taxes
then represented S2,331 .274428 of the
total. with only s607.779,947 brought
in by miscellaneous taxes, the latter
produced $1.673,982831 in 1885,
against only s1,O9s, ,23O,3S2 from as
sessments on individual and corpora
tion incomes.