Evening star., 1936-10-09

The District OF Columbia u SHOWN
by latest Federal tax returns still to
be paying more than its population.
share Of the tax burden of the
country.
While containing only o,4e per cent
of the population of the country, IN
the fiscal year ended June 80. 1885.
the District of Columbia paid o,A9 per
cent of the total internal revenue COL
lected by the United States.
This was disclosed BY q preliminary
report on internal revenue collections
for the year, made public by Guy 7,
Helvering, commissioner Of internal
revenue.
Total internal revenue from the Dis
trict was shown to be $l7,322 ,92958
for the past fiscal year, which is 0.4s
per cent of the total of $3.50 ,208,-
38l 90 collected for the entire country.
In the matter of relative gains for
the year over 1895, the District Of
Columbia was shown far in the lead
of the average for the Nation. "
For instance, the total revenue col.
lections for the country as whole in.
creased by ST. per cent. from $3,299.-
435 5,572.18 in 1895 to $3,520, ,208 ,381 90
in 1896; but the District of Columbia
showed . gain Of more than five times
as great. relatively, with an increase
of 35 per cent from $l2, ,92049 In
1885 to $l7,322 ,929.53 in 1896.
Maryland showed a gain of 20 per
cent, from $52,921 ,027.52 to $63, ,308,-
06507; while Virginia gained per
cent. from $l4l,34s,59s.66 to $780,
333,865.73.
Low Farm Tax Figure.
1t was the low percentage Of agri-
cultural adjustment tax collections
from this urban area, only 03 per cent
OF the total, which pulled down the
Districts overall percentage of con-
tribution to Federal taxes, but in the
income tax and miscellaneous brackets,
the District scared still higher than
the general average contribution for
all taxes.
For instance, this city with only AS
per cent Of the population paid .79 per
cent of the income tax collections, or
$ll, ,150,50l.65. 1t paid so per cent OF
the miscellaneous internal revenue coll
lections, and income tax collections
together, or $l7,s00, 1887 The .o3
per cent agricultural taxes from here
were only $22,lSo56.
The District of Columbia popula-
ton figures used in the table are an
estimate" of the Bureau of the Gen.
sus, 5S4, 900. as of July /, 1895.
The District made . favorable
showing in . comparison of the de-
tailed increases made by this city and
by the country a . whole from 1885
to 1896. ... 20.
The increase in income taxes paid
from here was SO per cent. when this
revenue increased from S8,195.647 %
in 1895 to $ll.l50.50l.65 in 1886, but
the average increase for the country
as whole was only 20 per cent.
The increase in corporation income
taxes here was Il per eent, as COM
pared to an increase of 40 per cent
for the country. Corporation income
taxes here grew from $3,l88. .429 80 in
1885 to $4,603,l73.26 In 1895.
Individual income taxes here
jumped upward by IS per cent. from
$5,007 .217s3 in 1885 to $6,647. 1923 80
In 1896, while the general average in.
crease for the country was only 20
per cent.
Miscellaneous Tax Gain.
Even In miscellaneous taxes the
Districts increase OF 80 per cent,
from s4,442,4e7A to $3.50, ,247.32.
was higher than the average gain Of
% per cent in miscellaneous taxes for
the country.
The District in the year 1886 paid
to the Federal Government a total of
Sll5178.60 excess profits. $52l $500
capital stock tax. s6.33s.5o N. R. A.
dividend tax. $l.791, ,01497 estate tax
and $2,l36,634 gift tax.
Showing that Washington Is the
ater town, largely motion picture. the
taxes on admissions here were shown
to be over a quarter of million dol
lars, S268, ,718.11. This was divided
among several kinds, including 1854.
41115. the largest proportion. collect
ed as ! cent on each 10 cents admiS.