Evening star., 1942-08-13
Tax Payments
In District Pass
National Ratio
Per Cent of Citizens
Yield .65 Per Cent
Of Internal Revenue

With only one half of per cent OF
the population of the United States,
the District of Columbia paid IS per
cent of total internal revenue re-
ceived by the United States during
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1912.
according to a report made public
today by Commissioner of Internal
Revenue Guy T. Helvering,
This calculation was based on the
population of the District and OF the
country as of April /, 1910, the last
census. The District was given
663, 900 at that time, the country
132, las, 400.
The total internal revenue COL
lections from the District for the
fiscal year 1912 were $84,235 ,973.75.
I3 Billions for U. S.
Total collections for the country
as a whole amounted to $l3,047.-
1858 ,51772, according to the latest re-
vised calculations OF this huge to-
tai. 5000, ,481,775 represented In
come, including excess profits taxes:
So 1850, ,024 1893 was miscellaneous rev.
enue collections, and 81 ,185 1861 .843
was employment taxes, including
carriers taxes.
The District showed an even
greater relative increase over the
national average in the matter of
income taxes. While total income
taxes for the country jumped from
3,269 ,645,117 in 194l to $6,332,073
735 in 1912, for gain of 93.7 per
cent, the District of Columbia in
come levy increased from $23, ,48l,-
327 to 58,522, ,789 during the same
period for gain OF 1893 per cent.
District corporation income taxes
grew from s8,125, 1872 in 1941 to $15.-
432, 2,704 in 1912, a gain of 500 per
cent compared with the national
gain of 65.7 per cent. District indi-
vidual income taxes Increased from
$15,355, ,444 to $43, ,100,085 for a gain
Of 1907 per cent, as compared~to
the 1902 per cent gain throughout
the country.
Miscellaneous Class Lower.
Another computation on District
income taxes, which ircluded also
excess profits taxes. showed this
city turned in a total of $61 ,046, ,305
in 1912 fiscal year. which was .76
per cent of the total for the country.
This was more than the Districts
per capita quota since it had only
so per cent of the population.
Miscellaneous internal revenue
collections here, amounting to $l1,-
68,277, however, were only 81 per
cent of the total of these levies for
the country.
Employment taxes here in 1942
reached the total of $11 ,321 ,391 which
was SO per cent Of the total for the
United States. This was a local
gain of 25.8 per cent over 1941.
In another kind of calculation, in
which the Treasury included excess
profits in miscellaneous internal
revenue. instead of in income taxes,
it was shown that the Distric: taxes
from this source rose from s6,561, :
402 in 1941 to $14 ,381, 1872 In 1912, for
a gain of 1892 per cent.
New York State Leads.
rev YORK state, as usual, led the
procession of States and territories
in 1912 with the largest internal rev.
enue collections. for a total of So
583, 1887, ,733, which was 1890 per cent
of total.
Pennsylvania was in second place
with 81 ,163. .720,211, which was 8.92
per cent Of the total; Illinois was
third, with 81, ,096, 148 ,026, which was
$40 per cent of total, and Ohio was
fourth, with $928, 8,654.145, which was
7.12 per cent of the total.
Nearby Virginia reported in 1912
total of $399,413.6 $50. which was
306 per cent of total. This in
cluded income taxes, including ex-
cess profits of $103, ,397. .773; miscel-
laneous internal revenue of $278,-
27,510. and employment taxes. in
cluding carrier taxes OF $17,188, ,405.
Maryland paid in $3.50 ,692 .226,
which was lit per cent of total
for the country. This included in
come taxes, including excess profits,
of $111,775,782; miscellaneous col
lections OF $98, ,129 sol, and employ
ment taxes of $50, ,786. .842.