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HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

JOINT COMMITTEE ON

TAX EVASION AND AVOIDANCE

SEVENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

PURSUANT TO

PUBLIC RESOLUTION NO. 40, SEVENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS,
FIRST SESSION, TO CREATE A JOINT CONGRES-
SIONAL COMMITTEE ON TAX EVASION
AND AVOIDANCE

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JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAX EVASION AND AVOIDANCE

HOUSE

SENATE

ROBERT L. DOUGHTON, North Carolina, PAT HARRISON, Mississippi, Vice Chair

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CONTENTS

Statement of—

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Helvering, Guy T., Commissioner of Internal Revenue.

Irey, Elmer L., Chief of the Intelligence Unit, Bureau of Internal
Revenue, Treasury Department..........

Leming, Mason B., special attorney, General Counsel's Office, Bureau
of Internal Revenue_

Magill, Hon. Roswell, Under Secretary of the Treasury-
Morgenthau, Hon. Henry, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury.

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37

91

25

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Accumulation of surplus to evade surtaxes (sec. 104, Revenue Act of 1932)
Analysis of returns for 1937 filed by 17 personal holding companies (table I)
Analysis of 1932-36 returns of six Standard Life policyholders (table). -
Contract for insurance in the Dwight case..
Exhibit 1:

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166

111

132

72

79

80-84

113

178-185

191

Details of Bahamian corporations formed by Americans from January 1,
1935, to May 1, 1937-

Large American stockholders of Texas-Canadian Oil Corporation___
Companies register, Nassau, N. P., Bahama Islands.

Exhibit 2:

Prospectus issued by Baylis-Baber Co.

Exhibits A, B, C, and D (tables) (personal holding companies) -
Exhibit, captioned "Forty-seven Ways to Save Taxes".

Joint resolution to create a Joint Congressional Committee on Tax Evasion
and Avoidance__

Letter to Secretary of the Treasury.

79

Portion of report of Ways and Means subcommittee on prevention of tax avoidance..

154

President's message to Congress on tax evasions and evaders.
Principal owners of some of the personal holding companies (table II).
Report of the Treasury (p. 8) in 1934.

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186

159

Surtax on corporations improperly accumulating surplus (sec. 102, Reve-
nue Act of 1934).

Surtax on personal holding companies (sec. 351, Revenue Act of 1932).
Tax on personal holding companies (sec. 102) H. R. 7835 February 1934..
Alphabetical index..........

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