Executive Order 10090 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10090—Inspection of Income Tax Returns by Federal Trade Commission

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Tuesday, December 6, 1949

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1 min read (177 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1949-12-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Inspection of Income Tax Returns by Federal Trade Commission." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ That corporation income tax returns made for the calendar year 1949 and fiscal years ending in the calendar year 1949 and for any taxable year ending after June 30, 1949, and before July 1, 1950, shall be open to inspection by the Federal Trade Commission as an aid in executing the powers conferred upon such Commission by the Federal Trade Commission Act of September 26, 1914, 38 Stat.

▪ This Executive order shall be effective upon its filing for publication in the Federal Register.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

177

1,027 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10090, Harry S Truman (Dec 6, 1949). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10090-inspection-income-tax-returns-federal-trade-commission.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 55(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (53 Stat. 29; 54 Stat. 1008; 55 Stat. 722; 26 U.S.C. 55(a)), and in the interest of the internal management of the Government, it is hereby ordered that corporation income tax returns made for the calendar year 1949 and fiscal years ending in the calendar year 1949 and for any taxable year ending after June 30, 1949, and before July 1, 1950, shall be open to inspection by the Federal Trade Commission as an aid in executing the powers conferred upon such Commission by the Federal Trade Commission Act of September 26, 1914, 38 Stat. 717, such inspection to be in accordance and upon compliance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury in the Treasury decision relating to the inspection of returns by the Federal Trade Commission, approved by me this date. This Executive order shall be effective upon its filing for publication in the Federal Register. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, December 6, 1949