Executive Order 10279 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 10279—Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Declared Value Excess-Profits, Capital Stock, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns for Any Period to and Including 1950 by the Senate Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce
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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1951-08-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Declared Value Excess-Profits, Capital Stock, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns for Any Period to and Including 1950 by the Senate Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce." 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
▪This Executive order shall be effective upon its filing for publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities
Total Words
169
998 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10279, Harry S Truman (Aug 16, 1951). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10279-inspection-income-excess-profits-declared-value-excess-profits.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 55 (a), 508, 603, 729 (a), and 1204 of the Internal Revenue Code (53 Stat. 29, 111, 171; 54 Stat. 989, 1008; 55 Stat. 722; 26 U.S.C. 55 (a), 508, 603, 729 (a) and 1204), Executive Order No. 10132 of June 17, 1950, is hereby amended to provide that any income, excess-profits, declared value excess-profits, capital stock, estate, or gift tax return for any period to and including 1950 shall be open to inspection by the Special Committee established pursuant to Senate Resolution 202 (81st Congress, 2d Session), for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the said Senate Resolution, subject to the conditions stated in Treasury Decision 5793, approved June 17, 1950, as amended by the Treasury decisions approved by me this date, relating to the inspection of such returns by that committee. This Executive order shall be effective upon its filing for publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, August 16, 1951
