Executive Order 10076 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10076—Inspection of Income, Excess-profits and Declared Value Excess-profits Tax Returns by the Military Renegotiation Policy and Review Board

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Thursday, September 1, 1949

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1 min read (117 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 1949-09-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Inspection of Income, Excess-profits and Declared Value Excess-profits Tax Returns by the Military Renegotiation Policy and Review Board." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ That income, excess-profits, and declared value excess-profits tax returns made under the Internal Revenue Code for the year 1939 and subsequent years shall be open for inspection by the Military Renegotiation Policy and Review Board, subject to the conditions stated in the Treasury decision relating to the inspection of returns by such Board, approved by me this day.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

117

695 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10076, Harry S Truman (Sep 1, 1949). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10076-inspection-income-excess-profits-and-declared-value-excess-profits.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 55(a), 508, 603, and 729(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (53 Stat. 29, 111, 54 Stat. 974, 989; 26 U.S.C. 55(a), 508, 603, and 729(a)), and in the interest of the internal management of the Government, it is hereby ordered that income, excess-profits, and declared value excess-profits tax returns made under the Internal Revenue Code for the year 1939 and subsequent years shall be open for inspection by the Military Renegotiation Policy and Review Board, subject to the conditions stated in the Treasury decision relating to the inspection of returns by such Board, approved by me this day. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, September 1, 1949