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This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1954-07-12, 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 year 1953 and subsequent years 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.
Exec. Order No. 10544, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Jul 12, 1954). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10544-inspection-income-tax-returns-federal-trade-commission.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
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 year 1953 and subsequent years 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. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, July 12, 1954.
