Executive Order 5079 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5079—Publication of Internal Revenue Tax Refund Decisions

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Thursday, March 14, 1929

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1 min read (88 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 Herbert Hoover on 1929-03-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Publication of Internal Revenue Tax Refund Decisions." 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 decisions of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue allowing a refund, credit, or abatement of income, war-profits, excess-profits, estate, or gift taxes, in excess of $20,000, shall be open to inspection in accordance, and upon compliance, with the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury and approved by me, bearing even date herewith.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

537 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. 5079, Herbert Hoover (Mar 14, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5079-publication-internal-revenue-tax-refund-decisions.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Pursuant to the provisions of section 55 of the Revenue Act of 1928 and section 257 of the Revenue Act of 1926, it is hereby ordered that decisions of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue allowing a refund, credit, or abatement of income, war-profits, excess-profits, estate, or gift taxes, in excess of $20,000, shall be open to inspection in accordance, and upon compliance, with the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury and approved by me, bearing even date herewith. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, March 14, 1929.