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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1939-08-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Inspection of Certain Returns Made Under the Internal Revenue Code." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Authorizing the Inspection of Certain Returns Made Under the Internal Revenue Code.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities
Total Words
117
725 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
19.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8230, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 28, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8230-authorizing-the-inspection-certain-returns-made-under-the-internal.
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), it is hereby ordered that the following-designated returns made under the said Code shall be open to inspection 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 such returns, approved by me this date: Income (including income of personal holding companies and unjust enrichment income), excess-profits, capital stock, estate, and gift tax returns, and returns of employment tax on employers under Subchapter C of Chapter 9 of the Internal Revenue Code. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, August 28, 1939.
