Executive Order 9076 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9076—Authorizing Inspection by the Office of Price Administration of Corporation Statistical Transcript Cards Prepared From Income and Declared-Value Excess-Profits Tax Returns

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Thursday, February 26, 1942

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1 min read (208 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1942-02-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing Inspection by the Office of Price Administration of Corporation Statistical Transcript Cards Prepared From Income and Declared-Value Excess-Profits Tax Returns." 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 Inspection by the Office of Price Administration of Corporation Statistical Transcript Cards Prepared From Income and Declared-Value Excess-Profits Tax Returns.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

208

1,224 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9076, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 26, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9076-authorizing-inspection-the-office-price-administration-corporation.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 55(a) and 702(b) of the Revenue Act of 1934 (48 Stat. 698, 770); section 106(c) of the Revenue Act of 1935 (49 Stat. 1019); section 55(a) of the Revenue Act of 1936 (49 Stat. 1671); sections 55(a) and 602(c) of the Revenue Act of 1938 (52 Stat. 478, 568); and sections 55(a) and 603 of the Internal Revenue Code (53 Stat. 29, 111); it is hereby ordered that corporation statistical transcript cards prepared by the Bureau of Internal Revenue from corporation income and declared-value excess- profits (termed prior to October 8, 1940, merely excess-profits) tax returns made under the Revenue Acts of 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, or the Internal Revenue Code, or under such Revenue Acts and Code as amended, for any taxable year beginning after June 30, 1935, and ending before July 1, 1941, shall be open to inspection by the Office of Price Administration; 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 such cards by the Office of Price Administration, approved by me this date. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, February 26, 1942.