Proceedings at a meeting held December 6, 1913, to discuss The Federal Income Tax, The Pending Currency Bill, and The National Budget at the offices of Harvey S. Chase & Company; Federal Income Tax; National Budget

After an informal reception, a simple collation, and a friendly housewarming in the new offices of the firm of Harvey S. Chase & Company, Certified Public Accountants, who were opening a Washington branch of their main business in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Chase introduced to the assemblage, Robert H. Montgomery, Esq., C. P. A., of New York City, President of the American Association of Public Accountants, who spoke upon the Federal Income Tax, giving especial attention to the present conditions surrounding income taxation in Europe and in various states of this country. Mr. Montgomery also elaborated his remarks considerably regarding various features of the new Federal Income Tax from an accounting standpoint and at the end of his talk, answered a number of questions, asked by those present, concerning various Features of the tax and in relation to the Treasury regulations concerning its enforcement. After the discussion on Mr. Montgomery\u27s address, Mr. Chase explained that Joseph French Johnson, Esq., Dean of the School of Commerce, Accounts, and Finance of New York University, had telegraphed that his physician had vetoed his coming to Washington, on account of a severe attack of the grippe. Mr. Chase then took up the third subject on the program -- the National Budget -- and called attention to the large charts on the walls