• The Revenue Act of 1861, formally cited as Act of August 5, 1861, Chap. XLV, 12 Stat. 292, included the first U.S. Federal income tax statute (see Sec...
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  • The Revenue Act of 1862 (July 1, 1862, Ch. 119, 12 Stat. 432), was a bill the United States Congress passed to help fund the American Civil War. President...
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  • one of the Townshend Acts Revenue Act of 1861 Revenue Act of 1862 Revenue Act of 1894, known as the Wilson–Gorman Tariff Act War Revenue Act of 1898...
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  • proportion to the Census population of each state. Federal income tax was first introduced under the Revenue Act of 1861 to help pay for the Civil War. It...
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  • Tea Party protests being one of the most prominent. Federal income tax was briefly introduced with the Revenue Act of 1861 to help fund the Civil War,...
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    although Congress had often imposed excise taxes on various goods. The Revenue Act of 1861 had introduced the first federal income tax, but that tax was repealed...
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  • tax in 1861. It was part of the Revenue Act of 1861 (3% of all incomes over US$800; rescinded in 1872). Congress also enacted the Revenue Act of 1862,...
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    Revenue Act of 1862, creating the office of Commissioner of Internal Revenue and enacting a temporary income tax to pay war expenses. The Revenue Act...
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    The Indian Councils Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 67) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that transformed India's executive council to function...
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    Another tax was introduced with the Revenue Act of 1861 and Revenue Act of 1862 that heavily taxed the production of spirits leading to an increase in illegal...
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