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Income Tax

United States · Government / Republican Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1909

William Howard Taft1909

Government / Republican Party Government

To solve an impasse during the 1909 tariff debate, Taft proposes income taxes for corporations and a constitutional amendment to remove the apportionment requirement for taxes on incomes from property (taxes on dividends, interest, and rents). Supports the 16th Amendment, which allows for a federal income tax

Names involved

William Howard Taft

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