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When was the first tax in America?

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∙ 15y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

The first law that made the legal obligation to pay a federal income tax took place in 1861 and 1862 to pay for the Civil War. The law levied a 3% tax on incomes above $800 and 5% for incomes above $10,000.

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