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How long did it take the states to ratify the income tax amendment?
The Sixteenth Amendment (Amendment XVI) to the United States Constitution allows the Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on Census results.
Which amendment states that a person is entitled to have a lawyer?
5th or 4th . . .
Which amendment states a person can have a lawyer?
Sixth
When did Congress start taxing income?
The 16th amendment to the United States constitution allows congress to levy a tax on income. It was ratified when 3/4 of the total number of states (36, as there were, at the time, 48 states) approved the amendment as of February, 1913.
Which amendment to the Constitution provided the ability for the federal government to collect an income tax from all workers?
The 16th Amendment to the U.S Constitution allows the government to collect the Income Tax.Prior to this amendment, the federal government made an attempt to to create an Income Tax, and the tax was brought to court.The United States Supreme Court ruled that an "Income Tax" was unconstitutional.In response, the Income Tax Amendment was added to the U.S Constitution, making the tax legal.
When was the amendment that gave congress authority to enact an income tax ratified?
The amendment that gave Congress authority to enact an income tax was ratified on February 3, 1913. This amendment, known as the 16th Amendment, allows Congress to levy and collect taxes on income without apportionment among the states.
Did the ninth amendment outlaw income tax?
No, the ninth amendment of the US Constitution does not outlaw income tax. This amendment provides for the rights of the citizens of the United States that were intended by the founding fathers but not clearly stipulated in the Bill of Rights.
Amendment allows the government to collect an income tax?
The Sixteenth Amendment (Amendment XVI) to the United States Constitution allows the Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on Census results. This amendment overruled Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. (1895), which limited the Congress's authority to levy an income tax.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
What law introduced a version of the modern income tax on personal earnings?
The 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1913, introduced the modern income tax on personal earnings. This amendment granted Congress the power to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states based on population.
What is the 16'th amendment?
On February 3rd, 1913, the states ratified the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It reads:"The congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration."This amendment gives the federal government the power to tax a person's income. These income taxes can be used to pay for the government's new programs. Taxes are not based on a flat rate but can change according to the amount of income earned. The richer you are, the more taxes you pay. If you're poor, you get a break.If you examine the bill closer you will find that the amount of states needed to ratify this amendment was never met, and adding to that, this bill is completely unconstitutional as it is a direct unpartitioned taxThe 16th Amendment allowed the government to instate the Income Tax.The Income Tax was originally passed as a bill through Congress, but the United States Supreme Court declared it as unconstitutional. The only way to bypass that ruling was to add it to the constitution as an amendment.
What amendment gave congress authority to implement a federal income tax?
The sixteenth amendment allows Congress to impose income taxes in their current form.
Which amendment said that the states could not deny a person equal protection of the laws?
The 14th Amendment
