What was the primary motivation for the passage of the sixteenth Amendment?

Answer 1

The 16th Amendment to the US Constitution authorized the collection of Federal income tax. It clearly set out that it could be enacted, and how it was to be based. That's why it's title is the 'Status of Income Tax Clarified. '

Answer 2

The 16th amendment was created to allow the federal government to levy taxes on individuals. The reason they created this amendment is because before it, the federal government had to beg the states for money to carry out their programs.

Answer 3

The 16th amendment sets out the rules for the federal government to collect income taxes. It was first written as a way to pay for the Civil War.

Answer 4

To replace revenue lost by enacting lower tariffs.

Answer 5

It allowed congress to tax citizens based on their revenue, or an income tax.

Answer 6

The Sixteenth Amendment let Congress put a tax on the money people made, an "Income Tax". This was done to create more revenue for the country.

Answer 7

give congress the constitutional authority to levy income taxes