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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

This Day in Wall Street History - 1914: Nation's first income tax

The passage of the anti-protectionist Underwood-Simmons Act took a bite out of the nation's pocketbook. To compensate for the lost income, Congress passed the Revenue Act on October 22, 1914, mandating the first tax on incomes over $3,000.

- source: www.history.com

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