Reply To: Taxes prior to 1913

Home Forums Discuss U.S. History Since 1877 Taxes prior to 1913 Reply To: Taxes prior to 1913

#16218
woods
Participant

Right: apart from short-lived and unsuccessful attempts to make an income tax a permanent part of the American system, there was no federal income tax before 1913. As for state and local taxes, they’ve been there from the beginning.