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April 15 – Income Tax Form, 1913
Message of President Andrew Jackson nominating his cabinet, 03/06/1829 (page 2 of 2)
Income Tax Form, 1913, Page 1.; Entry 357A, Internal Revenue Division, Income Tax Forms; General Records of the Department of the Treasury; Record Group 56; National Archives.
April 15 is the deadline for most Americans to file their Federal individual income tax returns. Passed by Congress on July 2, 1909, and ratified February 3, 1913, the 16th amendment established Congress’s right to impose a Federal income tax. In 1913, due to generous exemptions and deductions, less than 1 percent of the population paid income taxes at the rate of only 1 percent of net income.
Comments
Darren Cole April 18, 2011 at 12:42 pm
Thanks for your comment Jay — that is correct. We should have clarified that April 15 has been the traditional deadline for filing individual income tax returns.
Jay Stark April 15, 2011 at 5:03 pm
Errr… Taxes are due on 4-18, actually.