The Revenue Act of 1862 (July 1, 1862, Ch. 119, 12 Stat. 432), was a bill the United States Congress passed to help fund the American Civil War. President Abraham Lincoln signed the act into law on July 1, 1862. The act established the office of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, a department in charge of the collection of taxes, and levied excise taxes on most items consumed and traded in the United States. The act also introduced the United States' first progressive tax with the intent of raising millions of dollars for the Union.
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| - The Revenue Act of 1862 (July 1, 1862, Ch. 119, 12 Stat. 432), was a bill the United States Congress passed to help fund the American Civil War. President Abraham Lincoln signed the act into law on July 1, 1862. The act established the office of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, a department in charge of the collection of taxes, and levied excise taxes on most items consumed and traded in the United States. The act also introduced the United States' first progressive tax with the intent of raising millions of dollars for the Union. (en)
- Revenue Act of 1862 var ett lagförslag syftande till utökad finansiering av Amerikanska inbördeskriget vilket signerades till lag av president Abraham Lincoln den 1 juli 1862. Lagen innehöll tre delar: 1.
* att upprätta en federal skattemyndighet som ett departement för skatteindrivning 2.
* att upprätta ett system med moms på dagliga varor och tjänster samt 3.
* att justera upp den federala inkomstskatten vilken upprättades genom Revenue Act of 1861 (sv)
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| - The Revenue Act of 1862 (July 1, 1862, Ch. 119, 12 Stat. 432), was a bill the United States Congress passed to help fund the American Civil War. President Abraham Lincoln signed the act into law on July 1, 1862. The act established the office of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, a department in charge of the collection of taxes, and levied excise taxes on most items consumed and traded in the United States. The act also introduced the United States' first progressive tax with the intent of raising millions of dollars for the Union. (en)
- Revenue Act of 1862 var ett lagförslag syftande till utökad finansiering av Amerikanska inbördeskriget vilket signerades till lag av president Abraham Lincoln den 1 juli 1862. Lagen innehöll tre delar: 1.
* att upprätta en federal skattemyndighet som ett departement för skatteindrivning 2.
* att upprätta ett system med moms på dagliga varor och tjänster samt 3.
* att justera upp den federala inkomstskatten vilken upprättades genom Revenue Act of 1861 (sv)
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