Revenue Act of 1862, the Glossary
The Revenue Act of 1862 (July 1, 1862, Ch. 119), was a bill the United States Congress passed to help fund the American Civil War.[1]
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20 relations: Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Confederate States of America, Excise, Income tax, Internal Revenue Service, Jay Cooke, President of the United States, Progressive tax, Revenue Act of 1861, Revenue Act of 1864, Revenue service, Salmon P. Chase, Taxation in the United States, Union (American Civil War), United States, United States Congress, War bond, War of 1812.
- 1862 in American law
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
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American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.
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Commissioner of Internal Revenue
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue is the head of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), an agency within the United States Department of the Treasury.
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Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States (C.S.), the Confederacy, or the South, was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865.
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Excise
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Income tax
An income tax is a tax imposed on individuals or entities (taxpayers) in respect of the income or profits earned by them (commonly called taxable income).
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Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the revenue service for the United States federal government, which is responsible for collecting U.S. federal taxes and administering the Internal Revenue Code, the main body of the federal statutory tax law.
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Jay Cooke
Jay Cooke (August 10, 1821 – February 16, 1905) was an American financier who helped finance the Union war effort during the American Civil War and the postwar development of railroads in the northwestern United States.
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President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.
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Progressive tax
A progressive tax is a tax in which the tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases.
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Revenue Act of 1861
The Revenue Act of 1861, formally cited as, included the first U.S. Federal income tax statute (see). The Act, motivated by the need to fund the Civil War, imposed an income tax to be "levied, collected, and paid, upon the annual income of every person residing in the United States, whether such income is derived from any kind of property, or from any profession, trade, employment, or vocation carried on in the United States or elsewhere, or from any other source whatever". Revenue Act of 1862 and Revenue Act of 1861 are United States federal taxation legislation.
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Revenue Act of 1864
The Internal Revenue Act of 1864, 13 Stat. Revenue Act of 1862 and Revenue Act of 1864 are United States federal taxation legislation.
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Revenue service
A revenue service, revenue agency or taxation authority is a government agency responsible for the intake of government revenue, including taxes and sometimes non-tax revenue.
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Salmon P. Chase
Salmon Portland Chase (January 13, 1808May 7, 1873) was an American politician and jurist who served as the sixth chief justice of the United States from 1864 to his death in 1873.
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Taxation in the United States
The United States has separate federal, state, and local governments with taxes imposed at each of these levels.
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Union (American Civil War)
The Union, colloquially known as the North, refers to the states that remained loyal to the United States after eleven Southern slave states seceded to form the Confederate States of America (CSA), also known as the Confederacy or South, during the American Civil War.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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United States Congress
The United States Congress, or simply Congress, is the legislature of the federal government of the United States.
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War bond
War bonds (sometimes referred to as victory bonds, particularly in propaganda) are debt securities issued by a government to finance military operations and other expenditure in times of war without raising taxes to an unpopular level.
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War of 1812
The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in North America.
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See also
1862 in American law
- 37th United States Congress
- Act Prohibiting the Return of Slaves
- Anti-Coolie Act
- Confederate Conscription Acts 1862–1864
- Confiscation Act of 1862
- Constitution of the Confederate States
- Court-martial of Fitz John Porter
- District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act
- Emancipation Proclamation
- Homestead Acts
- Militia Act of 1862
- Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act
- Morrill Land-Grant Acts
- Pacific Railroad Acts
- Partisan Ranger Act
- Revenue Act of 1862
- Twenty Negro Law
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenue_Act_of_1862
Also known as Ch. 119, 12 Stat. 432, Internal Revenue Act of 1862.