October 22nd, 2009 
Before You Invest 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 Oct. 22, 1914, mandating the first tax on incomes over $3,000.
Source: History.com
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