<P> The history of taxation in the United States begins with the colonial protest against British taxation policy in the 1760s , leading to the American Revolution . The independent nation collected taxes on imports ( `` tariffs '' ) , whiskey , and ( for a while ) on glass windows . States and localities collected poll taxes on voters and property taxes on land and commercial buildings . There are state and federal excise taxes . State and federal inheritance taxes began after 1900 , while the states ( but not the federal government ) began collecting sales taxes in the 1930s . The United States imposed income taxes briefly during the Civil War and the 1890s . In 1913 , the 16th Amendment was ratified , permanently legalizing an income tax . </P>
<P> The history of taxation in the United States begins with the colonial protest against British taxation policy in the 1760s , leading to the American Revolution . The independent nation collected taxes on imports ( `` tariffs '' ) , whiskey , and ( for a while ) on glass windows . States and localities collected poll taxes on voters and property taxes on land and commercial buildings . There are state and federal excise taxes . State and federal inheritance taxes began after 1900 , while the states ( but not the federal government ) began collecting sales taxes in the 1930s . The United States imposed income taxes briefly during the Civil War and the 1890s . In 1913 , the 16th Amendment was ratified , permanently legalizing an income tax . </P>
when did income tax start in the united states
when did income tax start in the united states
during the Civil War
during the Civil War