Constitution of the United States - 16th Amendment

Summary

Main Document: Constitution of the United States
Date: February 3, 1913
Topics: Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The 16th Amendment allows the Congress to pass a federal income tax.

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Text

The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.

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