2006-12-10 13:07:15 · 8 answers · asked by motochic15_95023 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Amendment XVI
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.
Basically, it says that the federal government can collect an income tax.
2006-12-10 13:10:29 · answer #1 · answered by Mike10462 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since the others have answered the basic question you might also consider a particular phrase in this amendment: "from whatever source derived." That means that the government can tax direct income but also from bartering. This was important at the time when many people still traded services for goods rather than money. The goverment can tax the fair market value of the exchange.
2006-12-10 13:25:07 · answer #2 · answered by third_indiana_cavalry 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Amendment XVI (the Sixteenth Amendment) of the United States Constitution, authorizing income taxes in their present form, was ratified on February 3, 1913. The amendment states:
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.
2006-12-10 13:15:19 · answer #3 · answered by kevin_x_dragon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amendment Xvi
2016-11-10 01:33:39 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's about the power of Congress to tax.
2006-12-10 13:11:17 · answer #5 · answered by asdf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It established the income tax.
2006-12-10 13:10:50 · answer #6 · answered by kepjr100 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gave the 'government' the legal means to steal our money.
2006-12-10 13:10:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
tax over our income and over all citizens income
2006-12-10 14:01:22 · answer #8 · answered by pelancha 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋