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Taxation: sixteenth Amendment, powers of Congress, limit of powers, evolution of IRC

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1. The Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution had a significant effect on the U.S. income tax. What was it?

2. Discuss the powers of taxation that are granted to Congress by the U.S. Constitution. Are any limits placed on the powers of Congress to so tax?

3. Discuss the evolution of today's Internal Revenue Code.

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First, the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution made explicit the Federal government's right to levy taxes, specifically the Amendment states that "The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration" (U.S. Government Printing Office, 2010). Thus, the Sixteenth Amendment could be described as the mother or the most ...

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