Revenue Act of 1918 - Income Tax For Individuals

Income Tax For Individuals

A Normal Tax and a Surtax were levied against the net income of individuals as shown in the following table.

Revenue Act of 1918
Income Tax on Individuals

40 Stat. 1062

Net Income
(dollars)		 Normal Rate
for 1918
(percent)		 Normal Rate
for 1919, 1920
(percent)		 Surtax Rate
(percent)		 Combined Rate
for 1918
(percent)		 Combined Rate
for 1919, 1920
(percent)
0 6 4 0 6 4
4,000 12 8 0 12 8
5,000 12 8 1 13 9
6,000 12 8 2 14 10
8,000 12 8 3 15 11
10,000 12 8 4 16 12
12,000 12 8 5 17 13
14,000 12 8 6 18 14
16,000 12 8 7 19 15
18,000 12 8 8 20 16
20,000 12 8 9 21 17
22,000 12 8 10 22 18
24,000 12 8 11 23 19
26,000 12 8 12 24 20
28,000 12 8 13 25 21
30,000 12 8 14 26 22
32,000 12 8 15 27 23
34,000 12 8 16 28 24
36,000 12 8 17 29 25
38,000 12 8 18 30 26
40,000 12 8 19 31 27
42,000 12 8 20 32 28
44,000 12 8 21 33 29
46,000 12 8 22 34 30
48,000 12 8 23 35 31
50,000 12 8 24 36 32
52,000 12 8 25 37 33
54,000 12 8 26 38 34
56,000 12 8 27 39 35
58,000 12 8 28 40 36
60,000 12 8 29 41 37
62,000 12 8 30 42 38
64,000 12 8 31 43 39
66,000 12 8 32 44 40
68,000 12 8 33 45 41
70,000 12 8 34 46 42
72,000 12 8 35 47 43
74,000 12 8 36 48 44
76,000 12 8 37 49 45
78,000 12 8 38 50 46
80,000 12 8 39 51 47
82,000 12 8 40 52 48
84,000 12 8 41 53 49
86,000 12 8 42 54 50
88,000 12 8 43 55 51
90,000 12 8 44 56 52
92,000 12 8 45 57 53
94,000 12 8 46 58 54
96,000 12 8 47 59 55
98,000 12 8 48 60 56
100,000 12 8 52 64 60
150,000 12 8 56 68 64
200,000 12 8 60 72 68
300,000 12 8 63 75 71
500,000 12 8 64 76 72
1,000,000 12 8 65 77 73
  • Exemption of $1,000 for single filers and $2,000 for married couples and head of family; $200 exemption for each dependent under 18.

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