Revenue Act of 1940
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Revenue Act of 1940

The Revenue Act of 1940 permanently increased individual income tax rates in the United States, permanently increased corporate tax rates from 19% to 33% and temporarily increased most excise tax rates to 30-50%. The personal exemption fell from $2,500 to $2,000 (married couples).

A Normal Tax was levied on the net income of corporations as shown in the following table.

A normal tax and a surtax were levied against the net income of individuals as shown in the following table.

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