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Stat. 292, included the first U.S. Federal income tax statute (see Sec.49). The Act, 
motivated by the need to fund the Civil War, imposed an income tax ... The tax 
imposed was a flat tax, with a rate of 3% on incomes above $800. The Revenue 
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federal income tax in U.S. history.49 This 1861 Revenue Act imposed an income 
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Question: An Aug. 5, 1861 act by Congress imposed a tax on this, at a rate of 3% for anything over $800
Answer: Income tax