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Are you a Tax Wonk?

Question 1 of 5 Who was the last president to complete his tax return by hand?

President Ronald Reagan
President Jimmy Carter
President Gerald Ford
President George H.W. Bush

Question 2 of 5 During which was the first income tax imposed?

World War I
World War II
The Spanish American War
The Civil War

Question 3 of 5 Who was the first president to file a joint tax return with his spouse?

President John F. Kennedy
President Harry Truman
President Franklin Roosevelt
President Herbert Hoover

Question 4 of 5 What was the first major US city to impose income tax?

Philadelphia
New York
Washington, DC
Boston

Question 5 of 5 What constitutional amendment legalized federal income tax in the US?

Sixth
Tenth
Sixteenth
Eighteenth

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