Understanding Taxes - Activity 2: Faces of the IRS

Theme 6: Understanding the IRSLesson 1: IRS Yesterday and Today

Activity 2: Faces of the IRS

Below are the accomplishments of some important people in the history of the IRS. Use the drop-down menu to match each accomplishment to the person. To assess your answers, click the Check My Answers button at the bottom of the page.

This wartime President called the 1942 Revenue Act "the greatest tax bill in American history." The bill included a Victory Tax to help pay for the cost of World War II.
First Secretary of the Treasury. His Revenue Act of 1791 imposed an excise tax on alcohol and tobacco products. This so-called "Whiskey Tax" was the first internal tax in the United States.
In 1894 proposed the Wilson Tariff Bill, which included an income tax provision. The Supreme Court later found the income tax to be unconstitutional.
In 1952 this U.S. president called for a complete reorganization of the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
First female commissioner in the history of tax administration in the United States; appointed in 1992.
Wrote the Townshend Acts, which imposed import duties on glass, lead, oil, paints, paper, and tea. Called "England's most fateful decision," the Townshend Acts was one of the incidents that led to the American Revolution.
Was President when the first income tax law was passed during the Civil War.
Author of the Underwood Tariff Bill, which lowered tariffs. The bill included an income tax provision, the first to be written under the 16th Amendment.

"Hi, I'm Tina. - Lets get started!!" ~Tina the Tax Tutor

"Hi, I'm Tina. - Lets get started!!"
~Tina the Tax Tutor