Yes, the Sixteenth Amendment was ratified. It was ratified by the required number of states on February 3, 1913, after being passed by Congress on July 2, 1909.
This ratification allowed Congress to levy a federal income tax without apportioning it among the states based on population.
The amendment was formally accepted into the Constitution on that date, just before the inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson.
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Yes, the Sixteenth Amendment was ratified. It was ratified by the required number of states on February 3, 1913, after being passed by Congress on July 2, 1909. This ratification allowed Congress to levy a federal income tax without apportioning it among the states based on population. The amendment was formally accepted into the Constitution on that date, just before the inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson.
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The only issue is that the general definitions of State and United States in the Internal Revenue Code do not extend beyond the District of Columbia.
For excise taxation of tires, petroleum, and fishing equipment, there are special definitions that mention 50 states.