Question

What is the purpose and significance of the 16th Amendment?

Answer 1

U.S. Constitution: Sixteenth Amendment . Sixteenth Amendment - Income Tax . . The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.

Answer 2

Its about Income Tax:. The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.