Tax News A Century of Income Taxes: The History of Tax Day [Infographic] Read the Article Open Share Drawer Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Written by TurboTaxBlogTeam Published Apr 9, 2013 The April 15th tax deadline is just days away and tax procrastinators are scrambling to make the tax deadline. No need to worry. With today’s modern technology you can go online and e-file your tax return at 11:59 on April 15th, but what was tax day like a century ago and how did the IRS come up with the April 15th tax deadline? Prior to 1913, only taxes were raised during the civil war and the first income tax day was March 1, 1914. Our infographic takes a look at a hundred years of taxes and the history of tax day. Infographic by Column Five Media [tt_share_code url=”images.blog.turbotax.intuit.com/swf/TurboTax-History-of-Tax-Day.png” width=”580″ height=”2287″ title=”History-of-Tax-Day” alt=”History-of-Tax-Day”] Written by TurboTaxBlogTeam More from TurboTaxBlogTeam Browse Related Articles Tax Refunds How to Use Your Tax Refund to Boost Your Retirement Sav… Life Listen Now: So You’re Buying a Car? Self-Employed 1099-K Myths: Venmo & PayPal Payments Life Listen now: So you want to be rich? Tax Refunds How to Turn Money Into More Money Life Listen now: So you’re buying a home? Family So You’re Living Together? Tax Planning Did You Miss the Tax Deadline? 3 Steps You Can Take Nex… Tax Planning Tomorrow is the Tax Deadline: 7 Things You Need to Know… Self-Employed Do Creators Pay Taxes on Money Earned? Leave a Reply Cancel reply