What us president imposed the first federal income tax

Question

what us president imposed the first federal income tax????

Answer 1

Congress imposed the first income tax during the War Between the States. It was temporary to fund the war.

Answer 2

woodrow wilson

Answer 3

Income taxes are actually imposed by federal law, so that requires congress to create the laws.

The first US federal income tax happened in 1861 during the civil war, under president Lincoln.