Second Revenue Act of 1940

The United States Second Revenue Act of 1940 created a corporate excess profits tax (top rate 50%) and increased corporate tax rates (top rate from 33% to 35%).

Tax on corporations

Normal tax

A Normal Tax was levied on the net income of corporations as shown in the following table.

Second Revenue Act of 1940 Normal Tax on Corporations 53 Stat. 974 ^[1]
Net Income (dollars)	Rate (percent)
0	22.1
25,000	35

Excess Profits Tax

A Excess Profits Tax was levied on the excess profits net income (i.e., net income less allowances and exemptions) of corporations as shown in the following table.

Second Revenue Act of 1940 Excess Profits Tax on Corporations 53 Stat. 975 ^[2]
Adjusted Excess Profits Net Income (dollars)	Rate (percent)
0	25
25,000	33
50,000	35
100,000	40
250,000	45
500,000	50

An exemption of $5,000 is allowed, and also an "excess profits credit" and "unused excess profits credit."

References

Tax Acts of the United States

Internal Revenue	1861 1862 1864 1913 1916 1917 1918 1921 1924 1926 1928 1932 1934 1935 1936 1940 1940 (2nd) 1941 1942 1943 1943 1944 1945 1948 1950 1950 1951 1954 1954 Code 1962 1964 1968 1969 1971 1975 1976 1977 1978 1981 1982 Gas Tax 1984 COBRA 1986 1986 Code 1990 1993 1996 1997 1998 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 Crisis 2009 2010 2012

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