Revenue Act of 1940
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The Revenue Act of 1940 was a U.S. federal law that significantly increased individual and corporate income taxes to help finance the nation’s mobilization on the eve of World War II.
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| Revenue Act of 1940 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22046474 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Revenue Act of 1940 Context triple: [Revenue Act of 1938, precedes, Revenue Act of 1940]
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A.
Revenue Act of 1942
The Revenue Act of 1942 was a major U.S. tax law that greatly expanded the federal income tax base and increased rates to help finance American involvement in World War II.
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B.
Revenue Act of 1936
The Revenue Act of 1936 was a New Deal-era U.S. federal tax law that significantly increased taxes on corporate profits and high incomes as part of efforts to address the Great Depression.
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C.
Revenue Act of 1934
The Revenue Act of 1934 was a New Deal-era U.S. federal tax law that increased income and corporate taxes to raise government revenue during the Great Depression.
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D.
Revenue Act of 1937
The Revenue Act of 1937 was a New Deal-era U.S. federal tax law aimed at closing loopholes and increasing taxes on certain types of income and corporate earnings to curb tax avoidance.
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E.
Revenue Act of 1935
The Revenue Act of 1935 was a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that significantly increased taxes on high incomes, large inheritances, and corporate profits in an effort to redistribute wealth during the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Revenue Act of 1940 Target entity description: The Revenue Act of 1940 was a U.S. federal law that significantly increased individual and corporate income taxes to help finance the nation’s mobilization on the eve of World War II.
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A.
Revenue Act of 1942
The Revenue Act of 1942 was a major U.S. tax law that greatly expanded the federal income tax base and increased rates to help finance American involvement in World War II.
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B.
Revenue Act of 1936
The Revenue Act of 1936 was a New Deal-era U.S. federal tax law that significantly increased taxes on corporate profits and high incomes as part of efforts to address the Great Depression.
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C.
Revenue Act of 1934
The Revenue Act of 1934 was a New Deal-era U.S. federal tax law that increased income and corporate taxes to raise government revenue during the Great Depression.
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D.
Revenue Act of 1937
The Revenue Act of 1937 was a New Deal-era U.S. federal tax law aimed at closing loopholes and increasing taxes on certain types of income and corporate earnings to curb tax avoidance.
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E.
Revenue Act of 1935
The Revenue Act of 1935 was a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that significantly increased taxes on high incomes, large inheritances, and corporate profits in an effort to redistribute wealth during the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.