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Reagan signs the Tax Reform Act of 1986

President Reagan signed the Tax Reform Act of 1986, a bipartisan overhaul that lowered individual marginal tax rates, broadened the tax base, and eliminated many deductions and shelters.

The act was the most significant U.S. tax code rewrite in decades, reshaping federal revenue policy, simplifying aspects of tax law, and altering incentives across the economy.

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