The Income Tax Act 1842 (5 & 6 Vict. c. 35) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, passed under the government of Robert Peel, which re-introduced an income tax in Britain, at the rate of 7 pence (2.9%, there then being 240 pence in the pound) in the pound on all annual incomes greater than £150.
The Income Tax Act 1842 (5 & 6 Vict. c. 35) was a law enacted by the United Kingdom Parliament under Robert Peel's administration, reintroducing an income tax in Britain at a rate of seven pence per pound on incomes exceeding £150.