Categories Burlington Iowa News West Burlington Happy Birthday! Income Tax turns 100 Post author By Falcon Post date October 4, 2013 Click here: “We have gone from a simple tax system to a complex, unfriendly system.” In 1913, the tax code consisted of 400 pages, by 2012, the tax code was 73,608 pages. ← Obituaries → Poll: 88% say “the government is in charge of the people.”