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1004 BC |
David became the king of Israel. He ruled from Hebron before moving his capital to Jerusalem. He began to build a centralized government based in Jerusalem and implemented forced labor, a census and a mechanism for collecting taxes. In 2000 Jonathan Kirsch authored "King David: The Real Life of the Man Who ruled Israel." According to the Bible the census under David was followed by a plague that left some 70,000 Israelites dead. Links: Israel, Palestine, Taxes, HistoryBC, Census 
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21 Feb 22 |
The US Supreme Court paved the way for a New York City prosecutor to obtain former Pres. Donald Trump's tax returns and other records as part of an accelerating criminal investigation. Links: USA, NYC, Taxes, Supreme Court, TrumpD
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70 |
A tax on the disposal of urine was first imposed by Emperor Nero under the name of “vectigal urinae” in the 1st century AD. The tax was removed after a while, but it was re-enacted by Vespasian around 70 AD in order to fill the treasury. Links: Romans, Taxes
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1150 |
The municipality of Genoa raised 400 lira by granting to investors the tax revenue raised from stallholders in the marketplace over a term of 29 years. This became the first recorded public bond. Links: Italy, Money, Taxes
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1245 |
In Germany the Rheinfels castle was built by Count Diether V von Katzenelnbogen to protect the St. Goar tax collectors. It soon developed into one of the mightiest fortresses in the Middle Rhine region. His family was responsible for many of the Rhine castles. Links: Germany, Taxes
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1643 |
The English parliament first introduced levies on beer and meat to finance its fight against the Crown. Links: Britain, Taxes, Beer
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1675 |
In France taxes imposed by Louis XIV led to an uprising in Brittany. Protesters wore bonnets rouges (red wooly hats). Links: France, Taxes, Mad Crowd
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1798 |
America’s first national survey of the housing stock was completed by the federal government in order to set property values for taxation. Links: USA, Taxes, Real Estate
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1802 |
Britain levied the first English income tax to raise money to fight Napoleon. William Pit the Younger 1st introduced the income tax to finance the war against France. Links: Britain, France, Taxes
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1809 |
English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge published his essay “On the Vulgar Errors Respecting Taxes and Taxation.” Links: Britain, Poet, Taxes
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1819 Mar 6 |
The US Supreme Court ruled in McCulloch v. Maryland that the state could not impose a tax on the notes of banks not chartered in the state. Luther Martin represented Maryland in the landmark case. Links: USA, Maryland, Taxes, Supreme Court, Banking
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1830 Aug 25 |
Belgium rebelled against Netherlands. Among the reasons for rebelling were heavy taxes on beer. Links: Belgium, Netherlands, Taxes, Beer
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1848 Jan 26 |
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) of Massachusetts presented an essay at the Concord Lyceum that explained his motives for refusing to pay taxes. In 1849 it was published as “Resistance to Civil Government.” Links: USA, Massachusetts, Writer, Taxes
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1861 Aug 5 |
The US federal government levied an income tax for the first time to finance the Civil War. It was 3% of incomes over $800 effective from Jan 1. This was superseded by the Tax Act of July 14, 1862, which took effect as of January 1, 1862. Links: USA, Taxes
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1862 Jan 1 |
The US federal government Tax Act of July 14, 1862, took effect as of January 1, 1862. Links: USA, Taxes
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1870 |
British PM William Gladstone introduced the first excise duties to tax beer on its strength. Links: Britain, Taxes, Beer
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1879 |
The California constitutional convention called for a state Board of Equalization to standardize the appraisal methods used by independent county assessors in property tax assessment. In 2017 the agency was overhauled following allegations that board members may have misused public funds. Links: USA, California, Taxes
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1894 Aug 27 |
The US Congress passed the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act, providing for a graduated income tax. It imposed a 2% tax on incomes over $4000. Pres. Grover Cleveland enacted the tax to cope with the deficit. The Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional on May 20, 1895. Links: USA, Money, Taxes, ClevelandG
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1898 |
A US telephone excise tax was created to help finance the Spanish-American War. It was repealed in 1902 and reintroduced during WW I. In 1990 it was given permanent status. The tax was at 3% 2005 and faced a growing withholding by war protesters. Links: USA, Taxes, Telecom
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1901 |
The US tax on a barrel of beer was reduced from $2 a barrel to $1.60. Links: USA, Taxes, Beer
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1909 |
SF outlawed slot machines, despite collecting some $200,000 a year in taxes from 3,200 machines. Links: USA, SF, Taxes
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1911 |
California began collecting a corporate franchise tax. It was attacked as being unfair. In 1929 it was overhauled to be based on a company’s income and was placed under the newly created Franchise Tax Commission. In 1949 the commission’s named was changed to the Franchise Tax Board. Links: USA, California, Taxes
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1913 Feb 25 |
The 16th Amendment to the constitution was adopted, setting the legal basis for the income tax. The amendment, proposed by Congress at the urging of Pres. Taft, established a corporate tax. Churches and other religious organizations were exempted from federal taxation. Cordell Hull, author of the Revenue Act of 1913, said: “Of course any kind of society or corporation that is not doing business for profit and not acquiring profit would not come within the meaning of the taxing clause.” Links: USA, Taxes, TaftW
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1913 Mar 1 |
The US Federal income tax filing date took effect. It obliged citizens to file returns regardless of where they lived. The first Form 1040 was four pages with all of the instructions on page 4. The filing date was changed to March 15 in 1918 and again to April 15 in 1955. Links: USA, Taxes
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1913 Oct 3 |
A 1% US federal income tax was signed into law by Pres. Wilson. The law spared interest of any kind, including home-mortgage interest. Links: USA, Taxes
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1914 |
The Harrison Anti-Narcotics Act was put forth but not signed until 1916. It mandated that transporters, sellers and possessors of narcotics pay a tax and keep records for the Internal Revenue Service of the Treasury Dept. This was the first US restriction by taxation act. Links: USA, Taxes, Drugs, IRS
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1916 |
Pres. Wilson signed the federal estate tax into law. It was a levy on the transfer of large fortunes between generations. In 2006 Michael Graetz and Ian Shapiro authored “Death by a Thousand Cuts,” a unique portrait of American politics as viewed through the lens of the death tax repeal saga. Links: USA, Taxes, WilsonW
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1918 |
The US government began permitting the full deduction of interest as part of a package to help companies struggling with the effects of the first world war. Links: USA, Money, Taxes
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1920 Jan 8 |
Massachusetts’ Gov. Calvin Coolidge stated: "There is a limit to the taxing power of the state beyond which increased rates produce decreased revenues." Links: USA, Massachusetts, Taxes, CoolidgeC
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1920 |
Britain introduced a tax on motor vehicles and the first tax discs appeared a year later. In 2013 the discs were replaced by an electronic system for paying road tax. Links: Britain, Taxes, Cars
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1924 |
Brazil’s finance ministry set up a body to hear appeals by firms that feel wronged by tax collectors. It became known as CARF, the Administrative Council for Fiscal Resources. Links: Brazil, Taxes
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1933 |
California voters approved a constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds vote by legislators for budgets. The requirement was extended to tax increases as part of Proposition 13 in 1978. Links: USA, California, Taxes
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1933 |
California began a sales tax to pay for public schools. This followed the plummet of property taxes during the Great Depression. Links: USA, California, Taxes
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1934 May 10 |
The US Revenue Act required that anyone filing a federal tax return also complete a pink form with individual tax information that became public information. It was repealed in June, 1935. Links: USA, Taxes
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1934 Dec |
In the appeals case of Helvering v Gregory US judge Learned Hand said: Anyone may so arrange his affairs that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which will best pay the Treassury; ther is not even a patriotic duty to increase one’s taxes.” Links: USA, Taxes, Quote
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1934 |
Alabama’s last Confederate veteran living at the Mountain Creek Confederate Soldiers' Home died. The hospital, which was converted into apartments for widows, closed in 1939 and the five women who lived there were moved to Montgomery. In 2011 residential property taxes, initiated in 1901, continued to support Confederate Memorial Park. Links: USA, Taxes, Alabama
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1935 Jun |
A US law that required a pink tax form of personal tax information under the Revenue Act of 1934 was repealed. Links: USA, Taxes
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1935 |
California began taxing personal income and imposed a use tax on certain purchases from out of state companies. Links: USA, California, Taxes
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1936 |
A major flood hit Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania soon passed a 10% tax on alcohol in an emergency measure to help cover the flood damage. Repairs were completed in about 5 years, but the tax remained and was later increased twice to 15% and then 18%. Links: Pennsylvania, Taxes, Liquor, Flood
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1940 1945 |
Turkey placed a wealth tax on all non-Muslims during WW II; those who could not pay were sent to labor camps. Links: Turkey, Taxes
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1941 |
Property taxes in America peaked at 71%. Links: USA, Taxes
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1943 Jul 1 |
"Pay-as-you-go" income tax withholding began. Links: USA, Money, Taxes
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1944 |
The top income tax rate in America reached 94%. Links: USA, Taxes
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1947 |
In Ireland catering manager Brendan O’Regan set up the first airport duty-free store at Shannon Airport. Links: Ireland, Aviation, Taxes
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1950 |
The US Congress gave corporate stock options beneficial tax treatment. Links: USA, Taxes
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1950 |
Japan enacted the tax proposals of Carl S. Shoup (d.2000 at 97). Shoup, an economist from Colombia Univ., had been invited to Japan by Gen. Douglas MacArthur in 1949 to overhaul the tax system. The value-added tax system (VAT) eliminated the need for some 80% of the population to file tax individual tax returns. Links: USA, Japan, Taxes
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1954 |
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) restriction led to the prohibition against pastors endorsing candidates at the risk of losing their churches’ tax exempt status. Links: USA, Taxes, Religion
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1954 |
In the US employer-provided health insurance was made tax-free. Links: USA, Medical, Taxes
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1955 |
Richard (d.2004) and Henry Bloch formed the H&R Block company in Kansas City, Mo. It grew to become the world’s largest tax preparing firm. Links: USA, Taxes, Missouri
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1957 |
Mexico began allowing artists to pay taxes with donations of their artwork after muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros faced jail time for not paying taxes. Links: Artist, Mexico, Taxes
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1959 Mar 7 |
Arthur Cecil Pigou (b.1877), English economist, died. His major work, “Wealth and Welfare” (1912, 1920), brought welfare economics into the scope of economic analysis. He was known for his work in many fields and particularly in welfare economics. Pigou advocated taxation as a way to combat the side effects associated with certain activities. Pigovian taxes, taxes used to correct negative externalities, are named in his honor. Links: Britain, Taxes, Economics
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1963 Jul |
Interest Equalization Tax was a domestic tax measure implemented by US President John F. Kennedy. It was meant to make it less profitable for US investors to invest abroad by taxing the interest on foreign securities. Links: USA, Taxes, KennedyJ
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1966 |
The Beatles wrote “Taxman” to protest at Harold Wilson’s exorbitant “supertax” rates. Links: Britain, Taxes, Pop&Rock
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1968 |
John Templeton (1912-2008) American investment analyst, fled to the Bahamas and took British citizenship in order to avoid American taxes. Links: Bahamas, Britain, USA, Taxes
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1969 Sep 30 |
In North Carolina a tax on soft drinks went into effect. A soft drink excise tax is hereby levied and imposed on and after midnight, September 30, 1969, upon the sale, use, handling and distribution of all soft drinks, soft drink syrups and powders, base products and other items referred to in this section. An excise tax of one cent (1¢) is levied on each bottled soft drink. Links: USA, Taxes, North Carolina, Cola
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1969 Dec 30 |
Pres. Nixon signed the Tax Reform Act of 1969. The US Congress had enacted legislation that created a minimum tax (later known as the Alternative Minimum Tax, AMT) after the IRS revealed that about 155 high-income households had paid no tax in 1966. It was part of the Tax Reform Act of 1969 and became operative in 1970. The AMT was designed to make sure everyone pays some tax. Links: USA, Taxes, NixonR
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1969 |
Herbert Stein (1916-1999) told the story of the Kennedy-Johnson tax cut in his book: "The Fiscal Revolution in America." Links: USA, Taxes, Books
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1969 |
The IRS eliminated author donations of their papers as a tax break. Links: USA, Taxes, IRS
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1970 |
The Bob Jones Univ. in Greenville S.C., lost its federal tax exempt status due to its ban on interracial dating and marriage. Links: USA, Black History, Taxes, South Carolina
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1971 May 13 |
Pres. Nixon set his standards for a new IRS commissioner: I want to be sure he is a ruthless son of a bitch, that he will do what he’s told, that every income tax return I want to see I see, that he will go after our enemies and not go after our friends." Links: USA, Taxes, NixonR
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