The Beginning of Taxation and
Income Tax
Income Tax Attorney
It is difficult to determine when taxes first were levied to citizens of an established
country.
Rulers have always collected from subservient subjects, even when those people
had no regular form...
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The Beginning of Taxation and
Income Tax
Income Tax Attorney
It is difficult to determine when taxes first were levied to citizens of an established
country.
Rulers have always collected from subservient subjects, even when those people
had no regular form of income.
What is income tax to someone who really has no
earnings or wages?
China and Egypt
Ancient China subscribed to various forms of taxation that might be considered income
tax, and Egyptian Pharaohs placed taxation on their people, too.
Those who collected
taxes for the Pharaoh were called scribes, and one way that the monarchs made sure they
received tax was by placing it on cooking oil.
The scribes would go into homes and do
inspections to determine that everyone8 was using enough cooking oil.
Funding the War in Greece
In Greece, war meant that every citizen had to supply monetarily for the effort, and
"eisphora" was a tax used for every war the Athenians engaged in.
The Greeks had a
much more charitable form of taxat
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