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The History of Taxation, Part Nine: Taxes, Slavery, and the American Civil War

Raleigh NC Accountant W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes… “Slavery – the one cause of the Civil War.” – John Stuart Mill, 1862 Could there be any doubt about this topic? Certainly the American Civil War was about slavery… wasn’t it? Well actually, [...]

A Brief Timeline of Taxation Practices of the USA, Section 1

Raleigh NC Tax Preparation W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes… Between 1868 to 1913, about 90% of the national government’s revenue was derived from taxes on alcohol and tobacco. While the Civil War was going on the government instituted a short income tax, [...]

A History of Taxation Practices, Chapter Eight: Tax Law and The Boston Tea Party

Raleigh NC Tax Preparation W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes… Ah…. now we have a historical event clearly concerning oppressive taxation. Was the Boston Tea Party a protest against the British tax on tea, as we were all taught? No, not one bit. [...]

The History of Taxation, Chapter Seven: Taxes and The Revolution

Raleigh NC CPA W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes… There has been no modern revolution that was more deeply based in taxation. Taxation didn’t just cause it, but assisted in providing unity for the unorganized and disagreeing colonies. However, maybe not precisely the [...]

The History of Tax Law, Chapter 6: Taxation and The End of the Roman Empire

W. Marc Gilfillan W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes… Mithridates the Great ruled a tiny nation near what is currently known as Turkey. He had the extraordinary ability to rouse discontent among unhappy taxpayers. In 88 BC he led a civil war against [...]

A History of Taxes, Section 4: Taxation and The Island of Rhodes

W. Marc Gilfillan W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes… The isle of Rhodes: a linking to Rome and Greece. All shipped goods from the east stopped for supplies or to change cargo at Rhodes. The port at the island, similar to every other [...]

A Lesson in Taxation Practices, Part Five: Tax Law and The Roman Empire

W. Marc Gilfillan W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes… Finally moving away from the Greeks, we now are at the Roman Empire. Scholars usually refer to Roman tax policy as “more or less legal stealing” and Roman tax collectors as “a band of [...]

A Lesson from History About Taxes, Section Three: Taxation in Ancient Egypt and The Rosetta Stone

W. Marc Gilfillan W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes… The Rosetta Stone, unearthed by Napoleon, was perhaps the most seminal Egyptian archaeological discovery in history. The Stone had duplicated text in three different languages: Egyptian hieroglyphs, demotic (also called Egyptian script) and Greek. [...]

A History of Taxation, Part One: Taxation in Ancient Egypt

W. Marc Gilfillan W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes… Ancient Egypt wasn’t a place of cruel taskmasters and oppressed slavery – that is only the stigma we get from the tale of Moses, which came at a time of turmoil in Egypt. Modern [...]