| Originally it was the Egyptians who
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| | Julius Caesar's sales tax of 1% to 4% for
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| invented the system of Taxes. They
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| | slaves and 1% for everything else. The
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| appointed Tax Masters, whose job it was
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| | first tax-free shipping port at Delos was
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| to increase the burden on the slaves
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| | created in the 4th century B.C. The
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| under the Egyptian domination. Tax
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| | shipping port is known as the first "Tax
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| collectors, also known as Scribes, were
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| | Haven" in history. It diverted traffic
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| drawn on tomb paintings dating as far
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| | from Rhodes. Roman Emperor, Vespasian,
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| back as 2000 B.C.
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| | expanded taxes during the 1st century
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| They taxed simple things such as the use
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| | A.D. He created the Fiscus Judaicus,
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| of cooking oil in family meals, as well
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| | known as the Tax on Jews, as well as a
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| as other aspects of daily life. They
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| | tax to use urine for cleaning or tanning
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| accomplished this by auditing households
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| | leather. An inheritance tax of 10% was
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| and checking that the correct amount of
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| | enforced on all Roman Citizens in 212
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| cooking oil was being consumed. They also
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| | A.D.
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| ensured that residents were not using
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| | The Queen of Englia, Boadicea led a
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| methods of cooking other than the taxed
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| | revolt, which can be credited to corrupt
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| oil.
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| | tax collectors in 60 A.D. The revolt
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| Greece adopted the tax system from the
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| | allegedly killed over 80,000 people,
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| Egyptians and used it in Athens during
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| | including all the Roman soldiers within
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| times of war. They created a tax, known
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| | 100 miles. She managed to seize London
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| as eisphora, which was used to pay for
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| | during the process and raised an army of
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| special wartime expenditures. They
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| | 230,000. Emperor Nero finally managed to
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| stopped the tax system once the emergency
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| | stop the revolt and appointed new
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| war was over. Once additional resources
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| | administrators for the British region.
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| were gained by the war effort they
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| | Lady Godiva caused a bit of disturbance
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| refunded the tax. Greece is one of the
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| | herself in the 11th Century. According to
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| few societies that managed to maintain
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| | legend she rode through town naked on
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| this system. Foreigners where taxed in
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| | horseback, as part of a deal that she had
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| Athens under the metoikion tax.
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| | made with her husband, Leofric, the Earl
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| Ancient Rome took on the tax system and
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| | of Mercia. He had promised to reduce the
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| included sales taxes, and inheritance
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| | taxes if she went through with the dare.
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| tax, as well as tax on imports and
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| | The residents of Coventry, where the tax
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| exports. Caesar Augustus is considered as
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| | was reduced, honoured her for her
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| one of the best tax strategists of the
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| | courage.
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| Roman Empire. During his reign as "First
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| | From then on countries battled and fought
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| Citizen", he made cities responsible for
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| | over different types of taxes. Eventually
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| collecting taxes, instead of allocating
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| | each country began editing its own tax
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| the task to tax collectors from central
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| | system to suit its needs. They expanded
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| government. He created an inheritance
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| | the tax system, dropping smaller taxes
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| tax of 5%, which resulted in all military
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| | for bigger ones, until eventually we have
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| costs being paid for. This inspired the
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| | the system we have today.
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| English and Dutch to make similar taxes
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| in later years.
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| | whose client is Financial and Insurance
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