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History of Taxes

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




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