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Capitation taxes, also known as poll taxes, were initially created in the 1890s. Poll taxes are a fixed tax on individuals, regardless of income; voters must pay the tax before they are permitted to cast a ballot. These taxes were occasionally paired with literacy tests to prove qualification to vote. [3]
Tax rates were 3% on income exceeding $600 and less than $10,000, and 5% on income exceeding $10,000. [8] This tax was repealed and replaced by another income tax in the Revenue Act of 1862. [9] After the war when the need for federal revenues decreased, Congress (in the Revenue Act of 1870) let the tax law expire in 1873. [10]
In the 1st century AD, Jewish Zealots in Judaea resisted the poll tax instituted by the Roman Empire. [3]: 1–7 Jesus was accused of promoting tax resistance prior to his torture and execution ("We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cæsar, saying that he himself is Christ a King" — Luke 23:2). [4]
The first issue amounted to 242 million dollars. This paper money would supposedly be redeemed for state taxes, but the holders were eventually paid off in 1791 at the rate of one cent on the dollar. By 1780, the paper money was so devalued that the phrase "not worth a Continental" became synonymous with worthlessness. [104]
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The Townshend Acts (/ ˈ t aʊ n z ən d /) [1] or Townshend Duties were a series of British acts of Parliament passed during 1766 and 1767 introducing a series of taxes and regulations to enable administration of the British colonies in America.
According to the Census’s Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, area governments collected more than $630 billion in property taxes in 2021 (the latest year for which national ...
2021 Tax Deadlines for Estimated Taxes. Period. Tax Filing Deadline. Jan. 1 to March 31, 2020. April 15, 2021. April 1 to May 31, 2020. June 17, 2021. June 1 to Aug ...