We continue our exploration of tax evolution in F.H.M. Grapperhaus’s wonderful book on the history of taxation, Taxes Through the Ages.

Contents:

  • The reform that destroyed Ancient Rome
  • We are more equal!
  • Magna Carta
  • Fight or pay
  • Capital tax
  • But how to determine the value of property?
  • The emergence of income tax
  • What is profit and is it permissible to earn it?
  • Presumptive tax
  • Salary tax

Read the full story by tax expert Jānis Taukačs here.