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.