Events Tagged: "taxation"

Ine of Wessex codifies hide system - establishes 'hide' as standard land unit (120 acres, enough to support one family), basis for taxation and military service

Fourth Danegeld payment - 36,000 pounds paid, massive tax burden on England

Domesday Book commissioned - comprehensive survey of English land ownership for taxation, completed 1086

Philip IV taxes clergy - defies Pope Boniface VIII's prohibition, begins great Church-State conflict

Ship Money Case - courts uphold royal prerogative taxation, contributing to Civil War

Stamp Act triggers colonial resistance - 'no taxation without representation' as legal principle

16th Amendment to US Constitution ratified: Allowing federal income tax - Previously, most federal revenue came from tariffs; now complex tax calculations become essential

Income tax becomes permanent in US to fund World War I - creates massive demand for tax accountants

Revenue Act creates modern corporate tax structure with complex depreciation rules and tax planning strategies