Posts Tagged ‘tax tips’

The Lesson in Taxation Practices, Section 5: Tax Law and The Roman Empire

W. Marc Gilfillan

W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes…
Now that we are moving away from the Greeks, we finally come to the Romans. Scholars usually refer to Roman taxation as “more or less legal robbery” and Roman tax collectors as “a bunch of robbers.” [...]

The History of Tax Law, Part 4: Taxes and The Isle of Rhodes

W. Marc Gilfillan

W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes…
The island of Rhodes: a linkage to Rome and Greece. All shipped goods from the east halted for restocking or to transfer cargo at Rhodes. The harbor of Rhodes, similar to all other harbors, had a [...]

A Lesson from History About Taxation, Section Three: Taxes in Egypt and The Rosetta Stone

W. Marc Gilfillan

W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes…
The Rosetta Stone, discovered by Napoleon, was possibly the most seminal Egyptian archaeological find to date. The Stone had duplicated text in three different languages: Egyptian hieroglyphs, demotic (known as Egyptian script) and Greek. Using the [...]

A History of Taxes, Part 1: Taxes and Ancient Egypt

W. Marc Gilfillan

W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes…
Ancient Egypt wasn’t a place of terrible oppressors and oppressed slavery - that is only the impression we get from the tale of Exodus, which came at a time of unrest in Egypt. Modern translations of [...]

A Lesson in Taxation, Part Six: Tax Law and End of the Romans

W. Marc Gilfillan

W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes…
Mithridates the Great was the leader of a tiny nation near what is currently known as Turkey. He had an extraordinary ability to arouse discontent among disgruntled taxpayers. In 88 BC he led a civil war [...]

The Lesson in Tax Law, Chapter Six: Taxation and The End of the Roman Empire

W. Marc Gilfillan

W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes…
Mithridates the Great ruled a small nation near what is currently known as Turkey. He had an amazing power to rouse discontent among disgruntled taxpayers. In 88 BC he led a civil war fighting the Romans. [...]

A Lesson in Taxes, Section 4: Taxes and The Isle of Rhodes

W. Marc Gilfillan

W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes…
The isle of Rhodes: a gateway to Rome and Greece. All shipped goods from the east stopped for supplies or to transfer cargo at Rhodes. The port of the island, similar to all other harbors, had [...]

The History of Taxation, Chapter 5: Taxation and The Romans

W. Marc Gilfillan

W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes…
Finally moving away from the Greeks, we now come to the Romans. Scholars often speak of Roman tax policy as “more or less organized robbery” and Roman tax men as “a band of thugs.” But Roman [...]

The History of Taxes, Chapter 3: Tax Law in Egypt and The Rosetta Stone

W. Marc Gilfillan

W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes…
The Rosetta Stone, unearthed by Napoleon, was perhaps the absolute most seminal Egyptian archaeological find to date. The Stone had duplicated text in 3 different languages: Egyptian hieroglyphs, demotic (Egyptian script) and Greek. Using the Greek [...]

A History of Taxes, Part 1: Taxes and Ancient Egypt

W. Marc Gilfillan

W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes…
Ancient Egypt wasn’t a land of cruel taskmasters and miserable slavery - that’s simply the stigma we get from the story of Moses, which came at a time of turmoil in Egypt. Actual translations of Egyptian [...]