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  • In ancient Egypt, tax collectors were known as ‘scribes’. During one period the scribes imposed a tax on cooking oil and they audited households to make sure the appropriate amounts of cooking oil were consumed and wives were not just using cheap alternatives. 

 

  • Ancient Athenians imposed a poll tax on foreigners – people whose parents were not both Athenians – of one drachma* for men and a half drachma for women. (*5 drachma = 1p)

 

  • In 60AD Queen Boedicea led a revolt against the Roman occupation primarily because of corrupt tax collectors. Her troops allegedly killed all Roman soldiers within 100 miles.

 

  • Contacting your tax office for advice every now and then won’t mean that they suddenly ‘notice’ you, put you on a register to watch and run regular inspections on you.

 

  • Hard though it is to believe, tax inspectors are actually not from the planet Zorb. They do not have webbed feet and do not enjoy eating tarmac. However…

 

  • …VAT inspectors are.
 


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