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A Short History of Canadian Income Taxation | Dead For Tax Reasons on WordPress.com More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by India Boulton | permalink
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A little known secret about me is that I had a strong interest in history. Indeed before I majored in Political Science (my first degree is in poli sci, the remainder are in economics), I majored in Canadian history. I am one of those odd people who find Canadian history really interesting. When I started…

For further reading: https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2014/03/10/a-short-history-of-canadian-income-taxation/ ^[1]

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1917, Birth of Income Tax More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by C Sharpknife | permalink
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A temporary income tax? Anyone wanna buy a bridge?

For further reading: http://www.duhaime.org/LawMuseum/CanadianLegalHistory/LawArticle-168/1917-Birth-of-Income-Tax.aspx ^[2]

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Taxation More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Cassius Di Cianni | permalink
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Taxes are compulsory payments by individuals and corporations to government. They are levied to finance government services, redistribute income, and influence the behaviour of consumers and investors.
For further reading: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/taxation/ ^[3]

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The Income Tax History of Canada | eHow More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Janet Hayes | permalink
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Income tax doesn't have a long history in Canada; the country has only utilized income tax to fund government activities since World War I. The history of Canadian income tax may be short, but it is filled with complex and fascinating moments.

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/about_5379709_income-tax-history-canada.html ^[4]

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Here's Why All Those ‘Tax Cuts' Aren't Making You Feel Richer More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Michael Tiersten | permalink
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For the first time in Canadian history, more than half of the federal government’s revenue in 2014 will come from personal income taxes -- a vivid sign that Canada’s tax burden is slowly s
Tags: canada's, tax, burden, shifting, from, corporations, onto, people:, economist, canada, business

For further reading: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/11/24/corporate-personal-taxes-canada_n_4333694.html ^[5]

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1. https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2014/03/10/a-short-history-of-canadian-income-taxation/

2. http://www.duhaime.org/LawMuseum/CanadianLegalHistory/LawArticle-168/1917-Birth-of-Income-Tax.aspx

3. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/taxation/

4. http://www.ehow.com/about_5379709_income-tax-history-canada.html

5. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/11/24/corporate-personal-taxes-canada_n_4333694.html