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W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes…
So the question remains, what went wrong with taxes in the United States?
US tax makers have been collecting what they have sown for a long time. The honor system has been trumped by a system in [...]

Raleigh NC Tax Preparation
W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes…
Between 1868 to 1913, about 90% of the national government’s income was derived from taxes on alcohol and tobacco. While the Civil War was occurring there was a short income tax, but it wasn’t until [...]

Raleigh NC Accountant
W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes…
1861 – After Lincoln was put in office, the South walks out on Congress and form the Confederate States of America with a rewritten constitution to keep the new government right to tax in check.
1862 – [...]