W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes…
The island of Rhodes: a linking to Rome and Greece. Any shipping from the east halted for supplies or to change cargo at Rhodes. The harbor at the city, similar to every other harbor, had a tax on everything – 2%. Rhodes was prosperous and was fabulously wealthy in the banking and commerce industries specifically. The wealthy men erected a hundred-foot-tall bronze colossus of Apollo near the entrance to the harbor. It named …

W. Marc Gilfillan, CPA, NC, individual and business CPA and Tax expert, shares about the history of taxes…
Ancient Egypt was not a land of terrible oppressors and oppressed slaves – that’s simply the impression we get from the story of Exodus, which came at a time of chaos in Egypt. Modern translations of hieroglyphics tell a tale of life in ancient Egypt was usually bountiful and relatively at peace. The land was rich, men and women were equal and life was good for most. But, there were tax collectors, as …