DID YOU KNOW?
Taxes date back to at least ancient Egypt
We can trace document records of taxation back to ancient Egypt, sometime around 3000 to 2800 BCE. In a biennial event called the Following of Horus, the pharaoh went around collecting taxes in his dual roles as head of state and living incarnation of the god Horus. Additionally, taxation is described in the Bible when Joseph tells the people of Egypt to give a fifth of their crops to the pharaoh.
