Paying taxes is not my favorite thing to do. But Uncle Sam must get his, right? Our ancestors fought excessive taxation. Think about the Boston Tea Party. Of course, this was a tax on tea…just one such tax. More were to come. The first income tax was levied in 1861 to help pay for theContinue reading “10 Reasons Why I Love Tax Records For Genealogy Research”
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Why I Love Tax Records
I don’t know anyone who likes paying taxes. I certainly don’t and I’m pretty sure our ancestors didn’t either. But Uncle Sam must get his due. I’m sitting in my office this weekend getting all our tax documents ready for the CPA. In this blog post, I’ll make you appreciate tax records too. So, is thereContinue reading “Why I Love Tax Records”