The Land Tax was a land value tax levied in England from 1692 to 1963, though such taxes predate the best-known 1692 Act. It was abolished by the Finance...

A land value tax (LVT) is a levy on the value of land without regard to buildings, personal property and other improvements upon it. Some economists favor...

regions during the 19th century. The name "England" is derived from the Old English name Englaland, which means "land of the Angles". The Angles were one of...

estate transfer tax. This tax can be contrasted with a rent tax, which is based on rental income or imputed rent, and a land value tax, which is a levy...

land taxes, although custom duties and fees to mint coins were also imposed. The most important tax of the late Anglo-Saxon period was the geld, a land tax...

impose wealth taxes, inheritance taxes, estate taxes, gift taxes, property taxes, sales taxes, use taxes, environmental taxes, payroll taxes, duties or tariffs...

Window tax was a property tax based on the number of windows in a house. It was a significant social, cultural, and architectural force in England, France...

recommendation is a tax assessed on land value, arguing that revenues from a land value tax (LVT) can be used to reduce or eliminate existing taxes (such as on...

The more modern versions of the tax no longer require a physical stamp. Stamp duty was first introduced in England on 28 June 1694, during the reign...

GDP, with net taxes and National Insurance contributions standing at £606 billion. A uniform Land Tax, originally introduced in England during the late...

Council Tax is a local taxation system used in England, Scotland and Wales. It is a tax on domestic property, which was introduced in 1993 by the Local...

Stamp Duty Land Tax only applies throughout England and Northern Ireland. In Scotland, SDLT was replaced by Land and Buildings Transaction Tax on April...

and in 1670. The tax was eventually repealed in 1889. In 1692, the Parliament of England introduced its national land tax. This tax was levied on rental...

A poll tax, also known as head tax or capitation, is a tax levied as a fixed sum on every liable individual (typically every adult), without reference...

not earned, neither land value nor land value tax will affect production behavior (Hooper 2008). A sales tax is a consumption tax charged at the point...

may have signified at first any tax, but became in England and France a land use or land tenure tax. Later in England it was further limited to assessments...

International tax law distinguishes between an estate tax and an inheritance tax. An inheritance tax is a tax paid by a person who inherits money or property...

income – income tax does apply to property transactions in certain circumstances, particularly speculation. There are currently no land taxes, but local property...

exchange for the payment of a type of inheritance tax. The Tenures Abolition Act 1660 declared that all land was to be held by socage tenure, ending the feudal...

fortifications, manpower for the army (fyrd), and (eventually) the geld land tax. The hide's method of calculation is now obscure: different properties...

income tax is a tax imposed on individuals or entities (taxpayers) in respect of the income or profits earned by them (commonly called taxable income)...

Land Transaction Tax (LTT) (Welsh: Treth Trafodiadau Tir (TTT)) is a property tax in Wales. It replaced the Stamp Duty Land Tax from 1 April 2018. It...

defence of the realm, was known as heregeld (army-tax). In England, a hide was notionally an area of land sufficient to support one family; however their...

are within the law. A tax shelter is one type of tax avoidance, and tax havens are jurisdictions that facilitate reduced taxes. Tax avoidance should not...

the first types of progressive tax. Hearth tax was levied in the Byzantine Empire from the 9th century, France and England from the 14th century, and finally...

and removal costs. Stamp duty land tax (SDLT) is payable on property transactions in England and Northern Ireland. Tax is paid at different rates on different...

on land levied in Medieval Europe. Window tax was a tax levied in England based on the number of windows on a building. A general tax refers to a tax that...

separate federal, state, and local governments with taxes imposed at each of these levels. Taxes are levied on income, payroll, property, sales, capital...

property taxes on land and commercial buildings. In addition, there were the state and federal excise taxes. State and federal inheritance taxes began after...

(called Angulus by Bede). The name Engla land became England by haplology during the Middle English period (Engle-land, Engelond). The Latin name was Anglia...