History of Taxation, Vol. 1: In Iowa (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Brindley, John E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1330886828 ISBN 13: 9781330886823

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2019

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Excerpt from History of Taxation, Vol. 1: In Iowa The writing of a history of taxation in Iowa is not an easy task; indeed, it involves many difficult problems both of research and of presentation. From beginning to end the scientific investigator is really embarrassed by a superabundance of materials. The statute books of the Territory and State, the journals of the legislature, the messages of Governors, the reports of Auditors and Treasurers, the reports of special commissions, the decisions of courts, the financial reports of counties, special and miscellaneous public documents, and tons of newspapers yield a richness of data that is inviting and at the same time appalling. The facts and statistics of industrial and economic developments, covering nearly three quarters of a century, are equally abundant and far more difficult to obtain. The problems of handling such masses of detailed information fully, accurately, and without confusion can only be appreciated by those who have successfully carried to completion similar investigations. But the problems of historical research are not the only difficulties which confront the writer of such a history of taxation as has been produced by Professor Brindley. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from History of Taxation, Vol. 1: In Iowa

It has seemed logical and desirable to arrange the work in four divisions or parts. Part I deals exclusively with the so-called general property tax, it being presumed that an historical survey of the machinery of administration for the work of assessment and equalization on the one hand and the levy and collection of taxes on the other is a necessary introduction to a thorough study of the many complex questions which arise in the field of State and local taxation. Parts II and III comprise an historical and critical review of certain special problems in taxation. In most, if not all, cases these problems are directly or indi rectly connected with the general property tax; and in fact, some chapters are simply more specific statements con cerning certain elements of that important tax. Part IV' gives, first, an historical analysis of the Iowa revenue sys tem, and second, a brief comparative study of the experience in other States, which, taken together, form the corner-stone of scientific tax reform, based as it should be upon the laws of fiscal evolution.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

About this edition

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1330886828
• ISBN 13: 9781330886823
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512