print email comment close Bicentenary of Income Tax 1799-1999: A Brief History of Income Tax URL: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/history/ Description: History of income tax in the U.K. Discusses origins (introduced in January 1799 as a means of paying for the war against the French forces under Napoleon), a new approach to taxation during World War I, the Pay as Your Earn (PAYE) tax collection system introduced in 1944, and the taxation system at the end of the 20th century (including the Queen electing to pay taxes in 1992). Publisher: HM Revenue and Customs Extra Keywords WWI first 1 one LII Database Information: Record 25139 created by Maria Brandt on 12/17/2007 Last modification on 01/01/2008 Published: 01/02/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25139