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	Current Research \| Aspects of the Chinese Head Tax
		Chinese labourers were burdened by a tax that almost certainly constituted a significant debt for most of them, particularly after the tax was raised to $500 in 1903.
		The high cost of the tax meant also that Chinese in Canada were also inhibited from either sending for spouses or finding wives from the very limited female migrant population.
		Various aspects of the Head Tax are being investigated on an ongoing basis.
	home.cc.umanitoba.ca /~dhum/re_aspects.html (375 words)

	CCNC : Chinese Head Tax and Exclusion Act
		It took the form of a Head tax of $50 imposed, with few exceptions, upon every person of Chinese origin entering the country.
		The most devastating impact of the Head Tax and the Exclusion Act, however, was found in the development of Chinese Canadian family.
		Head tax certificate imposed to deter Chinese immirgration to Canada.
	www.ccnc.ca /redress/history.html (476 words)

	Chinese-Canadian Genealogy - Chinese Head Tax
		The head tax on Chinese Immigrants was introduced by the Dominion (federal) government in the Chinese Immigration Act of 1885.
		The Chinese Immigration Act of 1900 (which went into effect on January 1, 1902) increased the tax to $100, and finally, in the Chinese Immigration Act of 1903, it was raised to $500.
		Entries in the General Register of Chinese Immigration include the amount of head tax paid and other details, such as age, district and village of origin in China, etc. Note that entries are in rough chronological order and that some have been filmed out of sequence.
	www.vpl.ca /ccg/Head_Tax_Info.html (1329 words)

	Head Tax 人頭稅
		When Canada in 1885 imposed a $50 head tax on Chinese immigrants it wasn't the only nor the first country to do so, Australia in November 19, 1857 imposed a head tax of £10 on all Chinese arrivals.
		The head tax prevented all but a few wealthy Chinese from having their families joined them in Canada.
		As of today New Zealand is the only country whose government had openly apologized for imposing the head tax or the poll tax as it is called there.
	www.legacy1.net /ht_headtax.html (825 words)

	The Perfect Tax - By Steven E. Landsburg - Slate Magazine
		The only completely efficient tax would be one that does not depend on anything the taxpayer can control--such as a "head tax" of $5,000 per year.
		A tax of "$10,000 per year if you're white and $5,000 per year if you're fl" is a perfectly efficient (and highly progressive) head tax.
		On similar grounds, we could tax people for being male or tall or beautiful; all these traits are positively correlated with income.
	www.slate.com /id/2030 (1046 words)

	Alaskans approve $50-a-head cruise tax - Boston.com
		Alaskans passed a package of taxes and environmental regulations for large passenger ships, striking a blow to cruise ship operators already struggling with record fuel prices.
		The $50-a-head tax is expected to bring in about $50 million a year, not including other levies imposed under the initiative, said Mark Edwards, an official at the Alaska Department of Revenue.
		But analysts said the impact of additional taxes would likely be minimal because Alaska cruises tend to be more expensive than those to the Caribbean.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2006/08/23/majority_of_alaskans_voting_for_tax_on_cruises (483 words)

	NDP \| NDP welcomes Chinese Head Tax Apology as important first step (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Since the election, Davies, who represents the riding once held by Margaret Mitchell and newly elected NDP MP Olivia Chow (Trinity Spadina), who represents Dan Heap’s former riding, have led the efforts of the NDP caucus to hold the Conservatives to account for their campaign promises of apology and redress.
		Davies accompanied Margaret Mitchell to the Vancouver train station as a handful of surviving head tax payers, spouses and widows boarded the train for Ottawa, and Chow was at the Ottawa train station for their arrival.
		“The redress offered to head tax payers was not as comprehensive as we would have liked, since the children have not have been directly compensated.
	www.ndp.ca /page/3864/print (443 words)

	Multiculturalism - Chinese Head Tax - Home
		On June 22, 2006, on behalf of the Government of Canada, the Prime Minister apologized in the House of Commons for the implementation of the Chinese Head Tax.
		These payments are subsequent to the official apology made by Prime Minister Stephen Harper on June 22, 2006, on behalf of the Government of Canada to Chinese Canadians for implementation of the Head Tax.
		On June 22, 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued an official apology for the Head Tax imposed on Chinese-Canadians.
	www.pch.gc.ca /progs/multi/redress-redressement/index_e.cfm (539 words)

	Southern states head tax charts
		Tax collection in Andhra Pradesh grew from Rs 4,882 crore (Rs 48.82 billion) in 1996-97 to Rs 11,657 crore (Rs 116.57 billion) in 2001-02, an increase of 2.38 times.
		Kerala's tax growth was even lower than Karnataka's, and its ratio has fallen from 8.91 to 8.77 to 7.64 between 1993-94 and 2001-02.
		the tax growth is not proportionally growing in southern states may because the financial growth as well as the law abiding citizons remains with out...
	www.rediff.com /money/2003/jan/30spec1.htm (600 words)

	Franchise Tax Board - Head of Household Frequently Asked Questions
		The parent claiming the head of household filing status must meet all of the head of household requirements, including the requirement that the parent's home was the child's main home for more than half of the year.
		To qualify for head of household filing status, the taxpayer must be unmarried or considered unmarried.
		If you are unmarried on the last day of the tax year, you can claim your parent for whom you are entitled to claim a dependent exemption credit as your qualifying person if you meet all of the qualification requirements.
	www.ftb.ca.gov /individuals/hoh/faq.html (1604 words)

	Canada Apologizes, Atones for Having Forced Chinese to Pay Head Tax \| Asian American Daily \| GoldSea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Five frail survivors who paid the head tax _ the oldest is 106 _ were among those expected at Thursday's atonement ceremony in Ottawa.
		The head tax, which started in 1885 at $50 and grew to $500 by 1903 _ then two years' wages for Chinese laborers _ was collected from some 81,000 Chinese immigrants.
		When the railroad was completed in 1885, the government imposed the head tax on Chinese who wished to remain or those who wanted to join their husbands and fathers.
	goldsea.com /Asiagate/606/22tax.html (654 words)

	Head tax (Canada) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Government of Canada, under subsequent Liberal administrations, increased the "taxes" to $100 and, then, $500, under the 'Chinese Immigration Act of 1900' and the 'Chinese Immigration Act of 1903', respectively, on the pretext that the penalties did not sufficiently deter Chinese immigration amidst the racist hysteria on Canada's west coast.
		These penalties, or "taxes," never actually benefitted the original payers as the funds went into a Consolidated Revenue Fund and were spent on 'public' facilities from which Chinese were generally barred--and, who, later, also had their right to vote taken away, as "dis-enfranchised" subjects (i.e., taxation, without representation).
		Some have proposed that the redress be based on the number of "Head Tax" Certificates (or estates) brought forward by surviving sons/daughters who are still able to register their claims, with proposals for individual redress, ranging from $10,000 to 30,000 for an estimated 4,000 registrants.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Head_tax_(Canada) (2045 words)

	Tax season tips: Be tax smart by getting a tax-filing head start.
		By getting a head start on tax preparation, you avoid the last-minute rush and it makes it easier for the agency to process your return and get any refund on its way to you sooner.
		Tax filing makes everyone a little nervous, but when you start early, you've got time to get the answers and make sure you're taking full advantage of every tax break for which you're eligible.
		Check Bankrate Taxes throughout the filing season for more tips, stories and explanations of tax laws and how to make the most of them.
	www.bankrate.com /brm/itax/tips/20010104a.asp (821 words)

	Pursuit of Liberty: Head Tax [Free Republic]
		All taxes on expenses or consumption are indirect taxes.
		Whether it be a head tax, property tax, or income tax; you have a government pounding directly on every individual family's door for collection as opposed to collection through a mediary buffer such as a business.
		Of course this would presume that the tax system not be used to redistribute wealth or social engineering and the military become a defense department rather than the current "war department" that is stationed all over the world paying for their defense too.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3904870027ca.htm (7688 words)

	West Virginia Dog Head Tax and Registration; impoundment
		In case the tax and impounding charge herein provided for shall not have been paid within the period of fifteen days, then the sheriff may sell the impounded dog and deduct the impounding charge and the delinquent tax from the amount received therefor, and return the balance, if any, to the delinquent taxpayer.
		Such dog taxes as are collected for and turned over to municipalities shall be deposited by the proper officer of such municipality to such fund and shall be expended in such manner as the law of such municipality may provide.
		All taxes on dogs not collected by the assessor shall be collected by the regular tax collecting officer of the county and placed to the credit of the dog and kennel fund.
	www.animallaw.info /statutes/stuswvst7_7_6d.htm (403 words)

	PM Addresses Head Tax and Lauds Accomplishments of Chinese Canadians
		Apologizing for the Head Tax was simply the right thing to do – and it was long overdue.
		Tax reduction, however, is just one part of the equation for increasing opportunity.
		I know that this is important to your community, and it is especially important and satisfying to do this while some of the original Head Tax payers are still living.
	news.gc.ca /cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=245639 (1711 words)

	The Tyee’s Election Central Blog » Chinese Head Tax: a backgrounder
		The Chinese head tax issue hit national headlines last November when Multiculturalism Minister and Richmond MP Raymond Chan signed a $2.5 million agreement in principle with the National Congress of Chinese Canadians, the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, the MontrÃ©al Chinese Cultural Centre, and the Chinese-Canadian Military Museum Society.
		The head tax under the Chinese Immigration Act of 1885 was charged on some 82,000 Chinese migrants.
		Ottawa collected $23m from the tax between 1885 and 1923, when the head tax was replaced by the Exclusion Act, which barred Chinese immigrants from the country altogether until 1947.
	thetyee.ca /electioncentral/2006/01/18/chinese-head-tax-a-backgrounder (668 words)

	Tournament Head Tax (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The amount of head tax due is calculated as follows:
		Head tax payment is due no later than 30 days after tournament end date, as sanctioned.
		Amount is based on amount of head tax due prior to any discount applied: 30-60 days late, 20% of head tax; 61-90 days late, 50% of head tax; 91+ days late, 100% of head tax and revocation of tournament sanctions for following year.
	www.gatennis.com /tournament_head_tax.htm (268 words)

	Support for Head Tax Redress Petition
		For 20 years, Head Tax payers and their families have fought for redress with the support of organizations such as the Chinese Canadian National Council.
		Recently, the payers and descendents have formed the Ontario Coalition of Chinese Head Tax Payers and Families with a goal to engage the government in the reconciliation process.
		Commemorative plaques, stamps and unspecified public education programs are simply inadequate to compensate for decades of family separation and economic hardship suffered by the Head Tax payers and their families.
	www.petitiononline.com /ccnc (801 words)

	Medieval Sourcebook: Gerard, Count of Loos: Exaction of the Head Tax at Brusthem, 1175 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The head, poll, or hearth tax replaced the tallage or queste in the twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth centuries.
		If any serf of the church shall owe a head tax and shall have remained in the town, he shall be entirely free from being compelled to plead and from other unjust exactions which are frequently required of this kind of man by tax-gatherers or their officers.
		Nevertheless, the head tax which he owes he shall give to the tax-gatherer, just as is right.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/source/1175Brustax.html (439 words)

	Business Services: City Tax Incentives
		Any business located or relocating and own property in Christina Gateway area may be eligible for an abatement from real property tax up to 100% of the increased value of the property that derives from renovations of existing structures or construction of new ones for a five-year period.
		The "Head" tax is a $10.00 fee per employee the City charges for upkeep of the city's infrastructure, police and other city services.
		Any business which creates blue-collar jobs in the city is eligible for a $250.00 state tax credit per $100,000,000 invested.
	www.ci.wilmington.de.us /biztax.htm (306 words)

	USATODAY.com - Alaska's $50 'head tax' is a sign of the times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Loucks says travelers are easy targets for such taxes because they don't vote in the place they visit.
		The ballot measure, which passed with 52% of the vote and takes effect in 90 days, called for other taxes that could cost cruise visitors even more if lines pass the levies on to customers.
		Among them: a 33% tax on casino profits while ships are in Alaska and a corporate tax.
	www.usatoday.com /travel/destinations/2006-08-31-tourist-taxes_x.htm (521 words)

	Ernst & Young UK's spokespeople - Tax
		Paul is the National Head of Tax for Ernst & Young UK and is based in London.
		Paul is also Head of Tax for the Firm’s Northern Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (NEMIA) area which includes the UK, the Nordic countries, Ireland, India and the countries within the Middle East and Africa.
		He is National Head of Tax Policy Development at Ernst & Young, Vice Chairman of the Tax Faculty of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and a member of the CIOT Tax Policy Committee and the Tax Law Review Committee of the Institute of Fiscal Studies.
	www.ey.com /GLOBAL/content.nsf/UK/Media_-_Our_spokespeople_-_Tax (476 words)

	News Features \| Head-tax redress incomplete \| Straight.com Vancouver
		Sid Chow Tan, cochair of the Head Tax Families Society of Canada, told the Straight that the lo wah kiu (old overseas Chinese) look upon Kwan Kung as their premier spiritual helper, admired for his righteousness and compassion.
		Grace Schenkeveld, also cochair of the Head Tax Families Society of Canada, told the Straight that her grandfather Wong Hoy paid the $500 head tax when he came to Canada in 1919.
		Schenkeveld said that her grandparents had three children, born at six-year intervals because it took six years for her grandfather to save enough money to return to China to visit his wife, who was forbidden from immigrating because of the exclusion act.
	www.straight.com /article/head-tax-redress-incomplete (647 words)

	CANOE -- CNEWS - Canada: Chinese head-tax payers families should receive settlement: activists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Currently, only surviving head-tax payers or their spouses are eligible to claim a $20,000 settlement from the Conservative government, which formally apologized last June for the head tax and the subsequent 24-year ban on immigration from China.
		About 81,000 immigrants paid the head tax, which was imposed on Chinese immigrants entering Canada from 1885 until 1923.
		The tax was set at $50 when it was first imposed in 1885, and in 1903 it rose to $500 - the equivalent of two years' wages.
	cnews.canoe.ca /CNEWS/Canada/2007/02/19/3645848-cp.html (818 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Head Tax Redress Comes to a Head
		For a country so proud of its diversity and multiculturalism, the Head Tax and Chinese Exclusion Act in the late 1880’s and early 1900’s are shameful, fl marks on Canadian history.
		The MP, who’s father and grandfather both paid Head Tax, previously advocated for the CCNC, but says he found their stipulations of compensation and an apology a difficult sell and so dropped them from his bill.
		Not only is the CCNC upset that the bill ignores the demands of the over 4,000 Head Tax payers, widows and descendants, but the CCNC questions the government’s choice of the NCCC as the sole Chinese organization to handle the redress.
	www.theepochtimes.com /news/5-11-3/34090.html (1217 words)

	Prime Minister of Canada: Prime Minister Harper offers full apology for the Chinese Head Tax (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Head Tax was legal at the time, as acknowledged by Canadian Courts.
		However, the Government of Canada accepts that the Head Tax was race-based and inconsistent with the values that Canadians hold today.
		On June 22, on behalf of the Government of Canada, the Prime Minister apologized in the House of Commons for the implementation of the Head Tax.
	www.pm.gc.ca /eng/media.asp?id=1219 (728 words)

	Property Tax Bills Head Your Way
		If you have not made any changes to your property: Bend property taxes are only 2.6% higher than last year; Redmond property taxes have increased by less than 1%; and in the City of Sisters, property taxes are increasing by approximately 2.2%.
		An information flyer will be inserted into all County tax bills that explain why some tax rates have changed, where to pay your taxes, and where your tax dollars go.
		Tax payments must be delivered or postmarked on or before November 15, 2006.
	www.kbnd.com /187984.aspx (297 words)

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