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25 Fascinating Tax Facts (2020x10)

Air date: Apr 15, 2020

Taxes raise a lot of questions: How do I pay my taxes? Why did tax day change this year? And most importantly: Can I deduct that 15-pound tub of body oil? Erin (@erincmccarthy) isn’t an accountant, but she’ll touch on those questions and more in our list of 25 fascinating tax facts. We’ll dive into the history of taxes, and tell you about the first tax on record. We’ll discuss some of the weirdest taxes ever, like the beard tax imposed by Peter the Great. And we’ll mention some celebrities (and at least one transcendentalist writer) who got in trouble for not paying taxes.