Record revealed
Request for compensation for the Boston Tea Party
On 16 December 1773, 340 chests of tea were thrown into Boston harbour by protesting colonists. This letter from the East India Company requests reimbursement.
Series
Board of Inland Revenue: Chief Inspector of Taxes' Branch and successors: Schedule...
Catalogue reference: IR 88
What's it about?
IR 88
These records of the Chief Inspector of Taxes give details of the assessments for income tax on persons, corporations, companies or societies.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IR 88
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Title (The name of the record)
- Board of Inland Revenue: Chief Inspector of Taxes' Branch and successors: Schedule D Assessment Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1887-1988
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Description (What the record is about)
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These records of the Chief Inspector of Taxes give details of the assessments for income tax on persons, corporations, companies or societies.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The books are arranged in alphabetical order of Tax Office for each year selected.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Board of Inland Revenue, Chief Inspector of Taxes Branch, 1974-1975
- Board of Inland Revenue, Chief Inspector of Taxes Office, 1957-1974
- Board of Inland Revenue, Chief Inspectors Department (Stamps and Taxes), 1876-1918
- Board of Inland Revenue, Chief Inspectors Office, 1918-1957
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 359 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to closure for periods up to 75 years
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Taxation
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- They have been drawn from a limited range of areas, the books being selected for every tenth financial year.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Tax Offices record in Schedule D Assessment books the full name and address of individuals, partnerships or companies assessed, a description of the trade, profession or vocation, the amount of the profits or income assessed and the tax charged.
Income tax chargeable under Schedule D is divided into the following six 'Cases':
Case I Profits (not included in any other schedule) arising from any trade, manufacture, adventure or concern in the nature of trade.
Case II Profits (not included in any other schedule) arising from any profession or vocation.
Case III Interest, discounts and other annual payments received in full without deduction of tax.
Case IV Interest (not included in any other schedule) arising from securities outside of the United Kingdom.
Case V Income arising from possessions outside of the United Kingdom.
Case VI Any annual profits or gain not falling under any other case of Schedule D or included in any other schedule.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9426/
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