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's Office (Capital Gains Tax) and successors:...
Catalogue reference: IR 139
What's it about?
IR 139
This series of files of the Chief Inspector's Office relates to the application of capital gains tax and, introduced by the Finance Act 1965, going back to 1924, of tax exemptions due to charities.
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 139
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Title (The name of the record)
- Board of Inland Revenue: Chief Inspector's Office (Capital Gains Tax) and successors: Registered Files (CGT Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1924-1984
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series of files of the Chief Inspector's Office relates to the application of capital gains tax and, introduced by the Finance Act 1965, going back to 1924, of tax exemptions due to charities.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Chronological
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- CGT file series
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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 Office, 1957-1974
- Board of Inland Revenue, Chief Inspectors Office, 1918-1957
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 123 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1997 Board of Inland Revenue
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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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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The Chief Inspectors were responsible for the work of inspectors in district offices related to the particular tax. Capital Gains Tax was introduced in 1965 and was applied to gains realised on chargeable assets.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9599/
Catalogue hierarchy
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Within the department: IR
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Board of Inland Revenue: Chief Inspector's Office (Capital Gains Tax) and successors: Registered Files (CGT Series)
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