Income Tax, 1917

Originally presented as a temporary wartime measure, the Income War Tax Act of 1917 was viewed as a controversial measure at the time. This digest, offered by R. Easton Burns, a certified accountant, goes through the act clause-by-clause to discuss its full impact on Canadians.

R. Easton Burns, The Income War Tax Act 1917: A Digest (Toronto: Canadian Chartered Accountant, 1917)

booklet, 45 pages Archives and Special Collections - Morisset Library - University of Ottawa - Ottawa, Ontario First World War

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