2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address, promoting free community college education, increased capital gains taxes on the rich, more paid time off for employees, and greater tax credits for the middle class 2014 Event The U.S. Treasury is issuing rules to hinder companies from moving their headquarters outside the country to save on taxes; the rules may impact pending deals, such as Burger King's plan to move to Canada after merging with Tim Horton's 2014 Event Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin targeting assets stored overseas in an effort to avoid taxes; the Indian government estimates that up to $2 trillion may be in hiding; the nation follows China and Russia in magnitude of offshored wealth 2014 Event New Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announces plans to cut government spending and use the funds to decrease taxes on individuals and regional businesses; Italy's unemployment rate increased 0.2 percent in January to 12.9 percent 2013 Event Actor Gerard Depardieu is granted citizenship by Russian President, Vladimir Putin; Depardieu renounced his French citizenship due to the country's high taxes 2012 Event French President Nicolas Sarkozy presents an economic reform package that increases taxes and proposes a new tax on financial transactions 2010 Event Longtime U.S. Democratic Representative Charlie Rangel is found guilty of multiple violations of House rules, including failure to pay taxes 1995 Event Court orders Darryl Strawberry to pay back $350,000 in taxes 1978 Event Proposition 13 cuts California property taxes 57 percent 1977 Event IRS reveals Jimmy Carter paid no taxes in 1976 1971 Event Rolling Stones left England for France to escape taxes 1971 Event The Rolling Stones leave England for France to escape taxes 1964 Event 24th Amendment to U.S. Constitution goes into effect and states voting rights could not be denied due to failure to pay taxes 1948 Event U.S. president Truman raises taxes for Marshall-plan 1926 Birthday Cranley Onslow, born in England, politician, Conservative Member of Parliament for Woking, called for lower middle class taxes, life peer as Baron Onslow of Working in Surrey County 1923 Event President Warren G. Harding becomes 1st President to pay taxes 1913 Event Internal Revenue Service begins to levy and collect income taxes 1862 Event Internal Revenue Law imposes 1st federal taxes on inheritance, tobacco and on incomes over $600 (progressive rate) 1789 Event Ben Franklin writes "Nothing . . . certain but death and taxes" 1768 Event Samuel Adams letter, circulates around American colonies, opposing Townshend Act taxes 1767 Event British passes Townshend Revenue Act levying taxes on America 1678 Event Lady Godiva rode naked through Coventry in a protest of taxes 1639 Event Dorchester Massachusetts, forms 1st school funded by local taxes 1382 Event French Maillotin uprises against taxes 1380 Event French King Charles VI declares no taxes for ever 1040 Event Lady Godiva rides naked on horseback to force her husband, the Earl of Mercia, to lower taxes
