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Tax on salaries and pensions in Ireland enacted in 1735
Treasury notice from Dublin dated January 6 1735 announces an act taxing salaries fees pensions and profits of employments in Ireland. Residents must spend six months in the kingdom yearly or pay four shillings per twenty shillings. penalties include forfeiture and heavy fines. exemptions listed for high officers and certain classifications. oaths and officials to administer and enforce the levy with annual accounts and apportionments through the Vice-Treasurer Paymaster and Exchequer. The act targets absentees and sets deadlines and enforcement mechanisms.
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