Cover image for Land Tax Department
Agency:
Land Tax Department
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1889
End Date:
31 Dec 1891
Description:
The Real Estate Duties Department briefly became the Land Tax Department when responsibility for collecting income tax on company dividends was transferred to the Treasury Department. The Land Tax Department became the Office of Taxes in 1891, headed by a statutory Commissioner of Taxes.
Information Sources:
'From Commissariat to Treasury' by Heather Felton
Legislation Creating:
adminstrative action
Legislation Abolishing Agency:
administrative action
Functions Performed:
Finance management
Previous Agencies:
Department of Real Estate Duties (TA1671)01 Apr 188031 Dec 1889
Subsequent Agencies:
Office of Taxes (Taxation Department) (TA1673)01 Jan 189131 Jul 1946