This book explains why the UK tax year begins on 6 April and traces the history of the old tax year which began on 25 March. It also covers other aspects of calendar history. The move from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar in 1752 resulted in the omission of 11 days from September 1752. The omitted days were later added to the tax year and that apparently meant a new tax year beginning on 5 April - not 6 April. There are various explanations for...
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