Tax Records and Genealogy – Beyond Keeping Receipts

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As Tax Day on April 17, 2012 approaches, many of us will spend this week preparing our state and federal income tax forms. Ever wonder about your ancestors and what they had to do in terms of paying taxes?

How to Locate Tax Records

Tax records are a great source of genealogy and family history research data and if you know where to look, you can find tax information for your ancestors.

• Cyndi’s List has over 108 resources related to taxes and genealogy.

• The search term “list of taxpayers” in Google Books delivers a treasure trove of early tax records on the local level such as property taxes and more.

• Mocavo, the genealogy search engine, also has links to tax records.

• Also The Income record: a list giving the taxable income for the year 1863 of every resident of New York is also available on Google Books.

And don’t forget that the Flip-Pal™ mobile scanner can not only help you scan those tax records images, but it is the perfect solution for scanning receipts for your own taxes this year!  Get organized this tax season . . . get a Flip-Pal™ mobile scanner!

Photo: You are one of 50,000,000 Americans who must fill out an income tax return by March 15. File yours early. 1941 – 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. (03/09/1943 - 09/15/1945). National Archives and Records Administration, ARC 516201. Public domain.