Taxes taxes taxes

April 15th is income tax day in the USA, so presumably a lot of folks will be busy trying to figure out the tax forms this long holiday weekend.

We always had an accountant for this, but since I only have income from my pensions now, I can use the short form and file on line.

But answering the question you never asked:

are there taxes in Middle Earth?

yes... and the article gives a short history of taxes both in middle earth and in our earth.