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A tax collector is a person who collects unpaid tax
Tax

To tax is to impose a financial charge or other levy upon an individual or Legal person by a state or the functional equivalent of a state.Taxes are also imposed by many subnational entity....
es from other people or corporations. Tax collectors are often portrayed in fiction
Fiction

Fiction is an imaginative form of narrative, one of the four basic rhetorical modes. Although the word fiction is derived from the Latin fingo, fingere, finxi, fictum, "to form, create", works of fiction need not be entirely imaginary and may include real people, places, and events....
 as being evil, and in the modern world share a somewhat similar stereotype to that of lawyers.

collectors, also known as publican
Publican

In classical antiquity, publicans were public contractors, in which role they often supplied the Roman legions and military, managed the collection of port duties, and oversaw public building projects....
s, are mentioned many times in the Bible (mainly in the New Testament
New Testament

The New Testament is the name given to the second major division of the Christianity Bible, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
). They are generally described as being greedy, and taking more money than they are entitled to.






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A tax collector is a person who collects unpaid tax
Tax

To tax is to impose a financial charge or other levy upon an individual or Legal person by a state or the functional equivalent of a state.Taxes are also imposed by many subnational entity....
es from other people or corporations. Tax collectors are often portrayed in fiction
Fiction

Fiction is an imaginative form of narrative, one of the four basic rhetorical modes. Although the word fiction is derived from the Latin fingo, fingere, finxi, fictum, "to form, create", works of fiction need not be entirely imaginary and may include real people, places, and events....
 as being evil, and in the modern world share a somewhat similar stereotype to that of lawyers.

Tax collectors in the Bible

Tax collectors, also known as publican
Publican

In classical antiquity, publicans were public contractors, in which role they often supplied the Roman legions and military, managed the collection of port duties, and oversaw public building projects....
s, are mentioned many times in the Bible (mainly in the New Testament
New Testament

The New Testament is the name given to the second major division of the Christianity Bible, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
). They are generally described as being greedy, and taking more money than they are entitled to. In the Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Luke

The Gospel of Luke is a Synoptic Gospels, and is the third and longest of the four Biblical canonical Gospels of the New Testament. The text narrates the life of Jesus of Nazareth....
, Jesus
Jesus

Jesus of Nazareth , also known as Jesus Christ, is the central figure of Christianity and is revered by most Christian churches as the Son of God and the Incarnation ....
 sympathises with the tax collector Zacchaeus
Zacchaeus

Zacchaeus was a superintendent of customs; a chief publican at Jericho . Because the lucrative production and export of Balsam of Mecca was centered in Jericho, his position carried both importance and wealth....
, causing outrage from the crowds that Jesus would rather be the guest of a sinner than that of a peaceful Jew.

Notable tax collectors

  • Matthew the Evangelist
    Matthew the Evangelist

    Matthew the Evangelist , most often called Saint Matthew, is a Christian figure, and one of Jesus's Twelve Apostles. He is credited by tradition with writing the Gospel of Matthew, and is identified in that gospel as being the same person as Levi the publican ....
  • Zacchaeus
    Zacchaeus

    Zacchaeus was a superintendent of customs; a chief publican at Jericho . Because the lucrative production and export of Balsam of Mecca was centered in Jericho, his position carried both importance and wealth....
  • Jacob Gaón
    Jacob Gaón

    Jacob Ga?n was a Basque Country tax collector, .The Ga?ns were a Jewish family in Vitoria, ?lava, today in the autonomous community of the Basque Country , Spain....


See also

  • Tax
    Tax

    To tax is to impose a financial charge or other levy upon an individual or Legal person by a state or the functional equivalent of a state.Taxes are also imposed by many subnational entity....
  • Tax farming
    Tax farming

    Tax farming was originally a Ancient Rome practice whereby the burden of tax collection was reassigned by the Roman State to private individuals or groups....
  • Publican
    Publican

    In classical antiquity, publicans were public contractors, in which role they often supplied the Roman legions and military, managed the collection of port duties, and oversaw public building projects....
  • Withholding tax
    Withholding tax

    Withholding tax is an amount withheld by the party making payment to another and paid to the taxation authorities. The amount the payer deducts may vary, depending on the nature of the product or service being paid for....
  • Internal Revenue Service
    Internal Revenue Service

    The Internal Revenue Service is the Federal government of the United States agency that collects taxes and enforces the tax law. It is an agency within the U.S....
  • District collector
    District collector

    The District Collector is a Government of India appointee who is in charge of the governance of a List of Indian districts in a States and territories of India....
  • "Taxman
    Taxman

    "Taxman" is a song by The Beatles, opening the Revolver album, based on a common personification of tax collection agencies such as the HM Customs and Excise, the Inland Revenue or the Internal Revenue Service....
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