The American IRS and Canada's CCRA, and all other tax collection agencies of the western world are : 1 - Agencies of France's Tax Collector called The Ferme, which was established by Basque Priests in the 13th century AD. 2 - The Ferme is, in turn, a Tax Collecting agent of Trapezitae, the ancient Greek/Egyptian Tax Collection Agency established in the 4th century BC. 3 - Trapezitae is, ...