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Gather money owed to the government by individuals or businesses late in filing tax returns.

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To be a tax collector you need to have a high school diploma. You also need training usually necessary, IRS registration.

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Some people smuggled goods that had taxes in so that way they would not lose as much money.

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British Taxes - The Revolutionary War 1776

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The American Revolution was precipitated, in part, by a series of laws passed between 1763 and 1775 that regulating trade and taxes.

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There once was a few colonists went to a house and they lit the house on fire to increase taxes of the British army.  Another bad thing that happened was, first overtime might be required. Second you may have to travel a lot to meet your depositors.When you did your taxes badly or wrong you would get tar put on you and then feathers.

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There were taxes on just about everything back then and there was also taxes on paper, tea , leads, and paints.Those things were put there because of The Townshead Act that put a tax on just about anything and it was the worst act that the colonist faced.

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This was a major part towards the Revolutionary War. Winning the French and Indian War cost Britain lots of money. The Parliament decided that the best way to earn money was to tax the colonists. They started hiring lots of Tax Collector's.

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There were many pros of being a tax collector. First you get a good earning, and a good pay. It also increased the opening to more jobs. It demand continues in economic downturns. These are many pros of being a tax collector .

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A Tax Collector is a person that helps pay off taxes.

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A tax collector or a taxman is a person who collects unpaid taxes from other people or corporations.