Salary history requests when applying for employment?

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When a job description asks for your salary history- do you have to provide it? I don't really see how it's any of their business and I'm really aiming to be 5-10k higher than my last job- will my salary history lock me into a certain amount because "they decided I based on history" how much they are willing to offer?
 
I don't know if they can require it, but they will find it one way or another. My current employer asked for my last pay stub to verify my employment. Well, you can easily see my YTD earnings on their and calculate my yearly income. Asking for $5-10k more at your next job is fine. I asked for almost $20k more at this job because I had another offer for the same amount. It's completely fine.
 
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