local governments in the United States impose a property tax, also known as a millage rate, as a principal source of revenue. This tax may be imposed on...
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The United States has separate federal, state, and local governments with taxes imposed at each of these levels. Taxes are levied on income, payroll, property...
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The United States federal government and most state governments impose an income tax. They are determined by applying a tax rate, which may increase as...
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Corporate tax is imposed in the United States at the federal, most state, and some local levels on the income of entities treated for tax purposes as...
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In the United States, the estate tax is a federal tax on the transfer of the estate of a person who dies. The tax applies to property that is transferred...
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gift tax, known originally as inheritance tax, is a tax imposed on the transfer of ownership of property during the giver's life. The United States Internal...
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inheritance taxes began after 1900, while the states (but not the federal government) began collecting sales taxes in the 1930s. The United States imposed...
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Sales taxes in the United States are taxes placed on the sale or lease of goods and services in the United States. Sales tax is governed at the state...
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International tax law distinguishes between an estate tax and an inheritance tax. An inheritance tax is a tax paid by a person who inherits money or property of...
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A use tax is a type of tax levied in the United States by numerous state governments. It is essentially the same as a sales tax but is applied not where...
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of income in the United States has been practiced since colonial times. Some southern states imposed their own taxes on income from property, both before...
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A property tax (whose rate is expressed as a percentage or per mille, also called millage) is an ad valorem tax on the value of a property. The tax is...
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Excise tax in the United States is an indirect tax on listed items. Excise taxes can be and are made by federal, state, and local governments and are...
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severance taxes ^ As of July 1, 2012 State taxes: Sales taxes in the United States State income tax Federal: Income tax in the United States Federal tax revenue...
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The United States Tax Court (in case citations, T.C.) is a federal trial court of record established by Congress under Article I of the U.S. Constitution...
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In the United States, individuals and corporations pay a tax on the net total of all their capital gains. The tax rate depends on both the investor's tax...
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In addition to federal income tax collected by the United States, most individual U.S. states collect a state income tax. Some local governments also impose...
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Although the actual definitions vary between jurisdictions, in general, a direct tax is a tax imposed upon a person or property as distinct from a tax imposed...
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valorem tax (Latin for "according to value") is a tax whose amount is based on the value of a transaction or of a property. It is typically imposed at the time...
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The Sixteenth Amendment (Amendment XVI) to the United States Constitution allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states...
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Tax resistance in the United States has been practiced at least since colonial times, and has played important parts in American history. Tax resistance...
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is subject to division between the spouses in the event of divorce. The United States has nine community property states: Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana...
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United States tax law that imposes income tax on foreign persons disposing of US real property interests. Tax is imposed at regular tax rates for the...
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Tax returns in the United States are reports filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or with the state or local tax collection agency (California...
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Poll taxes in the United States is the history of the use of poll tax (tax of a fixed sum on every liable individual, without reference to income or resources)...
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Tax assessment, or assessment, is the job of determining the value, and sometimes determining the use, of property, usually to calculate a property tax...
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historian (1830–1889) Odellsrett – Scandinavian family land laws Property tax in the United States Quia Emptores – English statute of 1290 Serfdom – Status of...
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Property law in the United States is the area of law that governs the various forms of ownership in real property (land and buildings) and personal property...
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income tax is a tax imposed on individuals or entities (taxpayers) in respect of the income or profits earned by them (commonly called taxable income)...
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Under the federal law of the United States of America, tax evasion or tax fraud is the purposeful illegal attempt of a taxpayer to evade assessment or...
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