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Offline Mark 79

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How many different taxes in the jUSA?
« on: Yesterday at 07:30:27 PM »
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  • Below is the **fully updated comprehensive list** of **every major type** of tax in the United States, now **including federal taxes** alongside **state, local, and regional** ones. Taxes are grouped by **level of government** and then by **type**. Not every jurisdiction imposes every tax—availability and structure vary.

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    ## **FEDERAL TAXES** (Administered by the IRS, U.S. Treasury, or other agencies)

    1. **Individual Income Tax** 
      - Progressive rates (10%–37%) on taxable income. 
      - Includes capital gains, dividends, self-employment income.

    2. **Corporate Income Tax** 
      - 21% flat rate on C-corporation taxable income (post-TCJA).

    3. **Payroll Taxes (FICA)** 
      - **Social Security Tax**: 6.2% employee + 6.2% employer (12.4% total) on wages up to wage base ($168,600 in 2025). 
      - **Medicare Tax**: 1.45% each (2.9% total); no cap. 
      - **Additional Medicare Tax**: 0.9% on high earners (> $200K single).

    4. **Self-Employment Tax** 
      - 15.3% (12.4% SS + 2.9% Medicare) on net earnings; deductible half.

    5. **Capital Gains Tax** 
      - 0%, 15%, or 20% long-term; short-term = ordinary income rates. 
      - **Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT)**: 3.8% surcharge on high earners.

    6. **Estate Tax** 
      - 40% on estates over $13.61M (2025 exemption, indexed).

    7. **Gift Tax** 
      - Unified with estate tax; annual exclusion $18,000 per donee (2025).

    8. **Generation-Skipping Transfer (GST) Tax** 
      - 40% on transfers skipping a generation.

    9. **Excise Taxes** 
      - **Federal Fuel Taxes**: Gasoline (18.4¢/gal), Diesel (24.4¢/gal). 
      - **Alcohol**: Beer, wine, spirits (varies). 
      - **Tobacco**: Cigarettes ($1.01/pack), vaping, cigars. 
      - **Air Transportation**: Ticket tax (7.5%), segment fees, fuel. 
      - **Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (HVUT)**: Form 2290. 
      - **Tanning, Medical Devices, Indoor Tanning**.

    10. **Customs Duties (Tariffs)** 
        - On imported goods (administered by CBP).

    11. **Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)** 
        - Parallel tax system for high-income filers.

    12. **Affordable Care Act (ACA) Taxes** 
        - **Shared Responsibility Payment** (repealed 2019, but still in law). 
        - **Cadillac Tax** (delayed indefinitely). 
        - **Medical Device Excise Tax** (suspended).

    13. **Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)** 
        - Reporting + withholding on foreign financial assets.

    14. **Harbor Maintenance Tax** 
        - On port use (0.125% of cargo value).

    15. **Inland Waterways Fuel Tax** 
        - On barge fuel.

    16. **Telephone Federal Excise Tax** 
        - On local phone service (legacy, minimal).

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    ## **STATE-LEVEL TAXES** (41 states + D.C. have income tax; 45 have sales tax)

    1. **Individual Income Tax** 
    2. **Corporate Income/Franchise Tax** 
    3. **General Sales Tax** 
    4. **Selective Sales (Excise) Taxes** 
      - Fuel, tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, utilities, hotel, car rental 
    5. **Gross Receipts Tax** (NM, WA, OH, HI) 
    6. **Property Tax** (state portion, rare) 
    7. **Estate/Inheritance Tax** (12 + 6 states) 
    8. **Insurance Premium Tax** 
    9. **Severance Tax** (oil, gas, minerals) 
    10. **Unemployment Insurance (UI) Tax** 
    11. **Motor Vehicle Fees/Taxes** 
    12. **Lottery & Gaming Taxes** 
    13. **Environmental Fees** 
    14. **Telecom Taxes/911 Fees**

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    ## **LOCAL-LEVEL TAXES** (County, City, Township)

    1. **Real Property Tax** 
    2. **Personal Property Tax** 
    3. **Local Sales Tax** 
    4. **Local Income/Wage Tax** (PA, OH, KY, NYC, etc.) 
    5. **Payroll/Head Tax** (Seattle, SF) 
    6. **Hotel Occupancy Tax** 
    7. **Restaurant Meal Tax** 
    8. **Utility Users Tax** 
    9. **Business License Tax** 
    10. **Real Estate Transfer Tax** 
    11. **Mello-Roos (CA)** 
    12. **Special Assessments** 
    13. **Impact Fees** 
    14. **Local Transportation Taxes** 
    15. **Amusement, Parking, Bag, Soda Taxes** 
    16. **Vacation Rental Tax**

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    ## **REGIONAL / SPECIAL DISTRICT TAXES**

    1. **Regional Sales Tax** (transit, stadiums) 
    2. **School District Property/Income Tax** 
    3. **Fire, Water, Hospital, Library Districts** 
    4. **Stadium/Arena Districts** 
    5. **Tourism/Business Improvement Districts** 
    6. **Flood Control, Mosquito Districts**

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    ## **Combined Tax Burden Example (Hypothetical High-Tax Area, 2025)** 
    **Location**: Chicago, IL (Cook County) 
    - **Federal Income**: 37% marginal 
    - **IL State Income**: 4.95% flat 
    - **Chicago City Income**: None 
    - **Cook County Sales**: 1.75% 
    - **Chicago Sales**: 1.25% 
    - **IL State Sales**: 6.25% 
    - **RTA (Regional Transit)**: 1% 
    → **Total Sales Tax**: **10.25%** 
    - **Property Tax**: ~2.1% effective (Cook County median) 
    - **Chicago Amusement Tax**: 9% on tickets 
    - **Chicago Bag Tax**: 7¢ per bag 
    - **Chicago Soda Tax** (Cook County): 1¢/oz 

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    Tell me a **city or state**, and I’ll show the **full stacked tax list** for a resident or business.


    Offline Incredulous

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    Re: How many different taxes in the jUSA?
    « Reply #1 on: Yesterday at 09:28:16 PM »
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  • Gee... :popcorn: I wonder how many taxes there are for jєωιѕн citizens of Israel since they live off of the American taxpayer?
    "Some preachers will keep silence about the truth, and others will trample it underfoot and deny it. Sanctity of life will be held in derision even by those who outwardly profess it, for in those days Our Lord Jesus Christ will send them not a true Pastor but a destroyer."  St. Francis of Assisi


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    Re: How many different taxes in the jUSA?
    « Reply #2 on: Yesterday at 10:28:46 PM »
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  • How can I apply for my h0Ɩ0cαųst Survivor Benefits? 

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    Re: How many different taxes in the jUSA?
    « Reply #3 on: Today at 07:13:50 PM »
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  • How can I apply for my h0Ɩ0cαųst Survivor Benefits?

    Per the h0Ɩ0cαųst Restitution Tax Fairness Act h0Ɩ0cαųst survivors (or their heirs/estates) in the United States receive a specific federal income tax break.
    If you qualified, wouldn’t you apply for your tax break? I would.