Too few people realize the benefits of using sales tax instead.
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The federal government, when it was still largely behaving in the manner contemplating by our founders, received its income primarily from tariffs and fees. More information: http://www.taxhistory.org/
Income tax an amount of tax that is due on your TAXABLE INCOME amount for the tax year.
The government collects money through taxes. Every time you are paid at work you pay a Federal Income Tax. When you buy items at the store you are paying the government.
Federal income tax is a direct tax on income and not an indirect tax. Direct taxes are paid directly to the government.
The state where you work and earn the income wants to collect some state income tax on the income that you earn in that state.
income tax..
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amendment 16
The 16th Amendment to the U.S Constitution allows the government to collect the Income Tax.Prior to this amendment, the federal government made an attempt to to create an Income Tax, and the tax was brought to court.The United States Supreme Court ruled that an "Income Tax" was unconstitutional.In response, the Income Tax Amendment was added to the U.S Constitution, making the tax legal.
Yes the state that I live in does have a personal state income tax and does collect the states personal income taxes from the taxpayers.
Why dose the government collect income taxes
The state is a government entity and all of them have to be allowed to tax in some method to collect income in order to be able to function otherwise it could not exist.
The federal government, when it was still largely behaving in the manner contemplating by our founders, received its income primarily from tariffs and fees. More information: http://www.taxhistory.org/
Almost all states collect income taxes. Some major cities do as well. In New York state, for example, the cities of New York and Yonkers impose a separate municipal income tax, which is calculated on the same form and submitted to the state for distribution to the cities.
The 16th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution allows for an income tax. Abraham Lincoln had used an income tax to finance the Civil War but it was latter found to be unconstitutional thus necessitating the 16th Amendment.
Income tax an amount of tax that is due on your TAXABLE INCOME amount for the tax year.
Your question is backwards. There is no income on tax. However, there is a tax on income. This is known as income tax. Income tax is a system created by the government that takes a percentage of your income out of your check based on how much money you earn. Generally speaking, the higher your income, the higher the percentage of it the government takes.