The year 2011 has brought many recent changes to the income tax system, many not making Americans so happy. However, tax cuts and new tax alingments should even the playing field.
Yes could have to pay some income taxes on your pension income.
All governments charge taxes. Some governments have income taxes, some have property taxes, some have sales taxes.
Many countries have people exempt from income taxes in some situations. But countries that collect no personal income taxes what so ever are Andorra, Monaco,and The United Arab Emirates.
No because Illinois will want some state income taxes paid on the income that was earned in Illinois.
Yes and it is possible for some of the retirement income to be taxable income in Virginia.
Yes it is very possible that would have to pay some state income taxes when you report all of your gross worldwide income on the income tax return for the year.
Yes and it is very possible that some of the retirement income could be taxable income on your income tax return.
Taxes are not age-dependent. In general, if you make money, then you have to file taxes. In some cases parents are allowed to fold the income of their minor children into their own tax returns, but if you have income at all, then SOMEBODY has to pay taxes on it.
Yes the income from the trust is taxable income to the owner of the trust or to the beneficiaries of the trust. Some one will have to pay income taxes on the income from the trust.
A more accurate statement would be that only a few states (7) don't collect income taxes. Most of the states that don't have an income tax have much higher property taxes, sales taxes, and other taxes to make up the difference.
The (OASDI) Old Age Survivor and Disability Insurance (FICA) (social security and Medicare taxes) and federal income taxes and state income taxes and maybe some local taxes that is required to be paid to the government's.
Those with the top 3% of income pay almost 93% of all taxes. See www.taxfoundation.org for some great statistics.