sales taxes

• assessments
• capitations
• customs
• death taxes
• direct taxes
• duties
• estate taxes
• excises
• flat taxes
• hidden taxes
• impositions
• imposts
• income taxes
• inheritance taxes
• levies
• personal taxes
• poll taxes
• property taxes
• proportional taxes
• sin taxes
• single taxes
• supertaxes
• surcharges
• surtaxes
• tariffs
• taxes
• tolls
• tributes
• value-added taxes
• withholding taxes

• noun
  1. A local or state tax imposed as a percentage of the selling price of goods or services payable by the customer. The tax is not recognized as the seller's earnings; the seller only collects the tax and transmits the same to local or state authorities.

• Business owners must accurately calculate and report their sales taxes to avoid penalties.
• Consumers should be mindful of the applicable sales taxes when budgeting for purchases.
• The state legislature debated proposed changes to the sales taxes on luxury goods.
• Certain online purchases may be subject to sales taxes, depending on the seller's location.
• Local governments often rely on revenue from sales taxes to fund essential services such as education and infrastructure.

tariffs

value-added taxes

death taxes

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