Tax Law and Resources

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While some states do not have an income tax, all residents and all citizens of the United States are subject to the federal income tax. If you own a home-based business it becomes even more complicated and it becomes necessary to obtain the advice of a professional.

United States taxation includes local government, possibly including one or more of municipal, township, district and county governments. It also includes regional entities such as school and utility, and transit districts as well as including state and federal government. There are several areas of taxation and they include:

Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)
Building permit tax
Capital gains tax
CDL license tax
Cigarette tax
Corporate income tax
Court fines (indirect taxes)
Dog license tax
Estate Tax
Excise tax
Federal income tax
Federal unemployment tax (FUTA)
FICA tax
Fishing license tax
Food license tax
Fuel permit tax
Gasoline tax (42 cents per gallon)
Generation Skipping Tax
Gift tax
Hunting license tax
Inheritance tax interest expense (tax on the money)
Inventory tax IRS interest charges (tax on top of tax)
IRS penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor tax
Local income tax
Luxury taxes
Marriage license tax
Medicare tax
Property tax

� Real Estate Tax

� Recreational vehicle tax

� Road usage taxes (Truckers)

� Sales tax and equivalent use tax

� School tax

� Septic permit tax

� Service charge taxes

� Social Security tax

� State income tax

� State unemployment tax (SUTA)

� Telephone federal excise tax

� Telephone federal, state and local surcharge taxes

� Telephone federal universal service fee tax

� Telephone minimum usage surcharge tax

� Telephone recurring and non-recurring charges tax

� Telephone state and local tax

� Telephone usage charge tax

� Toll taxes

� Tourist development tax

� Traffic fines (indirect taxation)

� Trailer registration tax

� Transfer tax and Generation-skipping transfer tax

� Utility taxes

� Vehicle license registration tax

� Vehicle sales tax

� Watercraft registration tax

� Well permit tax

� Wheel tax

� Workers compensation tax

We go about our daily lives without realizing how much we are actually being taxed. You have to have some good advice so that you will be able to keep every penny that you possibly can and you can start that process by getting the advice from an attorney about your tax law questions.