proud republican Loc: RED CALIFORNIA

Have you guys done your taxes yet????....You better get to it!!!!

sisboombaa

Nay nay. Everyday is a tax day. (of some sort)

debeda

Ah, crap, thanks for ruining my Sunday Lori

Larry the Legend Loc: Not hiding in Milton

You got that right! Here's an incomplete list. Incomplete because there's really no way of gathering all the information into one place:

#1 Air Transportation Taxes (just look at how much you were charged the last time you flew)

#2 Biodiesel Fuel Taxes

#3 Building Permit Taxes

#4 Business Registration Fees

#5 Capital Gains Taxes

#6 Cigarette Taxes

#7 Court Fines (indirect taxes)

#8 Disposal Fees

#9 Dog License Taxes

#10 Drivers License Fees (another form of taxation)

#11 Employer Health Insurance Mandate Tax

#12 Employer Medicare Taxes

#13 Employer Social Security Taxes

#14 Environmental Fees

#15 Estate Taxes

#16 Excise Taxes On Comprehensive Health Insurance Plans

#17 Federal Corporate Taxes

#18 Federal Income Taxes

#19 Federal Unemployment Taxes

#20 Fishing License Taxes

#21 Flush Taxes (yes, this actually exists in some areas)

#22 Food And Beverage License Fees

#23 Franchise Business Taxes

#24 Garbage Taxes

#25 Gasoline Taxes

#26 Gift Taxes

#27 Gun Ownership Permits

#28 Hazardous Material Disposal Fees

#29 Highway Access Fees

#30 Hotel Taxes (these are becoming quite large in some areas)

#31 Hunting License Taxes

#32 Import Taxes

#33 Individual Health Insurance Mandate Taxes

#34 Inheritance Taxes

#35 Insect Control Hazardous Materials Licenses

#36 Inspection Fees

#37 Insurance Premium Taxes

#38 Interstate User Diesel Fuel Taxes

#39 Inventory Taxes

#40 IRA Early Withdrawal Taxes

#41 IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)

#42 IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)

#43 Library Taxes

#44 License Plate Fees

#45 Liquor Taxes

#46 Local Corporate Taxes

#47 Local Income Taxes

#48 Local School Taxes

#49 Local Unemployment Taxes

#50 Luxury Taxes

#51 Marriage License Taxes

#52 Medicare Taxes

#53 Medicare Tax Surcharge On High Earning Americans Under Obamacare

#54 Obamacare Individual Mandate Excise Tax (if you don’t buy “qualifying” health insurance under Obamacare you will have to pay an additional tax)

#55 Obamacare Surtax On Investment Income (a new 3.8% surtax on investment income)

#56 Parking Meters

#57 Passport Fees

#58 Professional Licenses And Fees (another form of taxation)

#59 Property Taxes

#60 Real Estate Taxes

#61 Recreational Vehicle Taxes

#62 Registration Fees For New Businesses

#63 Toll Booth Taxes

#64 Sales Taxes

#65 Self-Employment Taxes

#66 Sewer & Water Taxes

#67 School Taxes

#68 Septic Permit Taxes

#69 Service Charge Taxes

#70 Social Security Taxes

#71 Special Assessments For Road Repairs Or Construction

#72 Sports Stadium Taxes

#73 State Corporate Taxes

#74 State Income Taxes

#75 State Park Entrance Fees

#76 State Unemployment Taxes (SUTA)

#77 Tanning Taxes (a new Obamacare tax on tanning services)

#78 Telephone 911 Service Taxes

#79 Telephone Federal Excise Taxes

#80 Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Taxes

#81 Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Taxes

#82 Telephone State And Local Taxes

#83 Telephone Universal Access Taxes

#84 The Alternative Minimum Tax

#85 Tire Recycling Fees

#86 Tire Taxes

#87 Tolls (another form of taxation)

#88 Traffic Fines (indirect taxation)

#89 Use Taxes (Out of state purchases, etc.)

#90 Utility Taxes

#91 Vehicle Registration Taxes

#92 Waste Management Taxes

#93 Water Rights Fees

#94 Watercraft Registration & Licensing Fees

#95 Well Permit Fees

#96 Workers Compensation Taxes

#97 Zoning Permit Fees

Notice, income tax is not on this list.

debeda

Yes, because that tax comes out first. So we are all, in effect, paying additional taxes with money ALREADY taxed

Wonttakeitanymore

And that doesn’t cover cally!

Larry the Legend Loc: Not hiding in Milton

I don't have a page big enough for that one.

sisboombaa

To all posters on this thread: You got that right. I'm old and retired on a fixed income from two retirement accounts, a saving account and one investment. Out of curiosity I and my calculator have come up with a guess that I pay 80 percent of my monthly income on all taxes to fed, state, county and city taxes combined which includes some hidden taxes on products I buy. How in heck am I to feel secure when the gov has given, under certain conditions, the right to banks to take some of my money and replace it with paper stock in their "failing" business. I have tried for many years to carry out plans to assure a financial comfortable ending but thanks to our fed and local governments I don't feel secure at all. So much for their guidance and help. Good luck is my only hope. Bet you can now guess how I vote. Sorry for the negative post but sometimes even I get pissed off on occasions.

debeda

I spent about 25 years of my life as an accountant. I actually did figure it out once, around the mid 90s. At that time, adjusting for the percentages that we pay in previously taxed money, it was 78%.

Y360AZ

Go back a few decades, like to the 30s and 40s and see how many of those taxes existed then.

sisboombaa

Thanks for confirming my 80% guess is close.

debeda

VERY. Right on, actually. Ugh, no wonder we're all in shock to credit card companies and it's so hard to save money!