Taxes, Taxes, Taxes

What kinds of taxes do Americans pay?

Is income the only thing Americans pay taxes on? No, the government provides many services and is one of the biggest employers in the country. What pays for government goods and services? What pays the wages of government employees? You guessed it: taxes. Click on the images below to see different taxes your family may pay.

	When you shop, you pay sales tax.
	Your family pays property taxes on your house.
	Does your family have a car? Your family pays taxes on your car when they register it and renew the registration. They also pay taxes every time they fill up with gas, buy or recycle tires, or use a toll booth or parking meter.
	Have you ever flown on an airplane? If you have, then you paid air transportation taxes. If you have a passport to travel to other countries, you paid passport taxes.
	When someone gets a government license, such as a fishing license, a driver's license, a marriage license, or a dog license, he or she pays taxes.
	Does anyone in your family have a cell phone? Ask your parents to let you see a phone bill. You will see many different taxes on it, including a tax that helps pay for 911 services.
	Have you been to a sports stadium or a state park? If you have, you paid taxes as part of your ticket or entrance fee.
	Businesses pay other taxes. If your family owns a company, they pay business taxes, such as business registration fees and federal corporate taxes.