A. Which Tax Is In Match each scenario with the tax it is describing. 1) Yvorne buys gloves that cost $10.00. At the register, she
TARIFF
must pay $10.80.
2) Sacha bought a townhouse last year. She just got a tax bill
PROPERTY TAX
from the county showing the value of her house and the
amount of tax she owes.
3) Bigmart sells boots that are made in China and boots made in
ESTATE TN
the U. S. Bignvart must pay 27% tax on each pair made in China,
but not on the US-made pairs.
THCOME/SOCIAL SECURITY 4) State citizens voted to add a 75-cent tax to each pack of
MEDICAE TWES
cigarettes to pay for programs to help people quit smoking.
5) Jake got his paycheck today. He worked 40 hours at $20 per
EXCISE TAK
hour. His gross pay was $800, but the amount of his paycheck
was only $623.15.
6) Clyde Cash owned two houses, three office buildings, a Bugatti
SALES TAX
Veyron, antiques, stocks, and a jet, all worth $25 million. He
passed away. His heirs owe the government $9 million in taxes.