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It seems there’s no end of taxes – and of debate about what the federal government does with all the money it collects. Test your knowledge of America’s fiscal behavior!
Excise taxes contributed 3 percent of federal revenues in 2011, more than the estate tax (less than 1 percent of receipts).
Excise taxes contributed 3 percent of federal revenues in 2011, more than the estate tax (less than 1 percent of receipts).
Excise taxes contributed 3 percent of federal revenues in 2011, more than the estate tax (less than 1 percent of receipts).
Excise taxes contributed 3 percent of federal revenues in 2011, more than the estate tax (less than 1 percent of receipts).
1. An excise tax is a levy on the purchase of a specific good or service. Which of the following items are subject to a federal excise tax?
A 1040 form from 1913 hangs in the halls of the US Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, DC. (Ann Hermes/The Christian Science Monitor/File)
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Gasoline |
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Indoor tanning |
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Tobacco |
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All of the above |

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