#tax__revenue_enhancement  charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
  supertype:  levy  a charge imposed and collected
  subtype:  single_tax  a system of taxation in which a tax is levied on a single commodity (usually land)
  subtype:  income_tax  a personal tax levied on annual income
     subtype:  estimated_tax__estimatedtax  income tax paid periodically on income that is not subject to withholding taxes; based on the taxpayer's predicted tax liability
     subtype:  FICA  a tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system
     subtype:  withholding_tax__withholding  income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer
        subtype:  PAYE__pay_as_you_earn  the British system of withholding tax
     subtype:  surtax__supertax  an additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed
  subtype:  capital_gains_tax__capitalgainstax  a tax on capital gains; "he avoided the capital gains tax by short selling"
  subtype:  capital_levy__capitallevy  a tax on capital or property
     subtype:  property_tax__land_tax  a capital tax on property imposed by municipalities
  subtype:  departure_tax__departuretax  a tax that is levied when you are departing a country by land or sea or air
  subtype:  franchise_tax__franchisetax  a tax that is imposed by states on corporations; it depends both on the net worth of the corporation and on its net income attributable to activities within the state
  subtype:  gift_tax  a tax imposed on transfers of property by gift during the lifetime of the giver
  subtype:  direct_tax  a tax paid directly by the person or organization on whom it is levied
  subtype:  indirect_tax  a tax levied on goods or services rather than on persons or organizations
     subtype:  hidden_tax  a tax paid unwittingly by the consumer (such as ad valorem taxes)
  subtype:  capitation  a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person
     subtype:  poll_tax  a tax of a fixed amount per person and payable as a requirement for the right to vote
  subtype:  progressive_tax__progressivetax  any tax in which the rate increases as the amount subject to taxation increases
  subtype:  rates__rate  (British) a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
     subtype:  poor_rates  (British) a local tax for the relief of the poor
  subtype:  stamp_tax__stamptax__stamp_duty__stampduty  a tax collected by requiring a stamp to be purchased and attached (usually on documents or publications)
  subtype:  pavage  a tax toward paving streets
  subtype:  transfer_tax  any tax levied on the passing of title to property
     subtype:  inheritance_tax__inheritancetax__estate_tax__death_tax__deathtax__death_duty__deathduty  a tax on the estate of the deceased person
  subtype:  special_assessment__specialassessment  an additional tax levied on private property for public improvements that enhance the value of the property
  subtype:  tariff__duty  a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries"
     subtype:  customs_duty__customsduty__customs__custom__custom__impost  money collected under a tariff
        subtype:  ship_money  an impost levied in England to provide money for ships for national defense
     subtype:  tonnage_duty__tonnageduty__tonnage__tunnage  a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship
     subtype:  octroi  a tax on various goods brought into a town
     subtype:  revenue_tariff__revenuetariff  a tariff imposed to raise revenue
     subtype:  protective_tariff  a tariff imposed to protect domestic firms from import competition
        subtype:  anti-dumping_duty  a tariff imposed to prevent dumping
     subtype:  import_duty  a duty imposed on imports
     subtype:  export_duty  a duty imposed on exports
     subtype:  countervailing_duty  a duty imposed to offset subsidies by foreign governments
  subtype:  excise_tax__excise  a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
     subtype:  sales_tax__salestax__nuisance_tax  a tax based on the cost of the item purchased and collected directly from the buyer
     subtype:  VAT__value-added_tax__ad_valorem_tax  a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
     subtype:  gasoline_tax  a tax on every gallon of gasoline sold

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