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Excise taxes are "internal" taxes levied against specific goods made or used within a country. Historically, liquor and tobacco have been the targets of such taxes; in modern times excise taxes have been collected on the cost of long distance telephone calls.
The first use of an excise tax in the United States was in 1791 and applied to whiskey. Small excise taxes are sometimes referred to as "nuisance taxes."
Tariffs are "external" taxes and apply to goods produced in a foreign country.
Sales taxes apply to a broad range of items, excluding only specified items.
Problems in finding excise tax collectors for the whiskey tax
Problems in finding excise tax collectors for the whiskey tax from The Causes of that so called Whiskey Insurrection of 1794 By C. M. Ewing (1930) The Inspector's "Bower Hill" residence was located upon a high hill, a short distance soexcise tax collectors for the whiskey tax from The Causes of that so called Whiskey Insurrection of 1794 By C. M. Ewing (1930) The Inspector's "Bower Hill" residence was located upon a high hill, a short distance south of ...
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Taxes
... Forms and Publications Tax Information For Business Tax Information For You Tax and Accounting sites directory A very nicely organized site for locating Tax sites at the state, national and international level. TaxWeb "TaxWeb is the Internet ...
http://www.jsu.edu/depart/library/graphic/taxes.htm
Virginia Taxes
In addition, some localities impose local excise taxes on cigarettes, admissions, room rentals, and meals. The major local taxes paid by manufacturers in Virginia are real estate and machinery and tools taxes. Any county, city, or town excise taxes on cigarettes, admissions, room rentals, and meals. The major local taxes paid by manufacturers in Virginia are real estate and machinery and tools taxes. Any county, city, or town may also ...
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