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What are the major federal excise taxes, and how much money do they raise?

December 23, 2015 by kdavis@urban.org

What are the major federal excise taxes, and how much money do they raise?

Federal excise tax revenues—collected mostly from sales of motor fuel, airline tickets, tobacco, alcohol, and health-related goods and services—totaled $83.8 billion in 2017, or 2.5 percent of federal tax receipts.

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How would a VAT be collected?

December 23, 2015 by kdavis@urban.org

How would a VAT be collected?

Most countries with a value-added tax employ the credit-invoice method. Under this method, businesses are taxed on their sales at each stage of production but obtain credits for the taxes they paid on inputs.

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What would the rate be under a VAT?

January 12, 2016 by kdavis@urban.org

What would the rate be under a VAT?

The rate of a value-added tax depends on how much revenue it is intended to raise and how broad the VAT base is. The lower the revenue target and the broader the base, the lower the tax rate will be.

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