federal taxation
Government revenue collection
Federal taxation is the system by which a national government levies taxes on income, property, transactions, and other activities to fund its operations.
In the United States, federal taxation includes income tax, payroll taxes, corporate taxes, and estate taxes, administered by the Internal Revenue Service: Federal taxation accounts for most of the government's revenue.
The term often appears in discussions of policy and reform: proposals to simplify federal taxation.
- income taxGovernment charge on earnings
- tax returnIncome declaration to government
- tax revenueGovernment's collected funds
- auditsFormal account inspections
- corporate taxLevy on company profits
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- tribal taxationtax exemption, tax exemptions, sovereign immunity, tribal governments, tribal government
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Fees collected by nearby government
municipal taxes · county taxes · city taxes · property taxes · state income tax
federal taxationfederal spending
Government's allocation of funds
federal subsidies · federal grants · tax refunds · government expenditure · government benefits
federal taxationtax-exempt status
Freedom from revenue levies
crowdfunding · voluntary contributions · charitable donation · charitable donations · tax exemption
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