Archive for the 'United States' Category

Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Income Tax Return from 1913

Day 28 of 28 Days of Tax Data

From Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Tax return from 1913 (the first year of income tax was assessed in the United States)

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Measuring the size of the Government

Day 25 of 28 Days of Tax Data

From Australia’s future tax system

If a country is above the line then its income is greater than its spending. Below the line then its spending is greater than its income.

Size of government — OECD 2007

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Diesel Excise Tax Rates by State, 2008

Day 20 of 28 Days of  Tax Data

From The Department of Energy

Ranking the state tax on gasoline from the lowest (Alaska $0.08) to the highest (Pennsylvania $0.381)

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Gasoline Excise Tax Rates by State, 2008

Day 19 of 28 Days of Tax Data

From The Department of Energy

Ranking the state tax on gasoline from the lowest (Alaska $0.08) to the highest (Washington $0.375)

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Changes in the State Revenue Sources since 1972

Day 18 of 28 Days of Tax Data

From Tax Policy Center

Since in the 1970s and early 80s, property taxes become a less important source of state revenue while charges (fees, licenses) became more important.

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Sources of State Revenue 2009

Day 17 of 28 Days of  Tax Data

From Stateline found via TaxProf blog

Breakdown of the different taxes levied by each state. While all states have some form of sales tax and property taxes and licenses/fees there are a few without corporate or individual income taxes.

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