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tax n. a governmental assessment (charge) upon property value, transactions (transfers and sales), licenses granting a right, and/or income. These include Federal and state income taxes, county and city taxes on real property, state and/or local sales tax based on a percentage of each retail transaction, duties on imports from foreign countries, business licenses, Federal tax (and some states' taxes) on the estates of persons who have died, taxes on large gifts, and a state "use" tax in lieu of sales tax imposed on certain goods bought outside of the state. (See: income tax, estate tax, gift tax, use tax, unified estate and gift tax, franchise tax) |
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Moreover, the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 changed the time period when interest on refunds would commence running, thereby eliminating the limited ability of taxpayers to "overpay to take advantage of an excessively high rate. The Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) increased estimated tax payments for corporations from 80 to 90 percent of the current year's tax liability. |
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