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Federal Tax

Federal Tax

Federal Taxes are administered through the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), a bureau of the Treasury. The US tax code is intended to provide revenue for the federal government. Federal taxes are also for public policy reasons, such as encouraging home ownership.

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About Federal Tax

The Federal tax law is administered primarily by the Internal Revenue Service, a bureau of the Treasury. The U.S. tax code is known as the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (title 26).

U.S. income tax is progressive, usually meaning that the higher a persons level of income, the greater the percentage of taxes they need to pay. The amount of taxes owed can also be influenced by marriage, children, home ownership and many other factors.

The federal government collects several other taxes in addition to the general income tax. Social Security and Medicare are funded by taxes on personal earned income. Estate taxes are levied against inheritances. There are also long-term capital gains as well as certain types of qualified dividend income which are taxed.

Federal excise taxes are applied to specific items such as motor fuels, tires, telephone usage, tobacco products, and alcoholic beverages. Excise taxes are often, but not always, allocated to special funds related to the object or activity taxed.

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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 20: U.S. President Barack Obama walks away after speaking to the media in the Brady Briefing room at the White House, on December 20, 2011 in Washington, DC. President Obama urged the House to pass the bill already passed by the Senate that would extend the payroll tax holiday and federal unemployment insurance for two months.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 14: U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) speaks during a media availability after a Republican Conference Meeting December 14, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The tax dispute between the Democrats and the Republicans has prevented the Congress to finalize an omnibus spending bill to fund the federal government through September, 2012.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 13: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) hosts a Cabinet meeting, with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, to discuss the latest efforts to cut waste, fraud, and abuse as part of President Barack Obama's Campaign to Cut Waste on December 13, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Campaign to Cut Waste is an effort to identify and eliminate misspent tax dollars agencies and departments across the federal government.

BERLIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 18: British Premier David Cameron stands in front of the German federal eagle as he speaks to the media ahead of talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Chancellery on November 18, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. The two leaders are meeting to discuss a variety of issues, including the ongoing Eurozone debt crisis as well as Merkel's proposal to intitute a European financial transaction tax.

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