Financial Literacy

I am checking out at the grocery store. My purchases total $34.71, including tax. What kind of tax is this?

• state

• sales

• federal

• property

I make $14 an hour. This week I worked 12 hours. I made $168 but I only get to keep $141 because of what kind of tax?

• income

• property

• sales

• payroll

Every month when I get paid, taxes have already been taken out for the government. What kind of taxes have been taken out of my check?

• payroll

• sales

• property

• income

I went to the ice-cream store and bought a sundae for $2.50. When the cashier rang me up, he said I owed $2.70. What kind of tax did this include?

• payroll

• income

• property

• sales

My family and I added on to our house this year. We added a covered porch and now our taxes have gone up. What kind of tax is this?

• sales

• property

• income

• payroll

Every year I have to send off my taxes to the government. What kind of taxes am I sending?

• payroll

• income

• sales

• property

These 100 acres have been in my family for twenty seven years. Every single year, I have to pay taxes on it. What kind of tax is this?

• sales

• payroll

• property

• income

I ate a Chick-Fil-A and my meal totaled $3.35 plus tax. What kind of tax is this?

• income

• property

• sales

• payroll