Can You Pay Your Bills #3

1. Taxes were used throughout history to fund projects like roads, sewage, and military.

• True
• False

1. Tax amounts are often based on what a person earns, buys, or owns.

• True
• False

1. Federal income taxes are only paid by the _______ to the government.

• employee

• employer

Taxes _______ the more you make.

• decrease

• stay the same

• increase

All cities add income taxes on top of federal taxes.

• True
• False

What tax is paid by the employer and the employee?

• payroll

• federal

• state

 Income taxes are _____% of your gross income.

• 15.1

• 15.2

• 15.3

The employer pays all payroll taxes.  

• True
• False

What is not subject to sales taxes?

check all that apply

• medication

• cars

• most foods

• a house

Sales taxes help pay for ______?

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