Taxpayer Rights
The IRS may not divulge any information about you to outside parties
What is the Right to Confidentiality
This tax is charged based on your wages, tips and other revenue sources.
What is income tax?
Tax day falls on this date every year.
What is April 15th?
This is one reason your tax return may be rejected.
What is failure to sign and date?
Money earned from working for pay
The IRS must comply with the law and be no more intrusive than necessary.
What is the Right to Privacy
Social security is considered this type of tax
This portion of your taxes may be refunded to you in part or in totality depending on your income.
What is Federal Withholding?
A document which lists all income ranges to determine the amount of tax owed.
What is a Tax Table?
A set percentage of earned income only
What is payroll tax?
Taxpayers have the right to expect the IRS to consider facts and circumstances which have influenced their situation.
What is the Right to a Fair and Just Tax system.
Tax imposed on you for things you own
What is Property Tax?
Money collected from income taxes to fund government programs
What is Revenue?
Public schools, libraries, police and fire departments
What are tax funded agencies?
Employers must match what employees pay
What is FICA (or social security and medicare)?
Taxpayers may challenge a decision before an impartial administration
What is the Right to Appeal?
A type of tax imposed on airline tickets, cigarettes, alcohol, gambling and other imported items
What is Excise Tax
This part of your taxes will never be refunded, but you may receive a monthly payout when you get older
What is Social Security Tax?
income received from sources other than employment
What is unearned income?
A percentage charged on homes or land (immovable), and sometimes cars, RV, boats etc (movable)
What is property tax?
Taxpayers may receive prompt, courteous and professional assistance from the IRS
What is the Right to Quality Service?
This is a type of tax put on importers from other countries
What is a Tariff?
This portion of your taxes goes towards health benefits once you reach age 65.
What is Medicare?
FICA combines these two types of payroll taxes
In our county the percentage rate is 8.4%
What is sales tax?