A local or state tax imposed as a percentage of the selling price of goods or services payable by the customer. The tax is not recognized as the seller's earnings; the seller only collects the tax and transmits the same to local or state authorities.

Any tax on the sale of items not considered to be essential to a reasonable standard of living, either to increase revenue, or to discourage the use of certain articles.

(law) In the United States, a person who denies the obligation to pay a tax for which the government has determined that person is liable, based on a belief that the government lacks the legal authority to impose taxes.

In the United States, a person who resists or refuses to pay a tax for which the government has determined that person is liable, based on a disagreement with the policies of the government.

plural of tax protester

plural of tax resister

(informal) Any tax on unhealthy food, especially food with a high fat content, usually proposed as a way of improving society's eating habits.

(chiefly Britain, slang, humorous) The national lottery.

(US) A volunteer organization where income tax returns are prepared for qualifying low income tax payers.

The reduction in income taxes that results from taking an allowable deduction from taxable income.