Identify various forms of taxation (i.e., tariffs, sales tax, and excise tax). 8.2.5

Links verified 11/13/2016

1. Commonly Used Tax Terms - from MSN Encarta [this expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine]
2. History of Taxes - from the Unites States Department of the Treasury
3. List of Taxes - fairly complete list from Wikipedia
4. Significant Figures -one of many calculators available from Omni Calculator
   1. Sales Tax - very basic sales tax calculator
   2. Margin and Sales Tax - gross margin combined with a sales tax, teaches how pricing is done and how wholesale price turns into retail price including sales tax
   3. Margin and VAT - most of the world uses VAT (sometimes called differently) instead of a sales tax.  The main difference is that VAT is collected (and deducted by non-consumers later on) on every step of the sales chain.
5. Taxation - from MSN Encarta [this expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine]
6. Types of Tax and Taxation - short definitions of a long list of types of taxes; including tariff and excise
7. Types of Taxes - short definition of various taxes from an investment website
8. Types of Taxes - a more detailed explanation of taxes in three categories; income, property, and goods and services

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