TaxTracker

A sourced guide to Types of taxes in the United States

Explore 17 growing tax records across federal, state, county, city, and special-district jurisdictions.

Taxes are imposed on income of individuals and corporations by the federal, most state, and some local governments. Income subject to tax is determined under tax accounting rules, not financial accounting principles, and includes almost all income from whatever source.

The U.S. has an assortment of federal, state, local, and special-purpose governmental jurisdictions. Each imposes taxes to fully or partly fund its operations. These taxes may be imposed on the same income, property or activity, often without offset of one tax against another. The types of tax imposed at each level of government vary, in part due to constitutional restrictions. Income taxes are imposed at the federal and most state levels. Taxes on property are typically imposed only at the local level, although there may be multiple local jurisdictions that tax the same property. Other excise taxes are imposed by the federal and some state governments. Sales taxes are imposed by most states and many local governments. Customs duties or tariffs are only imposed by the federal government. A wide variety of user fees or license fees are also imposed.

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  • Short-Term Rental Tax

    Denver · City · Lodging

    Demo record; applied to STR bookings.

  • Business License Tax

    Vacaville · City · Other

    Demo record; gross-receipts based example.

  • Lodging (Transient Occupancy) Tax

    Vacaville · City · Lodging

    Demo record; applies to hotels and short-term rentals.

  • IN EFFECT. A 0.50% (half-cent) countywide transactions-and-use (sales) tax approved by L.A. County voters in November 2024 and effective April 1, 2025. It repealed and replaced the 0.25% Measure H homeless-services ta...

  • PROPOSED, not yet in effect. A 0.50% general transactions-and-use (sales) tax placed on the June 2, 2026 primary ballot by the L.A. County Board of Supervisors (motion, amendment, and resolution adopted Feb 10, 2026)....

  • REPEALED / REPLACED. A 0.25% (quarter-cent) countywide transactions-and-use (sales) tax approved by L.A. County voters on March 7, 2017 (two-thirds vote, special-purpose tax). Revenue was legally restricted to homeles...

  • Lodging Tax

    Solano County · County · Lodging

    Transient occupancy (hotels/STRs). Dedicated to tourism & infrastructure.

  • Property Tax (ad valorem)

    Solano County · County · Property

    Demo record; rate varies—illustrative composite percent shown.

  • Public Safety Sales Tax

    Solano County · County · Sales

    Demo record; example 0.50% local add-on dedicated to safety services.

  • Cannabis Business License Tax

    Solano County, CA · County · Business

    General business license tax on cannabis businesses in the unincorporated area. Board may set specific rates by resolution up to the voter-approved cap.

  • Documentary Transfer Tax

    Solano County, CA · County · Transfer

    Tax on transfers of real property; standard county rate under California Revenue & Taxation Code §11911 et seq. Collected at recording.

  • Public Library Transactions and Use Tax

    Solano County, CA · County · Sales

    Countywide district transactions and use tax for the Solano County Library system; collected by CDTFA and allocated to the Library.

  • Transit Fare Surcharge

    Solano Transit District · County · Excise

    Demo record; illustrative per-ride surcharge.

  • Federal Income Tax (demo simplified)

    United States · Federal · Income

    Demo record with a simplified single bracket for illustration only.

  • Fuel Excise Tax (gasoline)

    California · State · Excise

    Demo record; amount shown per gallon.

  • Use Tax

    California · State · Use

    Demo record; applies to out-of-state purchases used in CA.

  • State Income Tax (demo simplified)

    Colorado · State · Income

    Demo record; illustrative flat rate.



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