Bedesky, Baron.

What are taxes? / Taxes. Baron Bedesky. - New York : Crabtree Pub. Co., c2009. - 32 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 29 cm. - Economics in action. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 32) and index.

What are taxes? -- The history of taxes -- Taxes and the revolution -- Taxes and the Civil War -- Taxes today--the income tax -- Sales tax -- Other taxes -- Taxes that help -- Reasons for taxation -- Our taxes at work -- The Internal Revenue Service -- Choosing not to pay taxes -- The future of taxes.

Learn what taxes are, why they are needed (to keep governements from local to federal running), and how they are used to dissuade people from buying items.

ISBN: 9780778742579 (lib. bdg.) 0778742571 (lib. bdg.)

Source: 1286306 QBI

LCCN: 2008025486

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Taxation--United States.
Taxation.

LC Class. No.: HJ2381 / .B395 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 336.2/00973