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  2. Massachusetts Sales Tax Relief Act - Wikipedia

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    Massachusetts Question 3, filed under the name, the 3 percent Sales Tax Relief Act, appears on the November 2, 2010 ballot in the state of Massachusetts as an initiative. The measure, if enacted by voters, would reduce the state sales tax rate from 6.25 to 3 percent. The measure is being sponsored by the Alliance to Roll Back Taxes headed by ...

  3. Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    The treasurer and receiver-general of Massachusetts is an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. state of Massachusetts.Originally appointed under authority of the English Crown pursuant to the Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company, the office of treasurer and receiver-general (commonly called the "state treasurer") became an elective one in 1780.

  4. Taxation in Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    Taxation in Massachusetts. Chapter 61 is a voluntary current use program designed by the Massachusetts Legislature to tax real property in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at its timber resources value rather than its highest and best use (development) value. Landowners who enroll their land in the program receive property tax reductions in ...

  5. What Amazon's Sales Tax Deal in Massachusetts Means for ... - AOL

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    The leading online retailer and the Massachusetts Office for Administration and Finance have reached an accord for Amazon to begin collecting the 6.25 state sales tax on any purchases by ...

  6. How To Calculate Sales Tax: A Step-by-Step Guide - AOL

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    Here’s how to calculate how much you’ll pay in sales tax on a product. Use the following sales tax formula: sales tax = list price x sales tax rate (as a decimal) For example, Sarah is ...

  7. State tax levels in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Taxation in the United States. State tax levels indicate both the tax burden and the services a state can afford to provide residents. States use a different combination of sales, income, excise taxes, and user fees. Some are levied directly from residents and others are levied indirectly. This table includes the per capita tax collected at the ...

  8. Sales tax - Wikipedia

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    A sales tax is a tax paid to a governing body for the sales of certain goods and services. Usually laws allow the seller to collect funds for the tax from the consumer at the point of purchase. When a tax on goods or services is paid to a governing body directly by a consumer, it is usually called a use tax. Often laws provide for the exemption ...

  9. Taxation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Politics portal. v. t. e. The United States has separate federal, state, and local governments with taxes imposed at each of these levels. Taxes are levied on income, payroll, property, sales, capital gains, dividends, imports, estates and gifts, as well as various fees. In 2020, taxes collected by federal, state, and local governments amounted ...