Which 1990 U.S. law increased the federal gasoline tax by 5 cents per gallon?
Answer
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
80 Taxes And Taxation Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which U.S. tax law of 1861 created the nation’s first federal income tax?
Answer
Revenue Act of 1861
Which U.S. president signed the Tax Reform Act of 1986 into law?
Answer
Ronald Reagan
What was the Roman tax on urine collected from public urinals called?
Answer
Vectigal urinae
Which British prime minister introduced the Community Charge, widely called the poll tax?
Answer
Margaret Thatcher
What was the ancient Roman tax on the value of inherited property called?
Answer
Vicesima hereditatium
Which US state introduced the first general sales tax in 1930?
Answer
Mississippi
Which US government agency began in 1862 as the Bureau of Internal Revenue?
Answer
Internal Revenue Service
What was the name of the local tax introduced in Scotland in 1989 to replace domestic rates?
Answer
Community Charge
Who proposed the financial transaction tax commonly called the Tobin tax?
Answer
James Tobin