Get Form 4720 Return Of Certain Excise Taxes On Charities And Other Persons Under Chapters 41 And 42 Of

Federal Excise Tax Pays for Highways and Transit. The federal government distributes the associated revenues to states through various highway and transit grant programs.

Excise taxes are taxes levied on specific goods or services like fuel, tobacco, and alcohol. They are primarily taxes that must be paid by businesses, usually increasing prices for consumers indirectly. Excise taxes can be ad valorem (paid by percentage) or specific (cost charged by unit).

All private foundations reporting information required as to liability for tax imposed under Chapter 42 on the Form 4720 (Schedules A-F, J, or N) must file this form electronically, regardless of the number of other returns the private foundation must file during the calendar year.

Excise taxes are taxes imposed on certain goods, services, and activities. Taxpayers include importers, manufacturers, retailers, and consumers, and vary depending on the specific tax. Excise taxes may be imposed at the time of: Entry into the United States, or sale or use after importation.

ANIMAL LIFE, FEED, SEEDS, PLANTS AND FERTILIZER, DRUGS AND MEDICINES—The sale and use of animal life or feed for animal life, seeds, and plants the products of which normally constitute food for human consumption are exempt from tax.

Excise taxes are commonly levied on cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, soda, gasoline, insurance premiums, amusement activities, and betting, and typically make up a relatively small and volatile portion of state and local and, to a lesser extent, federal tax collections.