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Federal excise tax revenues collected mostly from sales of motor fuel, airline tickets, tobacco, alcohol, and health-related goods and services totaled $83.8 billion in 2017, or 2.5 percent of federal tax receipts. Excise taxes are narrowly based taxes on consumption, levied on specific goods, services, and activities.

Excise taxes are most often levied upon cigarettes, alcohol, gasoline and gambling. These are often considered superfluous or unnecessary goods and services. To raise taxes on them is to raise their price and to reduce the amount they are used. In this context, excise taxes are sometimes known as "sin taxes."

An excise tax is an additional cost that is charged for certain products and services like alcohol, tobacco, and fuel, which the federal government has deemed harmful either to an individual or the environment.

The excise due is calculated by multiplying the value of the vehicle by the motor vehicle tax rate. The tax rate is fixed at $25 per one thousand dollars of value. The value of a vehicle is determined as a percentage of the manufacturer's suggested retail price for that vehicle based on the year of manufacture.

Customs or tariffs are based on the property (usually imported goods) as a state of being or ad valorem taxes and are also typically not called excise taxes. Excise taxes are collected by producers and retailers and paid to the Internal Revenue Service or other state and/or local government tax collection agency.

Who files Form 720? Whether you are a manufacturer, retailer, airline or any other business that deals in goods for which excise taxes are due, you have a responsibility to file a Quarterly Federal Excise Tax Return on Form 720 up to four times per year, depending on the circumstances.

IRS Form 720 is used to report and pay your federal excise tax liability for certain products that are manufactured, produced or imported like fuel as well as services like airline travel.

Excise taxes apply to alcoholic beverages, tobacco, firearms, airfares, telephone service, and many other products and services. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) collects excise taxes and regulates businesses involved with alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and firearms.

Electronic filing. You can electronically file Form 720 through any electronic return originator (ERO), transmitter, and/or intermediate service provider (ISP) participating in the IRS e-file program for excise taxes. For more information on e-file, visit the IRS website at IRS.gov/eFILE.

Excise taxes are taxes paid when purchases are made on a specific good, such as gasoline. Excise taxes are often included in the price of the product. ... Form 720, Quarterly Federal Excise Tax Return, is available for optional electronic filing.

What is the general excise tax (GET)? The GET is a privilege tax imposed on business activity in the State of Hawaii. The tax is imposed on the gross income received by the person engaging in the business activity. Your gross income is the total of all your business income before you deduct your business expenses.

Hawaii doesn't have a sales tax, but it does impose the general excise tax (GET) at every level of transaction on goods and services . The GET is 4% throughout most of Hawaii, and 4.5% on Oahu,but the state allows a business to charge their customers a maximum of 4.712% to help recoup some of their total GET.

How much is the General Excise Tax? The base rate for the GET is currently 4% of gross sales (as of 4/11/2013). In the City and County of Honolulu aka Oahu, the rate is 4.5%.

How 2019 Sales taxes are calculated in Hawaii. The state general sales tax rate of Hawaii is 4%. Hawaii cities and/or municipalities don't have a city sales tax. Every 2019 combined rates mentioned above are the results of Hawaii state rate (4%), the county rate (0% to 0.5%).

From the Hawaii Tax Foundation: The Hawaii general excise tax is eligible for the state or local sales tax deduction for federal tax purposes on schedule A of form 1040. Remember that you can deduct only one - your state income taxes paid or your sale tax (in our case general excise tax) paid.