A tax (also known as a "duty") is a financial charge or other levy imposed on an individual or a legal entity by a state or a functional equivalent of a state (e.g. tribes, secessionist movements or revolutionary movements).

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magazine article: Tax. "The most famous opinion about taxes comes from Benjamin Franklin “In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes”. I suppose he meant that everything else is optional. " Read article

word game: Tax quotes. Match the beginnings and endings of quotations about taxation. Play game (1) and game (2)

poem: The Flatulence Tax. This funny poem explores what would happen if we stopped farming sheep and cattle and started cultivating beans instead! Read poem

cartoon: "Doctor, Doctor, I keep thinking I'm an adder!" "Oh really? In that case, perhaps you could help me ..." See cartoon

cartoon: "I don't like working for the Internal Revenue Service" See cartoon

poll: "Does the government of your country charge too much tax?" See results

trivia: Proverb: Nothing is certain but death and taxes. (Traditional) See more taxation trivia

links: Wikipedia: tax See more links

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