{"id":85,"date":"2016-04-18T03:29:47","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T03:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/?p=85"},"modified":"2019-03-04T14:06:30","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T20:06:30","slug":"happy-tax-day-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/proconnect\/happy-tax-day-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Tax Day 2016!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happy Tax Day, and congratulations on making it through another tax season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you finish up your last few tax-related tasks and before you head out on your much-needed vacation, take a few minutes to read a few fun facts about taxes in the United States and around the world:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Tax Day wasn\u2019t always in April! When the current income tax system was made into law in 1913, the date was March 1. In 1918, the date changed to March 15. It was finally moved to April 15 in 1955.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-91\" src=\"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1-calendar.jpg?w=680\" alt=\"1 Calendar\" width=\"363\" height=\"242\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. The word \u201ctax\u201d is from the Latin word \u201ctaxo,\u201d which means \u201cvalue,\u201d or \u201cassess the worth of.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-93\" src=\"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2-definition.jpg\" alt=\"2 Definition.jpg\" width=\"363\" height=\"272\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Tsar Peter I of Russia initiated a beard tax in 1698 in hopes of incentivizing men to be clean-shaven\u2014a look that was popular in Western Europe. It was abolished in 1772.<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><sup>3<\/sup><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-96\" src=\"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3-beard.jpg?w=680\" alt=\"3 Beard\" width=\"363\" height=\"242\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. In Wisconsin, disposable diapers are subject to sales tax, but cloth diapers are not.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><sup>4<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-99\" src=\"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/4-diaper.jpg?w=680\" alt=\"4 Diaper\" width=\"362\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. In Texas, cowboy boots are exempt from sales tax, but hiking boots are not.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><sup>5<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-102\" src=\"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/5-boots.jpg?w=680\" alt=\"5 Boots\" width=\"363\" height=\"241\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6. Since Jimmy Carter\u2019s presidency, every president has release his individual income tax returns.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><sup>6<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-104\" src=\"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/6-president-e1508454032578.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"337\" height=\"272\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7.In 2015, about 91 percent of tax returns were e-filed, and the IRS expects that number to continue to grow each year.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><sup>7<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-107\" src=\"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/efile.jpg\" alt=\"e-file taxes - tax concept\" width=\"307\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8. The country with the highest income tax rate (for a single person with an average salary and no children) is Belgium. This person\u2019s tax rate would come in at about 42.8 percent of his or her salary. Germany comes in second, followed by Denmark.<sup>8<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-121\" src=\"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/8-belgian-tax-rate.jpg?w=680\" alt=\"8 Belgian tax rate\" width=\"364\" height=\"238\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9. Over the entrance of the IRS building in Washington, DC is a quote by the Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., \u201cTaxes are what we pay for a civilized society.\u201d<sup>9<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_78\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78\" style=\"width: 356px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-78\" src=\"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/irs.jpg\" alt=\"irs\" width=\"356\" height=\"246\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-78\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Irs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10. In 2004, Maryland imposed a \u201ctoilet tax\u201d on residents whose houses are hooked up to sewers leading to treatment plants. The tax was implemented to help restore the polluted Chesapeake Bay.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><sup>10<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-124\" src=\"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/10-chesapeake-bay.jpg\" alt=\"10 Chesapeake Bay.jpg\" width=\"363\" height=\"272\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope you enjoyed these fun Tax Day facts. Now go and enjoy that vacation!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Editor&#8217;s note:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Looking for more workflow management tips? See our other workflow optimization resources on the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/category\/practice-management\/\" data-wa-link=\"body_tpc-practiceMgmt-cat\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tax Pro Center<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>References<\/b><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sung, Jessica. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.fortune.com\/magazines\/fortune\/fortune_archive\/2002\/04\/15\/321414\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why Is Tax Day April 15?<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Fortune Magazine, 15 Apr. 2002. Web. 03 Mar. 2016.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Latdict. Kevin D. Mahoney., n.d. Web. 3 Mar. 2016.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historychannel.com.au\/classroom\/day-in-history\/797\/beards-gets-taxed\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">September 05, 1698 &#8211; Beards Gets Taxed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d This Day in History. History Channel, 04 Mar. 2016. Web. 03 Mar. 2016.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.efile.com\/legitimate-tax-breaks-and-unusual-extraordinary-qualified-tax-deductions-and-tax-exemptions\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unusual Tax Breaks, Tax Deductions, and Tax Exemptions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d Efile, n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2016.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ibid.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.taxhistory.org\/www\/website.nsf\/web\/presidentialtaxreturns\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presidential Tax Returns.\u201d Tax History Project<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d Tax Analysts, n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2016.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.efile.com\/efile-tax-return-direct-deposit-statistics\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S. Taxpayers Efiled More Than 128 Million Returns in 2015<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8221; Complete IRS Efile Statistics. Efile, n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2016.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McCarthy, Niall. &#8220;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/niallmccarthy\/2015\/03\/19\/the-countries-with-the-highest-income-tax-rates-infographic\/#670b49cb7e8e\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Countries With The Highest Income Tax Rates [Infographic]<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8221; Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 19 Mar. 2015. Web. 03 Mar. 2016.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/uac\/Tax-Quotes\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tax Quotes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8221; Internal Revenue Service, 11 Jan. 2016. Web. 03 Mar. 2016.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.efile.com\/efile-maryland-income-tax-return-file-md-state-taxes-forms-refund\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maryland Income Taxes and State Tax Forms<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8221; Efile, n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2016.<\/span><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Tax Day, and congratulations on making it through another tax season. As you finish up your last few tax-related tasks and before you head out on your much-needed vacation, take a few minutes to read a few fun facts about taxes in the United States and around the world: 1. 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