Question

aveWhich of the following is a tax? I. A 1 percent special sales tax for funding local road construction. II. A fee paid to the state for a license to practice as an attorney. III. An income tax imposed by Philadelphia on persons working within the city limits. IV. A special property assessment for installing a new water system in the taxpayer's neighborhood.

Answer 1

Answer:

III. An income tax imposed by Philadelphia on persons working within the city limits.

Explanation:

A tax is the monetary obligation from a taxperson in favor of the federal, state, or municipal governement without a concrete return or destination.

on the second situation, the fee is colected based on the licesne there is a return which is, the abilitation of the attorney licence.

the first and fourth the imposition comes with an explicit destination; the road construction or the water system. Therefore are not taxes.