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a tax imposed on the retail price of goods $($plus certain services$).$ Retailers are responsible for collecting and remitting the tax; typically, sales tax is collected at the point of sale.

a tax imposed on the retail price of goods owned, possessed, or consumed within a state that were not purchased within the state or not purchased from a retailer.

Taxes based on the value of property. Real estate taxes are an example.

Social Security and Medicare taxes paid by the self$-$employed on a taxpayer's net earnings from self$-$employment. For selfemployed taxpayers, the terms "self$-$employment tax" and "FICA tax" are synonymous.

the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance $($OASDI$)$ tax. The tax is intended to provide basic pension coverage for the retired and disabled. Employees pay Social Security tax at a rate of $6\mathrm{.}2$ percent on the wage base $($employers also pay $6\mathrm{.}2$ percent$).$ Self$-$employed taxpayers are subject to a Social Security tax at a rate of $12\mathrm{.}4$ percent on their net earnings from self$-$employment.

the Medical Health Insurance $($MHI$)$ tax. This tax helps pay medical costs for qualifying individuals. The Medicare tax rate for employees and employers is $1\mathrm{.}45$ percent on salary or wages. An additional Medicare tax of $\mathrm{.}9$ percent is assessed on employees $($not employers$)$ on salary or wages in excess of $$200,000($ $$125,000$ for married filing separate; $$250,000$ of combined salary or wages for married filing joint$).$ Self$-$employed taxpayers pay both the employee and employer Medicare tax and additional Medicare tax.