It’s tax time!
And while you’re busy scrambling to get together your return for this year, a new Time article points out six new (incredibly strange) taxes that may be coming your way in the very near future.
A few have even already passed.
Take a look at some of the potential taxes>
Entertainment Taxes
A 5% sales tax has been proposed in Ohio for entertainment such as circuses, museums, bowling and tickets to sporting events and concerts. This proposed tax would even include tickets for high school sporting events.
Drinks
Taxing soda is not a new idea, but the concept has come up again in Vermont, where a bill was recently advanced to add a 1 cent-per-ounce tax on every sugar-sweetened beverage sold there.
Environmentally Friendly Cars & Bikes
If you think you’re doing some good by driving or riding an environmentally friendly vehicle, think again. States make money off the gas sold to fuel vehicles, and as such Washington state is adding a $100 annual tax on electric cars. The state is also considering another additional $25 tax on bike that retail for $500 or more. The argument is that motorists feel cyclists aren’t paying their fair share to build and maintain roads.
See the rest of the story at Business Insider