7 Strange Taxes You Have Never Heard Of!


BANGALORE: If a survey is conducted and asked various people, “Do you like to pay tax?” Almost everyone will say a big NO! But when we begin to earn, in a good standard of living, tax becomes a vital part of our lives.

Government doesn’t take the tax just to fill their treasures, the tax paid by us in turn makes our life better and improve our quality of life.

Every country in the world has their way of charging the public with tax; it may be for the smokers or the food commodities. But what if you are getting taxed to get a tattoo or keeping a cow in your house, surprised? There are some strange taxes in the world, you might have never heard of, here they are.

1. Tax on Marijuana

Marijuana is a common name for Cannabis a plant, intended for use as a psychoactive drug and as medicine but very often people use Marijuana too get high.

Washington lays heavy taxes on the plant i.e. 25 percent and Colorado government enjoys the benefits of legalizing marijuana as it impose 27 percent tax on the plant cultivation.

Marijuana companies are on a continuous verge of experimenting and improving nonrecurring startup expenses for professional fees and the costs of raising capital will be fully amortized; new market competitors will create more competition and hence resulting in more supply of marijuana.

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