<P> The United States of America has separate federal , state , and local government ( s ) with taxes imposed at each of these levels . Taxes are levied on income , payroll , property , sales , capital gains , dividends , imports , estates and gifts , as well as various fees . In 2010 , taxes collected by federal , state , and municipal governments amounted to 24.8 % of GDP . In the OECD , only Chile and Mexico are taxed less as a share of their GDP . </P>
what types of taxes are there in the us
income payroll property sales capital gains dividends estates gifts imports