Citizens of the United States pay four different types of taxes to support the federal, state, and local governments. There is property tax, sales tax, income tax, and miscellaneous taxes. Which type of taxes do city and county governments most rely on? miscellaneous taxes income taxes sales taxes property taxes

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Jaxon Lucero

23 January, 13:05

Citizens of the United States pay four different types of taxes to support the federal, state, and local governments. There is property tax, sales tax, income tax, and miscellaneous taxes. Which type of taxes do city and county governments most rely on? miscellaneous taxes income taxes sales taxes property taxes

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Lilia Garcia · Answer 1

Local government revenue mainly comes from intergovernmental revenue (transfers) from state / federal governments and property taxes. A tax assessor determines the value of property for a local government and then the government enacts a property tax based on the percentage of the property's value.