Direct taxes are imposed directly on individuals and entities according to their income or wealth whilst indirect tax is imposed on goods, services or transactions and eventually paid by consumers.

[I am happy to post this follow-up essay from Professor Rob Natelson]. My July 12 entry provided links to Founding-era sources showing that the Constitution's category of "direct taxes" included ...

Afterall, the transaction generating both income and sales tax is the same transaction. But nothing could be further from the truth. A sale into a state for income tax purposes does not necessarily ...

While you attempt to make every penny count with your personal finances, you should do the same with your taxes. That’s why you should employ every rule in the book to save money on your tax bill. One ...