Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has ...

Excise taxes are a tax charged on specific goods or services produced and sold domestically. As a small business owner, it is important to understand how an existing or potential excise tax will ...

FALL RIVER – Herald News reader Ronald Bernardo asks, “We pay excise taxes on our cars every year and I've always wondered where does the term excise come from?” The term “excise,” according to ...

Companies that have a private foundation (or are otherwise related to a tax-exempt organization) should take immediate action to determine whether they owe an excise tax under new section 4960 of the ...

A group of American air cargo carriers are lobbying the Trump administration to temporarily suspend federal excise taxes on ...

Have you ever wondered why gas, cigarettes or alcohol cost so much? The answer often comes down to an excise tax — a special tax that’s built right into the price of certain goods. So, what is excise ...