This Weeks Word Scramble
Instructions: unscramble the words below.
S S T E R S
Hint: what many feel while filing their taxes.
Answer: Stress
R E N D F U
Hint: what many receive after filing their taxes.
Answer: Refund
C Y H P E H K A C
Hint: your paid taxes are deducted from this.
Answer: Paycheck
R E P T O P Y R
Hint: most homeowners pay this type of tax.
Answer: Property
E O V T I E M R
Hint: extra work taxed at a different rate.
Answer: Overtime
This Week’s Trivia
Instructions: answers the question below.
1️⃣ What federal agency collects taxes?
- Federal Reserve
- Social Security Administration
- Internal Revenue Service
- Office of Management and Budget
Answer: Internal Revenue Service
2️⃣ Who infamously said “Read my lips. No new taxes.”?
- Bill Clinton
- George H.W. Bush
- Ross Perot
- Bob Dole
Answer: George H.W. Bush
3️⃣ True of False, the Boston Tea Party, was a protest against the high prices of low-quality tea King George supplied the colony of Massachusetts?
- True
- False
Answer: False
4️⃣ Which U.S. state has the highest combined state and local sales tax rate?
- California
- Tennessee
- Louisiana
- New York
Answer: Louisiana
5️⃣ What notorious Chicago gangster landed in Alcatraz after being convicted of federal income tax evasion?
- Lucky Luciano
- Carlo Gambino
- Bugsy Siegal
- Al Capone
Answer: Al Capone
