Sales tax

They're bad for budgets, but Americans love our state sales tax holidays.

Japan’s government debt equals about 230 percent of its gross domestic product.  To raise money to pay that down, the government will increase the national sales tax to 8 percent. Paying off massive debt seems prudent, but to avoid slowing the economy with the higher taxes, Japanese officials in the next day or so will […]

Japan is hiking its national sales tax, from 5 percent all the way to 8 percent.

As states struggle to raise revenue, should services be subjected to a sales tax like goods?

It's rare these days that legislation flies through the U.S. Senate and gets bipartisan support in the House of Representatives -- but the Internet sales tax bill could do both.

President Barack Obama is proposing to increase federal tax and fees on airlines tickets. But before prices take off, here's a look at some other tax-heavy items you already pay more for.

Online sales taxes are up for debate again and big guys like eBay are crying foul. What are the real consequences of an online sales tax for retailers?

With Amazon beginning to charge sales tax in some states, analysts think it may convince some consumers to buy big-ticket items in traditional brick-and-mortar stores.

Sales taxes may be coming soon to your Amazon purchases. But you probably should have been paying them anyway.

A government plan would increase the nation's sales tax from 5 percent to 10 percent. Critics say this would affect consumer spending.