Let me see if I can simplify the tax thing.
On a pack of cigarettes, or other tobacco products, there is an excise tax that is a flat rate that is different from state to state usually based on the item sold...as in there is a $1.41 excise tax on a pack of 20 cigarettes in the state of Texas.
That excise tax is added to the pack price which is then taxed with sales tax. As the price of cigarettes fluctuates (that means goes up and down) the total amount of the pack of cigarettes changes because sales tax is a percentage that includes state, and possibly, local taxes.
On a pack of cigarettes, or other tobacco products, there is an excise tax that is a flat rate that is different from state to state usually based on the item sold...as in there is a $1.41 excise tax on a pack of 20 cigarettes in the state of Texas.
That excise tax is added to the pack price which is then taxed with sales tax. As the price of cigarettes fluctuates (that means goes up and down) the total amount of the pack of cigarettes changes because sales tax is a percentage that includes state, and possibly, local taxes.
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