at what age do you start paying taxes?

Answer 1

if you have taxable income, at birth. And you stop paying at death, because after that point, your estate pays any taxes.

Answer 2

It has nothing to do with your age, it's whether or not you have enough taxable income to be required to file. If you have $400 or more income from self-employment, then you have to file and pay taxes. Otherwise, for a single person under age 65, the limit is $5350 if you are a dependent, $8750 if you are not a dependent.

Answer 3

Whenever you have sufficient taxable income to have a tax liability. It's based upon income, not age. There are infants who have to file tax returns. Of course that's done by the parents, but it is in the child's name and SSN.

Answer 4

you already pay sales tax on anything you buy, it's the law.
you will be paying income tax on money you make when you start working.
people pay property tax if they own property.

people aren't taxed for being a certian age they are taxed for what they do.

smokers pay extra taxes on cigerettes.
gas is taxed

Everything is taxed, sometimes twice.

Answer 5

The day you are born. Only obstacle is that you must have income.

In other words, the day you have taxable income (your income minus deductions), you pay taxes. Thus infants also pay income tax. Some infants do have interest and other investment income.

If a child is under 18, the parents can elect to include child's income in their own return. However, once a child is 18, he must file his/her own separate return.

Answer 6

U did not specify what kind of taxes, so the first were when I made my very first purchase (sales tax)

Answer 7

The first April 15th (or sooner) after your birth if you have taxable income.

Answer 8

well tax is taken off of my paychecks and im 17