Tax season reminds us we pay many different taxes

My least favorite day of the year is April 15th, the typical due date to file income tax returns.

Every year, I plan and strategize to minimize my tax bill, hoping it will not be higher than my estimates.

After the tax returns are filed and the amount owed paid, I always feel a sense of relief. I can finally check off the task of paying taxes for one more year.

But this mindset is not really accurate, because I’m frequently paying some sort of tax. Taxes are so embedded in...