2014 State and Federal Petroleum Taxes for the US and New York

 The American Petroleum Institute (API) is the only national trade association that represents all aspects of America’s oil and natural gas industry. Our more than 600 corporate members, from the largest major oil company to the smallest of independents, come from all segments of the industry. They are producers, refiners, suppliers, pipeline operators and marine transporters, as well as service and supply companies that support all segments of the industry.




The American Petroleum Institute was established on March 20, 1919:

• to afford a means of cooperation with the government in all matters of national concern
• to foster foreign and domestic trade in American petroleum products
• to promote in general the interests of the petroleum industry in all its branches
• to promote the mutual improvement of its members and the study of the arts and sciences connected with the oil and natural gas industry. 

Recently I see that they have an interactive map on the API site of the US comparing gasoline taxes between states. A static version of the map appears below.

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 In addition, they provide a state breakdown if you click on any of the states on that map. Below is the NYS gas tax breakdowns.

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A Hundred Years of 1040 Tax Forms !

Today (April 15th) is Tax Day in America, the day by which we are required to have filed our federal income tax. While the first income tax actually occurred back during the Civil War as a way to fund the cost of battle, that practice was ended and replaced by various other taxes after the war ended. A hundred years ago (1913) the federal government introduced us to the 1040 tax form. This original "return of net income of individuals"  tax form was three pages long, with a fourth page containing the instructions. It doesn't appear to be any easier than some of the forms we have to file today !

To get a peek at what your great grandparents had to deal with when it came to the FIRST federal 1040 form, visit: http://www.taxanalysts.com/thp/1040forms.nsf/WebByYear/1913/$file/1040_1913.pdf