Not all taxes are writ in stone Taxes are inextricably woven into our everyday lives.
Sales taxes boost the price of everything from peas to pantyhose.
Income taxes reduce the amount of money you take home every week. Hotel taxes make a night in a nice New York hotel seem more expensive than a new car. Unless you decide to live in a yurt and grow your own food, taxes are unavoidable. But not all taxes are writ in stone. Mutual funds are required to distribute profits from sales of stocks in their portfolios to shareholders by the end of the fund's fiscal year.