Consider sales tax, gasoline tax, cigarette tax, alcohol tax, excise tax, etc. Give a real answer!!!!!! Oh, and state tax, Texas doesn’t have, but we make up for it taxes on everything else. A real answer about what we pay in taxes?

I am completing a 3 month internship in Idaho, but will return to California upon completion. What is the best way to file taxes? Idaho’s state taxes are actually higher than Cali, so I would like to avoid them. Someone else mentioned they are just having their taxes withheld by their originating state, Is this possible? Of course, I would like to have the least taxes taken out, so if there is anyway I can pay only California taxes on the money I would love to know how?

I am trying to compose a list of the important taxes/expenditures to think about when moving. I am going to use the list as a way to compare the different cities/states that my wife and I are interested in moving to.
1. Can you think of any more?
vehicle tax
property tax
school tax
local tax
vehicle inspections
income tax
sales tax
any environmental taxes/costs
estate tax

2. Can you name a place that is low in most of this categories?

Thanks
Could you name some more state examples? That was very helpful.

If you add up all the taxes you pay now, Fed. Income tax, FICA, Social Security, State tax, City tax, Local tax, Property tax, Sales tax, Gas tax, etc., already most of your income goes toward paying taxes.

What percentage will be too much. Will you work when every penny you earn goes to pay your taxes or will you just say to hell with it all?