These taxes are periodically reauthorized by Congress. At times they have expired without reauthorization. For example, the taxes were not in effect January 1-August 26, 1996, January 1-March 6, 1997, or July 23-August 7, 2011. The segment tax is legislated to increase annually with the CPI effective January 1, 2003, rounded up to the nearest dime.
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EFFECTIVE DATE |
EXCISE TAX (%) | SEGMENT TAX ($) |
| 1941 | 5.0 | —– |
| 1942 | 10.0 | —– |
| 1943 | 15.0 | —– |
| 1955 | 10.0 | —– |
| 1956 | 5.0 | —– |
| July 1, 1970 | 8.0 | —– |
| July 1, 1980 | 5.0 | —– |
| September 1, 1982 | 8.0 | —– |
| December 1, 1990 | 10.0 | —– |
| October 1, 1997 | 9.0 | 1.00 |
| October 1, 1998 | 8.0 | 2.00 |
| October 1, 1999 | 7.5 | 2.25 |
| January 1, 2000 | ” “ | 2.50 |
| January 1, 2001 | ” “ | 2.75 |
| January 1, 2002 | ” “ | 3.00 |
| January 1, 2004 | ” “ | 3.10 |
| January 1, 2005 | ” “ | 3.20 |
| January 1, 2006 | ” “ | 3.30 |
| January 1, 2007 | ” “ | 3.40 |
| January 1, 2008 | ” “ | 3.50 |
| January 1, 2009 | ” “ | 3.60 |
| January 1, 2010 | ” “ | 3.70 |
| January 1, 2012 | ” “ | 3.80 |
| January 1, 2013 | ” “ | 3.90 |
| January 1, 2014 | ” “ | 4.00 |
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