No one likes paying taxes, but most Americans can't avoid cutting checks both to the IRS and to state and local tax authorities. Income taxes on wages and investment income, sales tax on purchases, and property tax on homes and other real estate are nearly ubiquitous.
Yet some states have really strange laws on the books governing taxation. Here, we'll look at 20 of the oddest state tax laws you'll ever find -- and hopefully will never have to pay yourself.
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