Here is a nifty infographic outlining the major portions of the US income tax, and shows where your tax dollars get spent.

Transparency is always good, and this will help non tax people understand why the Internal Revenue Service takes so much of your pay and where they spend this money.

This tax infographic shows the distribution of income taxes taken from payroll checks and outlines the 6 main categories into which your money goes.

(image courtesy of Paycor)