Half of survey respondentsdidn't know how much tax was withheld from their paychecks andtherefore probably wouldn't be able to say how much they pay intaxes each year. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Taxation may be one of only two certainties in life, but manyAmericans know very little about how it affects them.

In a recent survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted byBetterment, an online financial broker, 85 percent of Americanssaid they felt at least somewhat confident about their knowledge of taxes.

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