Summary. The role of taxes as the main methods of state mechanisms and crisis management. Construct a timeline of the financial and economic crises XIX - XX centuries. Analyzed aspects of the global economic crisis from a systems perspective. It is shown that the crisis is an essential phase of economic growth and demonstrate the need for state intervention in economic life. The place of tax regulations in the system of crisis management of the economy.

Keywords: The crisis, taxes, governance, stock market, commodity market, the banking system, state budget, local budget.