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Types Of Tax

Tax is one of the most important things that makes a government run in a proper way. There are different types of tax that are assigned to the people of a country as well as to the organizations. All these types of tax are taken from people for various reasons. The tax rate for all kinds of taxes are not the same and that is why there are declaration for the rates are done every year during the time of annual budget and there are also the budget sessions that are held in the parliament where the rates for all kinds of taxes are discussed.

The most important one among all the types of tax is the income tax. This is the tax that is taken from the income of an individual as well as organizations and companies. There are different ways of measurements that are set for the income taxes that are paid by people from different stratas of the society. There are different kinds of taxes taken from the people who income from the field of agriculture and also from the people who earn from the service sector. There are also various types of tax that are implied on the people who are actually businessmen. There are also other factors that are kept in mind while all the types of tax are set for the people. Their residential status also plays a role of immense importance from this point of view.

There are also two most important types of tax that are known as the direct tax and the indirect tax. The direct tax is always important to be paid to the government of a country directly and on the other hand there are also indirect taxes that are taken by the government via the help of any other authority. In countries like India an example of the direct taxes is the corporate tax. This is one of the types of tax that is paid to the government of a country by any corporate company. Avoiding the direct taxes is illegal and this means going against the government of that country. So, all the citizens are bound to clear up the taxes that are to be paid to the government.

Among the indirect taxes that are implied on people there are the taxes that are based on goods and services. There are many kinds of services that are provided by the government of a country. These services are related to transportation as well as to all the health services that are available throughout the whole country. In the countries like India as well as in many other third world countries the systems on which the indirect taxes are taken are complex as far as their structures are concerned. Sales tax is also included in this category and there are also some of the custom and excise taxes that are also included among the major kinds of indirect taxes.

Among the other types of tax the most important ones are as follows:

  • Payroll Tax
  • Excise Tax
  • Transfer Tax
  • Capital Gains Tax
  • Estate Tax
  • Value Added Tax
  • Death Tax
  • Gift Tax
  • Consumption Tax
  • Inheritance Tax
  • Fuel Tax